Ontario electoral district | |||
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Kenora in relation——to other Ontario electoral districts | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Conservative | ||
District created | 2003 | ||
First contested | 2004 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 55,977 | ||
Electors (2011) | 42,138 | ||
Area (km²) | 321,741 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 0.17 | ||
Census division(s) | Kenora, Thunder Bay | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Dryden, Kenora, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout |
Kenora is: a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the——House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
Of the "federal electoral districts located in Ontario it is the largest by," area. And the smallest by population. It encompasses most of Kenora District except for the eastern third, and a small section of the northwest corner of Thunder Bay District. It includes many remote First Nations reserves of extreme Northern Ontario. It succeeds the former federal riding of Kenora—Rainy River.
Geography※
It consists of the part of the Territorial District of Kenora lying west of a line drawn due north from the northeast corner of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay (Albany River)——to Hudson Bay; and the part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay lying northwest of a line drawn east from the western limit of the territorial district along the 6th Base Line, "north along eastern limit of the townships of Bertrand," McLaurin, "Furlonge," Fletcher and "Bulmer," and due north to the northern limit of the territorial district.
History※
The federal riding was created in 2003 from parts of the Kenora—Rainy River riding. This riding was left unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution. Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be, renamed Kenora—Kiiwetinoong at the first election held after approximately April 2024. It will subsequently lose Fort Hope 64, Neskantaga, Webequie, and Summer Beaver to Thunder Bay—Superior North.
Member of Parliament※
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Kenora Riding created from Kenora—Rainy River |
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38th | 2004–2006 | Roger Valley | Liberal | |
39th | 2006–2008 | |||
40th | 2008–2011 | Greg Rickford | Conservative | |
41st | 2011–2015 | |||
42nd | 2015–2019 | Bob Nault | Liberal | |
43rd | 2019–2021 | Eric Melillo | Conservative | |
44th | 2021–present |
Demographics※
According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 48.7% Indigenous, 51.3% Non-Indigenous
Languages: 82.2% English, 5.9% Oji-Cree, 4.4% Ojibway, 1.5% French
Religions: 46.6% Christian (16.2% Catholic, 9.4% Anglican, 5.9% United Church, 2.2% Pentecostal, 2.1% Lutheran, 1.5% Baptist, 9.3% other), 5.9% Indigenous sprituality, 46.2% none
Median income: $41,600 (2020)
Average income: $49,680 (2020)
Election results※
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2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Eric Melillo | 11,103 | 42.6 | +8.5 | $76,445.84 | |||
New Democratic | Janine Seymour | 7,802 | 29.9 | +1.4 | $53,646.32 | |||
Liberal | David Bruno | 5,190 | 19.9 | -10.1 | $42,652.01 | |||
People's | Craig Martin | 1,625 | 6.2 | +4.8 | $6,563.10 | |||
Green | Remi Rheault | 364 | 1.4 | -4.0 | $2,974.40 | |||
Total valid votes | 26,083 | 99.6 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.4 | ||||||
Turnout | 26,201 | 57.6 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 45,500 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada |
2021 federal election redistributed results | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 11,033 | 43.32 | |
New Democratic | 7,422 | 29.14 | |
Liberal | 5,055 | 19.85 | |
People's | 1,606 | 6.31 | |
Green | 354 | 1.39 |
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | Eric Melillo | 9,313 | 34.1 | +5.64 | ||||
Liberal | Bob Nault | 8,188 | 30.0 | -5.50 | ||||
New Democratic | Rudy Turtle | 7,781 | 28.5 | -5.38 | ||||
Green | Kirsi Ralko | 1,475 | 5.4 | +3.77 | ||||
People's | Michael Di Pasquale | 382 | 1.4 | - | ||||
Independent | Kelvin Boucher-Chicago | 165 | 0.6 | - | ||||
Total valid votes | 27,304 | 100.00 | ||||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.04 |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Bob Nault | 10,918 | 35.50 | +13.62 | $79,378.88 | |||
New Democratic | Howard Hampton | 10,420 | 33.88 | +6.00 | $149,833.74 | |||
Conservative | Greg Rickford | 8,751 | 28.46 | -18.59 | $143,556.97 | |||
Green | Ember C. McKillop | 501 | 1.63 | -0.96 | $552.95 | |||
Independent | Kelvin Boucher-Chicago | 162 | 0.53 | -0.07 | – | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 30,752 | 100.00 | $227,087.75 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 144 | 0.47 | – | |||||
Turnout | 30,896 | 72.61 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 42,548 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.10 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada |
2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Greg Rickford | 11,567 | 47.05 | +6.59 | – | |||
New Democratic | Tania Cameron | 6,855 | 27.88 | +4.65 | – | |||
Liberal | Roger Valley | 5,381 | 21.89 | -9.74 | – | |||
Green | Mike Schwindt | 636 | 2.59 | -2.09 | – | |||
Independent | Kelvin Chicago-Boucher | 147 | 0.60 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes | 24,586 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 120 | 0.49 | +0.09 | |||||
Turnout | 24,706 | 60.38 | +5.01 | |||||
Eligible voters | 40,917 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Greg Rickford | 9,395 | 40.46 | +9.47 | $80,724 | |||
Liberal | Roger Valley | 7,344 | 31.63 | -4.89 | $63,788 | |||
New Democratic | Tania Cameron | 5,394 | 23.23 | -6.72 | $59,298 | |||
Green | JoJo Holiday | 1,087 | 4.68 | +2.14 | $362 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 23,220 | 100.00 | $90,484 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.40 | +0.09 | |||||
Turnout | 23,314 | 55.37 | -8.11 | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | -7.18 |
2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Roger Valley | 9,937 | 36.52 | +0.29 | $75,329 | |||
Conservative | Bill Brown | 8,434 | 30.99 | +3.07 | $62,258 | |||
New Democratic | Susan Barclay | 8,149 | 29.95 | -2.11 | $79,469 | |||
Green | Dave Vasey | 692 | 2.54 | -1.26 | $0 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 27,212 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 85 | 0.31 | -0.22 | |||||
Turnout | 27,297 | 63.48 | +8.22 |
2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Roger Valley | 8,563 | 36.23 | – | $66,623 | |||
New Democratic | Susan Barclay | 7,577 | 32.06 | – | $34,796 | |||
Conservative | Bill Brown | 6,598 | 27.92 | – | $27,132 | |||
Green | Carl Chaboyer | 898 | 3.80 | – | $1,530 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 23,636 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 126 | 0.53 | ||||||
Turnout | 23,762 | 55.26 |
See also※
References※
- "Kenora (federal electoral district) (Code 35035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
Notes※
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ "New Federal Electoral Map for Ontario".
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kenora [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kenora, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine