Kingston and the Islands (provincial electoral district)

Kingston and the Islands is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1967.

For the federal electoral district, see Kingston and the Islands.
Kingston and the Islands
Ontario electoral district
Kingston and the Islands shown within the Eastern Ontario region
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Ian Arthur
New Democratic
District created1966
First contested1967
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2006)119,069
Electors (2011)96,955
Area (km²)676
Pop. density (per km²)176.1
Census division(s)Frontenac
Census subdivision(s)Frontenac Islands, Kingston

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

Demographics
  • Average family income: $68,494[1] (2001)
  • Median household income: $46,310[2]
  • Unemployment: 7.4%
  • Language, Mother Tongue: English 84%, French 3%, Other 13%
  • Religion: Protestant 44%, Catholic 33%, Orthodox Christian 1%, Other Christian 2%, Muslim 1%, Jewish 1%, Non Religious Affiliation 18%, Other 1%[3]
  • Visible Minority: Black 1%, Chinese 1%, South Asian 1%, Others 2%

Boundaries

The riding was created before the 1967 provincial election. Its initial area consisted of the townships of Amherst Island, Howe Island and Wolfe Island, the city of Kingston and the islands in the St. Lawrence River within the county of Frontenac.[4] In 1986, it was changed slightly to include Kingston and the three major islands plus all the land south of Highway 401 within the township of Pittsburgh.[5]

In 1996, the provincial government reduced the number of ridings in the province from 130 to 103. They also directed the new ridings to correspond to the boundaries of the existing federal ridings.[6] At that time, the federal counterpart, Kingston and the Islands, existed with the same boundaries as the current provincial riding. After the 1999 election, minor changes to the riding were made along with the federal counterpart in 2003 and 2013.[7]

Members of Provincial Parliament
Kingston and the Islands
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Kingston
28th  1967–1971     Syl Apps Progressive Conservative
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977 Keith Norton
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987     Ken Keyes Liberal
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995     Gary Wilson New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     John Gerretsen Liberal
37th  1999–2003
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018 Sophie Kiwala
42nd  2018–Present     Ian Arthur New Democratic
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[8]

Election results
2018 Ontario general election: Kingston and the Islands
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticIan Arthur21,78839.16+9.60
LiberalSophie Kiwala15,31227.52-14.07
Progressive ConservativeGary Bennett14,51226.08+4.82
GreenRobert Kiley3,5746.42-0.68
LibertarianHeather Cunningham2740.49
TrilliumAndre Imbeault1840.33
Total valid votes 100.00
Eligible voters 94,160
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +11.64
Source: Elections Ontario[9]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSophie Kiwala20,83841.59−7.25
New DemocraticMary Rita Holland14,81129.56+5.77
Progressive ConservativeMark Bain10,65221.26−1.06
GreenRobert Kiley3,5567.10+3.40
FreedomJonathan Reid2420.48+0.32
Total valid votes 50,099 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing −6.51
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 036 Kingston and the Islands" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Gerretsen21,02848.84+1.61$ 71,020.00
New DemocraticMary Rita Holland10,24123.79+3.2434,982.21
Progressive ConservativeRodger James9,61022.32–  45,336.00
GreenRobert Kiley1,5943.70−5.0715,086.56
Family CoalitionDavid Caracciolo3360.78−0.072,857.71
LibertarianJamie Shaw1150.27 0.00
FreedomPaul Busch710.16−0.120.00
RepublicanDavid Best560.13 0.00
Total valid votes / Expense limit 43,051100.0   −12.65 $ 114,204.30
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1630.38 −0.20
Turnout 43,214 45.03 −8.93
Eligible voters 95,966   +4.47
Liberal hold Swing −0.82
Source(s)
"Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Kingston and the Islands" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2014.
"2011 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Gerretsen23,27747.23−13.05$ 64,512.47
Progressive ConservativeJohn Rapin11,00122.32+2.2069,700.00
New DemocraticRick Downes10,12920.55+9.0456,689.54
GreenBridget Doherty4,3218.77+2.2213,098.54
Family CoalitionChris Beneteau4190.85−0.680.00
FreedomMark Fournier1370.28 0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,284 100.0   +2.88 $ 99,207.72
Total rejected ballots 286 0.58 +0.12
Turnout 49,570 53.96 −0.33
Eligible voters 91,859   +3.64
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 10, 2007 General Election" (PDF).
"Statistical Summary – General Election 2007" (PDF). Elections Ontario.
"2007 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Retrieved May 31, 2014.
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Gerretsen28,87760.28+5.58$ 57,119.88
Progressive ConservativeHans Westenberg9,64020.12−9.9443,307.95
New DemocraticJanet C. Collins5,51411.51+0.2323,161.12
GreenEric B. Walton3,1376.55+4.1119,292.20
Family CoalitionChris K. Beneteau7351.53+0.40551.01
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,903 100.0   −0.57 $ 85,086.72
Total rejected ballots 219 0.46 −0.25
Turnout 48,122 54.29 −0.22
Eligible voters 88,634   −0.43
Source(s)
"General Election of October 2, 2003 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario.
"General Election of October 2, 2003 – Statistical Summary". Retrieved May 31, 2014.
"2003 Candidate and Constituency Associations – Candidate Campaign Return (CR-1)".
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Gerretsen26,35554.70+17.80$ 40,703.00
Progressive ConservativeBob Pickering14,48730.07−0.6065,682.63
New DemocraticBeth Pater5,43611.28−17.5326,106.42
GreenChris Walker1,1742.444,848.00
Family CoalitionChris K. Beneteau5461.13−1.9415.00
Natural LawGerard Morris1820.38−0.170.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,180 100.0   +72.38 $ 85,460.16
Total rejected ballots 345 0.71 −0.09
Turnout 48,525 54.51 −6.57
Eligible voters 89,021   +93.00
Source(s)
"General Election of June 3 1999 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Retrieved May 31, 2014.
"General Election of June 3 1999 – Statistical Summary". Elections Ontario.
"1999 Candidate and Constituency Associations – Candidate Campaign Return (CR-1)".
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Gerretsen10,31436.90+6.71$ 33,086.00
Progressive ConservativeSally Barnes8,57130.67+4.2640,705.44
New DemocraticGary Wilson8,05228.81−9.1830,908.12
Family CoalitionJohn Pacheco8583.07−2.346,044.53
Natural LawRonald Dunphy1550.55 0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 27,950 100.0   −4.26 $ 45,281.00
Total rejected ballots 225 0.80
Turnout 28,175 61.08
Eligible voters 46,125
Source(s)
"General Election of June 8 1995 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Retrieved June 2, 2014.
"General Election of June 8 1995 – Statistical Summary". Elections Ontario.
"1995 Details of Candidate Income and Expenses" (3.16MB). & "1995 Summary of Income and Campaign Expenses" ( Word'95 .doc files (146KB)).
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticGary Wilson10,18437.99+13.33
LiberalKen Keyes8,09230.19−20.42
Progressive ConservativeJohn Goodchild7,07926.41+3.65
Family CoalitionJoan Jackson1,4525.41
Total valid votes 26,807 100.0   +3.25
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKen Keyes13,14150.61+4.28
New DemocraticGary Wilson6,40224.66+9.54
Progressive ConservativeTom Annis5,91022.76−14.68
GreenSteven Kaasgaard5111.97+0.86
Total valid votes 25,964 100.0   +0.88
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKen Keyes11,92446.33+12.39
Progressive ConservativeKeith Norton9,63737.44−12.63
New DemocraticPamela Cross3,89215.12−0.87
GreenDon Irvine2851.11
Total valid votes 25,738 100.0   +3.20
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKeith Norton12,48850.07−2.25
LiberalCarl Ross8,46533.94+6.21
New DemocraticRon Murray3,98715.99−3.28
Total valid votes 24,940 100.0   +6.56
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKeith Norton12,24652.32+14.78
LiberalPeter Watson6,49027.73-9.35
New DemocraticJohn Clements4,51019.27-5.27
CommunistLouise Andrews1580.68-0.16
Total valid votes 23,404 100.0  
1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeKeith Norton9,38637.54
LiberalKen Keyes9,27037.08
New DemocraticLars Thompson6,13424.54
CommunistRuth Miller2090.84
Total valid votes 24,999 100.0  

2007 electoral reform referendum
2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 26,473 54.6
Mixed member proportional 21,968 45.4
Total valid votes 48,431 100.0

References
  1. "143 Kingston and the Islands". Canada Votes. CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. "Election 2006". CTV.ca. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  3. "Federal Electoral District Profile of Kingston and the Islands - Kingston et les Îles, Ontario (2003 Representation Order), 2001 Census Map". 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  4. "Representation Act , RSO 1970, c 413". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1970. p. 21.
  5. "Representation Act, 1986, SO 1986, c 30". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. January 6, 1986. p. 367.
  6. "C 28: Fewer Politicians Act, 1996". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. December 9, 1996.
  7. "History of Federal Ridings Since 1867: Kingston and the Islands, Ontario, (1968-)". Parliament of Canada. 2017.
  8. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Syl Apps's Legislative Assembly information see "Syl Apps, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Keith Norton's Legislative Assembly information see "Keith Norton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Ken Keyes's Legislative Assembly information see "Ken Keyes, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Gary Wilson's Legislative Assembly information see "Gary Wilson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Gerretsen's Legislative Assembly information see "John Gerretsen, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Sophie Kiwala's Legislative Assembly information see "Sophie Kiwala, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  9. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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