Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston

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Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Ontario electoral district
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston 2015 Boundaries.svg
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston in relation to other electoral districts in Eastern Ontario
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Scott Reid
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]98,409
Electors (2015)77,808
Area (km²)[1]7,322
Pop. density (per km²)13.4
Census divisionsFrontenac, Lanark
Census subdivisionsBeckwith, Carleton Place, Drummond/North Elmsley, Kingston (part), Lanark Highlands, Mississippi Mills, Perth, Smiths Falls, South Frontenac, Tay Valley

Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston is a federal electoral district in Eastern Ontario, Canada.

History[edit]

Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[2] The riding was created out of parts of Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington (79%), Carleton—Mississippi Mills (13%) and Kingston and the Islands (8%).[3]

The riding was originally intended to be named Lanark—Frontenac.[4]

Geography[edit]

The riding consists of the entirety of Lanark County (including Perth and Smiths Falls) and all of Frontenac County (including Kingston) north of Highway 401.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Riding created from Carleton—Mississippi Mills, Kingston and the Islands
and Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
42nd  2015–present     Scott Reid Conservative

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Scott Reid 27,399 47.87 -12.22 $44,082.97
Liberal Phil Archambault 19,325 33.76 +17.39 $60,112.47
New Democratic John Fenik 8,073 14.10 -4.01 $26,561.89
Green Anita Payne 2,025 3.54 -1.34 $4,231.95
Libertarian Mark Budd 418 0.73 $1,284.49
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,240 100.00   $212,950.75
Total rejected ballots 222 0.39
Turnout 57,462 72.90
Eligible voters 78,826
Conservative hold Swing -14.80
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 30,149 60.08
  New Democratic 9,090 18.12
  Liberal 8,217 16.38
  Green 2,449 4.88
  Independent 274 0.55

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  4. ^ http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&DocId=6654879&File=4
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, 30 September 2015
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 44°54′04″N 76°41′02″W / 44.901°N 76.684°W / 44.901; -76.684