Kenora (electoral district)

Kenora
Ontario electoral district
	Kenora in relation to other Ontario electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Eric Melillo; Conservative
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District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2019
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 land mass, 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.

Member of Parliament[]

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years		Party
Kenora Riding created from Kenora—Rainy River
38th	2004–2006	Roger Valley	Liberal
39th	2006–2008	Roger Valley	Liberal
40th	2008–2011	Greg Rickford	Conservative
41st	2011–2015	Greg Rickford	Conservative
42nd	2015–2019	Bob Nault	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021	Eric Melillo	Conservative
44th	2021–present	Eric Melillo	Conservative

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	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Melillo	11,103	42.6	+8.5
	New Democratic	Janine Seymour	7,802	29.9	+1.4
	Liberal	David Bruno	5,190	19.9	-10.1
	People's	Craig Martin	1,625	6.2	+4.8
	Green	Remi Rheault	364	1.4	-4.0
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^[3]

v 2019 Canadian federal election
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
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^[4]^[5]

2011 Canadian federal election
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
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
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
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

References[]

"(Code 35035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Notes[]

^ Statistics Canada: 2012
^ Statistics Canada: 2012
^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
^ 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

External links[]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament
2011 results from Elections Canada
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

[1] Statistics Canada: 2012

[2] Statistics Canada: 2012

[3] "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

[4] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kenora, 30 September 2015

[5] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine

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v t Federal ridings in Northern Ontario
Liberal	Nipissing—Timiskaming Sault Ste. Marie Nickel Belt Sudbury Thunder Bay—Rainy River Thunder Bay—Superior North
New Democratic	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Timmins—James Bay
Conservative	Kenora Parry Sound—Muskoka

v t Historical federal ridings in Ontario
Until 2015	Ajax—Pickering Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Barrie Bramalea—Gore—Malton Brampton—Springdale Brant Carleton—Mississippi Mills Chatham-Kent—Essex Halton Kitchener—Waterloo Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Leeds—Grenville Mississauga—Brampton South Mississauga—Erindale Mississauga South Nepean—Carleton Niagara West—Glanbrook Northumberland—Quinte West Oak Ridges—Markham Ottawa—Orléans Peterborough Pickering—Scarborough East Prince Edward—Hastings St. Paul's Scarborough—Rouge River Trinity—Spadina Vaughan Welland Whitby—Oshawa York West
Until 2006	Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound Middlesex—Kent—Lambton
Until 2004	Algoma—Manitoulin Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale Brampton Centre Brampton West—Mississauga Bruce—Grey Carleton—Lanark Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Durham Erie—Lincoln Guelph—Wellington Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant Haliburton—Victoria—Brock Hamilton East Hamilton West Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Kenora—Rainy River Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Markham Mississauga Centre Mississauga East Mississauga West Niagara Centre Nipissing Northumberland Oak Ridges Perth—Middlesex Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge Scarborough East Stoney Creek Stormont—Dundas—Charlotenburgh Thunder Bay—Atikokan Timiskaming—Cochrane Toronto Centre—Rosedale Vaughan—King—Aurora Waterloo—Wellington Whitby—Ajax Windsor—St. Clair York North
Until 2000	Bramalea—Gore—Malton Broadview—Greenwood Carleton—Gloucester Kent—Essex London—Adelaide Stormont—Dundas Victoria—Haliburton Wentworth—Burlington
Until 1997	Algoma Beaches—Woodbine Brampton Cochrane—Superior Don Valley North Elgin—Norfolk Erie Essex—Kent Essex—Windsor Haldimand—Norfolk Halton—Peel Hamilton—Wentworth Kent Kitchener Lambton—Middlesex Lincoln London East London—Middlesex Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville Nepean Oakville—Milton Ontario Ottawa West Perth—Wellington—Waterloo Rosedale Scarborough West Simcoe Centre Thunder Bay—Nipigon Timiskaming—French River Timmins—Chapleau Waterloo Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe York—Simcoe
Until 1993	Brampton—Malton Elgin Markham Renfrew Timiskaming Windsor—Lake St. Clair
Until 1988	Beaches Brampton—Georgetown Durham—Northumberland Grey—Simcoe Guelph Halton Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Mississauga North Nepean—Carleton Ottawa—Carleton Perth Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Simcoe South Spadina Trinity Welland Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe Windsor—Walkerville York East York—Peel York—Scarborough
Until 1984	Cochrane Hastings—Frontenac Sarnia
Until 1979	Broadview Bruce Don Valley Eglinton Etobicoke Fort William Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Greenwood Grenville—Carleton Halton—Wentworth Hastings High Park—Humber Valley Huron—Middlesex Kent—Essex Lambton—Kent Leeds Middlesex—London—Lambton Mississauga Norfolk—Haldimand Northumberland—Durham Oshawa—Whitby Parkdale Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe Perth—Wilmot Port Arthur Renfrew North—Nipissing East Sarnia—Lambton Thunder Bay Timmins Toronto—Lakeshore Waterloo—Cambridge Wellington Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo York—Simcoe York South
Until 1974	Huron Middlesex Ottawa East Peel South Waterloo
Until 1972	Essex Glengarry—Prescott High Park Lakeshore Lanark and Renfrew Perth Renfrew North Sarnia Wellington—Grey
Until 1968	Algoma East Algoma West Brant—Haldimand Brantford Carleton Danforth Dufferin—Simcoe Durham Essex East Essex South Essex West Grenville—Dundas Grey—Bruce Grey North Hamilton South Hastings—Frontenac Hastings South Kent Kingston Lambton West Lanark London Middlesex East Middlesex West Norfolk Northumberland Peel Prince Edward—Lennox Renfrew South Russell Simcoe East Stormont Victoria Waterloo North Waterloo South Wellington—Huron Wellington South Wentworth York—Humber
Until 1953	Brant—Wentworth Frontenac—Addington Glengarry Haldimand Hastings—Peterborough Huron North Huron—Perth Kingston City Peterborough West Prescott Wellington North
Until 1949	Brant Brantford City Muskoka—Ontario Parry Sound
Until 1935	Bruce North Bruce South Elgin West Grey Southeast Huron South Lambton East Norfolk—Elgin City of Ottawa Oxford North Oxford South Perth North Perth South Port Arthur—Thunder Bay Timiskaming North Timiskaming South Toronto East Toronto East Centre Toronto—High Park Toronto Northeast Toronto Northwest Toronto—Scarborough Toronto South Toronto West Centre
Until 1925	Brantford Dufferin Dundas Elgin East Essex North Fort William and Rainy River Frontenac Glengarry and Stormont Grenville Hastings East Hastings West Kingston Lennox and Addington Muskoka Norfolk North Oxford Ontario North Ontario South Peterborough East Port Arthur and Kenora Prince Edward Simcoe South South Oxford Timiskaming Toronto Centre Toronto North Toronto West York East
Until 1917	Brockville Glengarry Grey East Grey South Huron East Huron West Kent East Kent West Lanark North Lanark South Middlesex North Northumberland East Northumberland West Stormont Thunder Bay and Rainy River York Centre
Until 1904	Addington Algoma Bothwell Brant South Bruce East Bruce West Cardwell Centre Toronto Cornwall and Stormont Durham East Durham West East York Grenville South Haldimand and Monck Hamilton Hastings North Kent Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds South Lennox Lincoln and Niagara Middlesex South Muskoka and Parry Sound Norfolk North Norfolk South Ontario West Victoria North Victoria South Wellington Centre Wentworth North and Brant Wentworth South West Toronto York West
Until 1896	Brant North Haldimand Monck Wentworth North
Until 1882	Bruce South Cornwall Essex Huron Centre Huron North Lambton Lincoln Muskoka Niagara Stormont