Kenora
Ontario electoral district
Kenora in relation to other Ontario electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Eric Melillo
Conservative
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]55,977
Electors (2011)42,138
Area (km²)[2]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.[3] 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
Kenora
Riding created from Kenora—Rainy River
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 Canada Census[4]

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

Graph of election results in Kenora (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeEric Melillo11,10342.6+8.5$76,445.84
New DemocraticJanine Seymour7,80229.9+1.4$53,646.32
LiberalDavid Bruno5,19019.9-10.1$42,652.01
People'sCraig Martin1,6256.2+4.8$6,563.10
GreenRemi Rheault3641.4-4.0$2,974.40
Total valid votes 26,08399.6
Total rejected ballots 1180.4
Turnout 26,20157.6
Eligible voters 45,500
Conservative hold Swing +3.6
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeEric Melillo9,31334.1+5.64
LiberalBob Nault8,18830.0-5.50
New DemocraticRudy Turtle7,78128.5-5.38
GreenKirsi Ralko1,4755.4+3.77
People'sMichael Di Pasquale3821.4-
IndependentKelvin Boucher-Chicago1650.6-
Total valid votes 27,304100.00
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.04
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBob Nault10,91835.50+13.62$79,378.88
New DemocraticHoward Hampton10,42033.88+6.00$149,833.74
ConservativeGreg Rickford8,75128.46-18.59$143,556.97
GreenEmber C. McKillop5011.63-0.96$552.95
IndependentKelvin Boucher-Chicago1620.53-0.07–
Total valid votes/expense limit 30,752100.00 $227,087.75
Total rejected ballots 1440.47–
Turnout 30,89672.61–
Eligible voters 42,548
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.10
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGreg Rickford11,56747.05+6.59–
New DemocraticTania Cameron6,85527.88+4.65–
LiberalRoger Valley5,38121.89-9.74–
GreenMike Schwindt6362.59-2.09–
IndependentKelvin Chicago-Boucher1470.60––
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
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGreg Rickford9,39540.46+9.47$80,724
LiberalRoger Valley7,34431.63-4.89$63,788
New DemocraticTania Cameron5,39423.23-6.72$59,298
GreenJoJo Holiday1,0874.68+2.14$362
Total valid votes/expense limit 23,220100.00$90,484
Total rejected ballots 940.40+0.09
Turnout 23,31455.37-8.11
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -7.18
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRoger Valley9,93736.52+0.29$75,329
ConservativeBill Brown8,43430.99+3.07$62,258
New DemocraticSusan Barclay8,14929.95-2.11$79,469
GreenDave Vasey6922.54-1.26$0
Total valid votes/expense limit 27,212100.00–
Total rejected ballots 850.31-0.22
Turnout 27,29763.48+8.22
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRoger Valley8,56336.23–$66,623
New DemocraticSusan Barclay7,57732.06–$34,796
ConservativeBill Brown6,59827.92–$27,132
GreenCarl Chaboyer8983.80–$1,530
Total valid votes/expense limit 23,636100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1260.53
Turnout 23,76255.26

See also

References

  • "Kenora (federal electoral district) (Code 35035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Notes

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