Kingston and the Islands

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Kingston and the Islands

Ontario electoral district
Kingston and the Islands shown within the Eastern Ontario region
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Peter Milliken Liberal
District created	1966
First contested	1968
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		John Gerretsen Liberal
District created	1966
First contested	1967
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	119,069
Electors (2007)	88,584
Area (km²)	676
Pop. density (per km²)	176.1
Census divisions	Frontenac
Census subdivisions	Frontenac Islands, Kingston

Kingston and the Islands is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1967.

It covers the city of Kingston, Ontario and the nearby areas, including the islands in the St. Lawrence River.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Federal electoral district 2.1 Members of Parliament 3 Provincial electoral district 3.1 Members of Provincial Parliament 4 Federal election 200? (latest possible date, Fall 2009) 5 Federal election results 6 Provincial election results 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] 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%

[edit] Federal electoral district

The federal 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 Armherst Island in the County of Lennox and Addington.

In 1996, the Township of Pittsburgh portion of the riding was redefined to consisted 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Kingston, Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, and Prince Edward—Lennox prior to 1968
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
39th	2006-

[edit] Provincial electoral district

The provincial riding was created before the 1967 provincial election.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

1. Syl Apps, Progressive Conservative (1967-1975)
2. Keith Norton, Progressive Conservative (1975-1985)
3. Kenneth Keyes, Liberal (1985-1990)
4. Gary Wilson, New Democrat (1990-1995)
5. John Gerretsen, Liberal (1995-present)

[edit] Federal election 200? (latest possible date, Fall 2009)

The Conservatives have nominated local lawyer former RCMP officer Brian Abrams as their candidate for the upcoming election. His campaign is being chaired by old red Tory insider, Senator Hugh Segal.

More information on the campaign can be found at www.votebrianabrams.ca.[4]

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Peter Milliken	28,548	45.86%	-6.45%	$51,251
	Conservative	Lou Grimshaw	16,230	26.07%	+3.01%	$60,915
	New Democratic Party	Rob Hutchison	11,946	19.19%	+2.76%	$28,094
	Green	Eric Walton	5,006	8.04%	+1.92%	$18,532
	Independent	Karl Eric Walker	296	0.48%	+0.05%	$0
	Canadian Action	Don Rogers	222	0.36%	+0.03%	$6,360

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Peter Milliken	28,544	52.31%	+0.62%
	Conservative	Blair Maclean	12,582	23.06%	-
	New Democratic Party	Rob Hutchison	8,964	16.43%	+6.76%
	Green	Janina Fisher Balfour	3,339	6.12%	+0.94%
	Christian Heritage	Terry Marshall	481	0.88%	-
	Independent	Rosie the Clown Elston	237	0.43%	-
	Independent	Karl Walker	237	0.43%	-
	Canadian Action	Don Rogers	179	0.33%	-

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Peter Milliken	26,457
	Progressive Conservative	Blair Maclean	9,222
	Canadian Alliance	Kevin Goligher	7,904
	New Democratic Party	Gary Wilson	4,951
	Green	Chris Milburn	2,652

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Peter Milliken	25,632
	Progressive Conservative	Helen Cooper	11,296
	Reform	Dave Clarke	6,761
	New Democratic Party	Gary Wilson	6,433
	Green	Chris Walker	902
	Christian Heritage	Terry Marshall	751

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Peter Milliken	30,336
	Progressive Conservatives	Barry Gordon	10,088
	Reform	Sean McAdam	6,740
	New Democratic Party	Mary-Anne Higgs	3,700
	National	Chris Papadopoulous	1,643
	Christian Heritage	Terry Marshall	645
	Natural Law	Chris Wilson	339

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Peter Milliken	23,121
	Progressive Conservative	Flora MacDonald	20,409
	New Democratic Party	Len Johnson	11,442
	Christian Heritage	Terry Marshall	1,646
	Libertarian	John Hayes	301

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Flora MacDonald	25,997
	Liberal	George Speal	13,087
	New Democratic Party	Andrew Currie	5,950
	Pro Life Party of Canada	Daniel Eardley	1,410
	Green	Ted Bond	478
	Libertarian	Ian Murray	258

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservatives	Flora MacDonald	18,146
	Liberal	John Coleman	17,039
	New Democratic Party	Stephen Foster	7,830
	Rhinoceros	Edward Sharp	373

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservatives	Flora MacDonald	21,277
	Liberal	Peter Beeman	14,866
	New Democratic Party	Stephen Foster	8,472

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Flora MacDonald	17,839
	Liberal	Peter Watson	13,943
	New Democratic Party	Lars Thompson	6,870

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservatives	Flora MacDonald	22,824
	Liberal	John Hazlett	14,079
	New Democratic Party	Lars Thompson	5,807

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edgar Benson	16,234
	Progressive Conservative	Boggart Trumpour	11,799
	New Democratic Party	Brendan McConnell	4,636

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Gerretsen	23,273	47.2
	Progressive Conservative	John Rapin	10,994	22.3
	New Democrat	Rick Downes	10,126	20.6
	Green	Bridget Doherty	4,321	8.8
	Family Coalition	Chris K. Beneteau	418	0.9
	Freedom	Mark Fournier	137	0.3

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	26473	54.6%
	Mixed member proportional	21968	45.4%

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Gerretsen	28,877	60.28	+5.58
	Progressive Conservative	Hans Westenberg	9,640	20.12	-9.95
	New Democrat	Janet C. Collins	5,514	11.51	+0.23
	Green	Eric B. Walton	3,137	6.55	+4.11
	Family Coalition	Chris K. Beneteau	735	1.53	+0.40

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Gerretsen	26,355	54.70
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Pickering	14,487	30.07
	New Democrat	Beth Pater	5,436	11.28
	Green	Chris Walker	1,174	2.44
	Family Coalition	Chris K. Beneteau	546	1.13
	Natural Law	Gerard Morris	182	0.38

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament
• Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results

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