Kingston and the Islands (federal electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Kingston and the Islands (provincial electoral district).
Kingston and the Islands
Ontario electoral district
Kingston and the Islands shown within the Eastern Ontario region
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Mark Gerretsen
Liberal
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]116,996
Electors (2015)87,460
Area (km²)[1]434
Pop. density (per km²)269.6
Census division(s)Frontenac
Census subdivision(s)Frontenac Islands, Kingston

Kingston and the Islands (French: Kingston et les Îles) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

It covers part of the city of Kingston, Ontario and the sparsely populated Frontenac Islands in the St. Lawrence River.

It has been represented since the 2015 federal election by Liberal Mark Gerretsen.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

  • Ethnic groups: 80.1% White, 6.0% Indigenous, 3.6% South Asian, 2.5% Chinese, 2.1% Black, 1.3% Arab, 1.0% Latin American
  • Languages: 82.5% English, 3.1% French, 1.3% Mandarin, 1.1% Portuguese, 1.0% Arabic
  • Religions: 50.5% Christian (23.8% Catholic, 6.6% Anglican, 6.4% United Church, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.0% Baptist, 11.4% other), 2.7% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 42.9% none
  • Median income: $41,600 (2020)
  • Average income: $54,100 (2020)

History[edit]

The riding was created in 1966 from Kingston and parts of Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward—Lennox.

In 1966, it was defined to consist of the City of Kingston, the Townships of Howe Island, Kingston and Wolfe Island, and the southwest part of the Township of Pittsburg, in the County of Frontenac; and the Township of Amherst Island in the County of Lennox and Addington.

In 1996, the Township of Pittsburgh portion of the riding was redefined to consist of the part of the township lying to the south of Highway 401.

In 2003, it was redefined to consist of the Township of Frontenac Islands and the City of Kingston in the County of Frontenac.

In 2013, the riding's borders were adjusted to remove the area north of Highway 401 from the riding, which became part of a new district, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston. These new borders came into effect for the 2015 federal election.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Kingston and the Islands
Riding created from Kingston, and Prince Edward—Lennox
28th  1968–1972     Edgar Benson Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Flora MacDonald Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993     Peter Milliken Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015 Ted Hsu
42nd  2015–2019 Mark Gerretsen
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results[edit]

Graph of election results in Kingston and the Islands (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mark Gerretsen 27,724 41.1 -4.7 $112,202.25
New Democratic Vic Sahai 19,775 29.3 +6.0 $62,595.17
Conservative Gary Oosterhof 16,019 23.7 +4.0 $81,382.35
People's Shelley Sayle-Udall 2,314 3.4 0.8 $4,795.67
Green Waji Khan 1,673 2.5 -6.4 $12,283.32
Total valid votes/expense limit 67,505 – – $124,484.67
Total rejected ballots 445
Turnout 67,950 69.23
Eligible voters 98,144
Liberal hold Swing -5.4
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
2021 federal election redistributed results[3]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 29,171 40.69
  New Democratic 20,647 28.80
  Conservative 17,599 24.55
  People's 2,499 3.49
  Green 1,761 2.46
  Others 10 0.01
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mark Gerretsen 31,205 45.8 -9.37 $61,590.05
New Democratic Barrington Walker 15,856 23.3 +6.39 none listed
Conservative Ruslan Yakoviychuk 13,304 19.5 -3.5 none listed
Green Candice Christmas 6,059 8.9 +4.19 none listed
People's Andy Brooke 1,769 2.6 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 68,193 100.0
Total rejected ballots 484
Turnout 68,677 70.5
Eligible voters 97,364
Liberal hold Swing -7.88
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mark Gerretsen 36,421 55.37 +15.35 $146,934.43
Conservative Andy Brooke 14,928 22.70 -11.36 $97,596.78
New Democratic Daniel Beals 11,185 17.01 -4.61 $44,779.89
Green Nathan Townend 2,933 4.46 +0.15 $7,750.70
Libertarian Luke McAllister 305 0.46 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,772 100.00   $230,365.62
Total rejected ballots 242 0.37 –
Turnout 66,014 73.36 –
Eligible voters 89,990
Liberal hold Swing +13.36
Source(s)
Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kingston and the Islands, 30 September 2015 Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 22,666 40.02
  Conservative 19,289 34.06
  New Democratic 12,243 21.62
  Green 2,438 4.30
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ted Hsu 23,842 39.31 +0.16
Conservative Alicia Gordon 21,189 34.93 +2.39
New Democratic Daniel Beals 13,065 21.54 +4.05
Green Eric Walton 2,561 4.22 −6.60
Total valid votes 60,657 100.00
Total rejected ballots 219 0.36 +0.01
Turnout 60,876 63.90 +1.90
Eligible voters 95,265
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Peter Milliken 22,734 39.15 −6.8 $58,470
Conservative Brian Abrams 18,895 32.54 +6.5 $89,566
New Democratic Rick Downes 10,158 17.49 −1.7 $31,946
Green Eric Walton 6,282 10.82 +2.8 $28,227
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,069 100.00   $94,357
Total rejected ballots 205 0.35
Turnout 58,274 62.0
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Peter Milliken 28,548 45.9 −6.5 $51,251
Conservative Lou Grimshaw 16,230 26.1 +3.0 $60,915
New Democratic Rob Hutchison 11,946 19.2 +2.8 $28,094
Green Eric Walton 5,006 8.0 +1.9 $18,532
Independent Karl Eric Walker 296 0.5 +0.1 $0
Canadian Action Don Rogers 222 0.4 0.0 $6,360
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,248 100.0
Total rejected ballots 240
Turnout 62,488 65.97
Electors on the lists 94,720
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Peter Milliken 28,544 52.3 +0.6 $45,543.70
Conservative Blair MacLean 12,582 23.1 −10.4 $83,209.34
New Democratic Rob Hutchison 8,964 16.4 +6.8 $18,440.27
Green Janina Fisher Balfour 3,339 6.1 +0.9 $14,087.39
Christian Heritage Terry Marshall 481 0.9 – $1,652.04
Independent Rosie the Clown Elston 237 0.4 – $134.54
Canadian Action Don Rogers 179 0.3 – $6,285.00
Independent Karl Eric Walker 100 0.4 – $670.21
Total valid votes 54,563 100.00
Total rejected ballots 175
Turnout 54,601 60.32
Electors on the lists 90,523
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from the 2000 election.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Peter Milliken 26,457 51.7 +2.2 $38,161.64
Progressive Conservative Blair MacLean 9,222 18.0 −3.8 $58,975.69
Alliance Kevin Goligher 7,904 15.4 +2.4 $28,534.05
New Democratic Gary Wilson 4,951 9.7 −2.8 $27,262.77
Green Chris Milburn 2,652 5.2 +3.4 $4,200.19
Total valid votes 51,186 100.0
Total rejected ballots 203
Turnout 51,389 58.53
Electors on the lists 87,793
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Milliken 25,632 49.5 −7.2 $39,224
Progressive Conservative Helen Cooper 11,296 21.8 +3.0 $44,719
Reform Dave Clarke 6,761 13.1 +0.5 $33,384
New Democratic Gary Wilson 6,433 12.4 +5.5 $28,694
Green Chris Walker 902 1.7 – $1,748
Christian Heritage Terry Marshall 751 1.5 +0.2 $127
Total valid votes 51,775 100.0
Total rejected ballots 239
Turnout 52,014 62.77
Electors on the lists 82,869
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Peter Milliken 32,372 56.46 $45,912
Progressive Conservative Barry Gordon 10,935 19.07 $54,157
Reform Sean McAdam 7,175 12.51 $32,259
New Democratic Mary Ann Higgs 4,051 7.06 $22,979
National Chris Papadopoulos 1,768 3.08 $8,171
Christian Heritage Terry Marshall 663 1.16 $1,442
Natural Law Chris Wilson 376 0.66 $0
Total valid votes 57,340 100.00
Total rejected ballots 369
Turnout 57,709 60.65
Electors on the lists 95,154
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Milliken 23,121 40.6 +12.9 $38,348
Progressive Conservative Flora MacDonald 20,409 35.9 −19.2 $46,265
New Democratic Len Johnson 11,442 20.1 +7.5 $47,572
Christian Heritage Terry Marshall 1,646 2.9 – $15,262
Libertarian John Hayes 301 0.5 0.0 $1,295
Total valid votes 56,919 100.0
Turnout 57,188 74.26
Electors on the lists 77,014
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Flora MacDonald 25,997 55.1 +13.3
Liberal George Speal 13,087 27.7 -11.5
New Democratic Andrew Currie 5,950 12.6 -5.4
Independent Daniel Eardley ("Pro-Life Party") 1,410 3.0
Green Ted Bond 478 1.0
Libertarian Ian Murray 258 0.5
Total valid votes 47,180 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Flora MacDonald 18,146 41.8 -5.9
Liberal John Coleman 17,039 39.3 +6.0
New Democratic Stephen Foster 7,830 18.0 -0.9
Rhinoceros Edward Sharp 373 0.9
Total valid votes 43,388 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Flora MacDonald 21,277 47.7 +1.5
Liberal Peter Beeman 14,866 33.3 -2.8
New Democratic Stephen Foster 8,472 19.0 +1.2
Total valid votes 44,615 100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Flora MacDonald 17,839 46.2 -7.3
Liberal Peter Watson 13,943 36.1 +3.1
New Democratic Lars Thompson 6,870 17.8 +4.2
Total valid votes 38,652 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Flora MacDonald 22,824 53.4 +17.3
Liberal John Hazlett 14,079 33.0 -16.7
New Democratic Lars Thompson 5,807 13.6 -0.6
Total valid votes 42,710 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edgar Benson 16,234 49.7
Progressive Conservative Boggart Trumpour 11,799 36.1
New Democratic Brendan McConnell 4,636 14.2
Total valid votes 32,669 100.0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kingston and the Islands [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  6. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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