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%
Boundaries[]
The riding was created before the 1967 provincial election. Its initial area consisted of the townships of Amherst Island, Howe Island and Wolfe Island, the city of Kingston and the islands in the St. Lawrence River within the county of Frontenac.[4] In 1986, it was changed slightly to include Kingston and the three major islands plus all the land south of Highway 401 within the township of Pittsburgh.[5]
In 1996, the provincial government reduced the number of ridings in the province from 130 to 103. They also directed the new ridings to correspond to the boundaries of the existing federal ridings.[6] At that time, the federal counterpart, Kingston and the Islands, existed with the same boundaries as the current provincial riding. After the 1999 election, minor changes to the riding were made along with the federal counterpart in 2003 and 2013.[7]
^For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
For Syl Apps's Legislative Assembly information see "Syl Apps, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
For Keith Norton's Legislative Assembly information see "Keith Norton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
For Ken Keyes's Legislative Assembly information see "Ken Keyes, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
For Gary Wilson's Legislative Assembly information see "Gary Wilson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
For John Gerretsen's Legislative Assembly information see "John Gerretsen, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
For Sophie Kiwala's Legislative Assembly information see "Sophie Kiwala, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.