# Kingston and the Islands (provincial electoral district)

Kingston and the Islands is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1967.
It covers the city of Kingston, Ontario and the nearby areas, including the sparsely populated Frontenac Islands in the St. Lawrence River.

## Demographics

* Average family income: $68,494 (2001)
* Median household income: $46,310
* Unemployment: 7.4%
* 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%
* 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. 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.
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. 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.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Kingston and the Islands :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Kingston |||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Syl Apps | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Syl Apps | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Keith Norton | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Keith Norton | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Keith Norton | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Ken Keyes | Liberal |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Ken Keyes | Liberal |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Gary Wilson | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | John Gerretsen | Liberal |
| 37th | 1999–2003 | John Gerretsen | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | John Gerretsen | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | John Gerretsen | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | John Gerretsen | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Sophie Kiwala | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Ian Arthur | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Ted Hsu | Liberal |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ted Hsu | 33,288 | 61.57 | +23.91 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ian Chapelle | 12,022 | 22.24 | -2.32 |
| | New Democratic | Elliot Ugalde | 6,663 | 12.32 | -18.83 |
| | Green | Zachary Typhair | 1,195 | 2.21 | -1.07 |
| | Ontario Party | Allan Wilson | 566 | 1.05 | -0.65 |
| | None of the Above | James McNair | 331 | 0.61 | N/A |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,065 | 99.24 | –0.25 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 412 | 0.76 | +0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,477 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +13.12 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ted Hsu | 18,360 | 37.66 | +10.14 | $75,749 |
| | New Democratic | Mary Rita Holland | 15,186 | 31.15 | −8.00 | $130,691 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gary Bennett | 11,973 | 24.56 | −1.52 | $62,419 |
| | Green | Zachary Typhair | 1,601 | 3.28 | −3.14 | $15,397 |
| | Ontario Party | Shalea Beckwith | 827 | 1.70 | | $7,396 |
| | New Blue | Stephen Skyvington | 429 | 0.88 | | $7,078 |
| | Independent | Shelley Joanne Galloway | 130 | 0.27 | | $0 |
| | Communist | Sebastian Vaillancourt | 123 | 0.25 | | $0 |
| | Consensus Ontario | Laurel Claus Johnson | 120 | 0.25 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,749 | 99.49 | | $146,496 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 249 | 0.51 | −0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,998 | 46.84 | −10.45 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 104,601 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +9.07 |
| Source(s) "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 2025. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election: Kingston and the Islands :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Ian Arthur | 21,788 | 39.16 | +9.73 |
| | Liberal | Sophie Kiwala | 15,312 | 27.52 | −14.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gary Bennett | 14,512 | 26.08 | +5.28 |
| | Green | Robert Kiley | 3,574 | 6.42 | −0.81 |
| | Libertarian | Heather Cunningham | 274 | 0.49 | |
| | Trillium | Andre Imbeault | 184 | 0.33 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,644 | 99.09 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 510 | 0.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,154 | 57.29 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 98,020 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +12.14 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 19,698 | 42.06 |
| New Democratic | 13,781 | 29.42 |
| Progressive Conservative | 9,744 | 20.80 |
| Green | 3,388 | 7.23 |
| Freedom | 224 | 0.48 |
vte2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sophie Kiwala | 20,838 | 41.59 | −7.25 |
| | New Democratic | Mary Rita Holland | 14,811 | 29.56 | +5.77 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark Bain | 10,652 | 21.26 | −1.06 |
| | Green | Robert Kiley | 3,556 | 7.10 | +3.40 |
| | Freedom | Jonathan Reid | 242 | 0.48 | +0.32 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,099 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −6.51 |
| Source(s) Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 036 Kingston and the Islands" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015. |||||||
vte2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John Gerretsen | 21,028 | 48.84 | +1.61 | $ 71,020.00 |
| | New Democratic | Mary Rita Holland | 10,241 | 23.79 | +3.24 | 34,982.21 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rodger James | 9,610 | 22.32 | – | 45,336.00 |
| | Green | Robert Kiley | 1,594 | 3.70 | −5.07 | 15,086.56 |
| | Family Coalition | David Caracciolo | 336 | 0.78 | −0.07 | 2,857.71 |
| | Libertarian | Jamie Shaw | 115 | 0.27 | | 0.00 |
| | Freedom | Paul Busch | 71 | 0.16 | −0.12 | 0.00 |
| | Republican | David Best | 56 | 0.13 | | 0.00 |
| Total valid votes / expense limit | Total valid votes / expense limit | Total valid votes / expense limit | 43,051 | 100.0 | −12.65 | $ 114,204.30 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 163 | 0.38 | −0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,214 | 45.03 | −8.93 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,966 | | +4.47 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −0.82 |
| Source(s) "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Kingston and the Islands" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2014."2011 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved June 2, 2014. |||||||
vte2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John Gerretsen | 23,277 | 47.23 | −13.05 | $ 64,512.47 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Rapin | 11,001 | 22.32 | +2.20 | 69,700.00 |
| | New Democratic | Rick Downes | 10,129 | 20.55 | +9.04 | 56,689.54 |
| | Green | Bridget Doherty | 4,321 | 8.77 | +2.22 | 13,098.54 |
| | Family Coalition | Chris Beneteau | 419 | 0.85 | −0.68 | 0.00 |
| | Freedom | Mark Fournier | 137 | 0.28 | | 0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,284 | 100.0 | +2.88 | $ 99,207.72 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 286 | 0.58 | +0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,570 | 53.96 | −0.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,859 | | +3.64 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 10, 2007 General Election" (PDF)."Statistical Summary – General Election 2007" (PDF). Elections Ontario."2007 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Retrieved May 31, 2014. |||||||
vte2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John Gerretsen | 28,877 | 60.28 | +5.58 | $ 57,119.88 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hans Westenberg | 9,640 | 20.12 | −9.94 | 43,307.95 |
| | New Democratic | Janet C. Collins | 5,514 | 11.51 | +0.23 | 23,161.12 |
| | Green | Eric B. Walton | 3,137 | 6.55 | +4.11 | 19,292.20 |
| | Family Coalition | Chris K. Beneteau | 735 | 1.53 | +0.40 | 551.01 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,903 | 100.0 | −0.57 | $ 85,086.72 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 219 | 0.46 | −0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,122 | 54.29 | −0.22 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,634 | | −0.43 |
| Source(s) "General Election of October 2, 2003 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario."General Election of October 2, 2003 – Statistical Summary". Retrieved May 31, 2014."2003 Candidate and Constituency Associations – Candidate Campaign Return (CR-1)". |||||||
vte1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John Gerretsen | 26,355 | 54.70 | +17.80 | $ 40,703.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bob Pickering | 14,487 | 30.07 | −0.60 | 65,682.63 |
| | New Democratic | Beth Pater | 5,436 | 11.28 | −17.53 | 26,106.42 |
| | Green | Chris Walker | 1,174 | 2.44 | | 4,848.00 |
| | Family Coalition | Chris K. Beneteau | 546 | 1.13 | −1.94 | 15.00 |
| | Natural Law | Gerard Morris | 182 | 0.38 | −0.17 | 0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,180 | 100.0 | +72.38 | $ 85,460.16 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 345 | 0.71 | −0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,525 | 54.51 | −6.57 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,021 | | +93.00 |
| Source(s) "General Election of June 3 1999 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Retrieved May 31, 2014."General Election of June 3 1999 – Statistical Summary". Elections Ontario."1999 Candidate and Constituency Associations – Candidate Campaign Return (CR-1)". |||||||
vte1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John Gerretsen | 10,314 | 36.90 | +6.71 | $ 33,086.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sally Barnes | 8,571 | 30.67 | +4.26 | 40,705.44 |
| | New Democratic | Gary Wilson | 8,052 | 28.81 | −9.18 | 30,908.12 |
| | Family Coalition | John Pacheco | 858 | 3.07 | −2.34 | 6,044.53 |
| | Natural Law | Ronald Dunphy | 155 | 0.55 | | 0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 27,950 | 100.0 | −4.26 | $ 45,281.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 225 | 0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,175 | 61.08 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 46,125 |
| Source(s) "General Election of June 8 1995 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Retrieved June 2, 2014."General Election of June 8 1995 – Statistical Summary". Elections Ontario."1995 Details of Candidate Income and Expenses" (3.16MB). & "1995 Summary of Income and Campaign Expenses" ( Word'95 .doc files (146KB)). |||||||
vte1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Gary Wilson | 10,184 | 37.99 | +13.33 |
| | Liberal | Ken Keyes | 8,092 | 30.19 | −20.42 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Goodchild | 7,079 | 26.41 | +3.65 |
| | Family Coalition | Joan Jackson | 1,452 | 5.41 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,807 | 100.0 | +3.25 |
vte1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ken Keyes | 13,141 | 50.61 | +4.28 |
| | New Democratic | Gary Wilson | 6,402 | 24.66 | +9.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom Annis | 5,910 | 22.76 | −14.68 |
| | Green | Steven Kaasgaard | 511 | 1.97 | +0.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,964 | 100.0 | +0.88 |
vte1985 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ken Keyes | 11,924 | 46.33 | +12.39 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Norton | 9,637 | 37.44 | −12.63 |
| | New Democratic | Pamela Cross | 3,892 | 15.12 | −0.87 |
| | Green | Don Irvine | 285 | 1.11 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,738 | 100.0 | +3.20 |
vte1981 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Norton | 12,488 | 50.07 | −2.25 |
| | Liberal | Carl Ross | 8,465 | 33.94 | +6.21 |
| | New Democratic | Ron Murray | 3,987 | 15.99 | −3.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,940 | 100.0 | +6.56 |
vte1977 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Norton | 12,246 | 52.32 | +14.78 |
| | Liberal | Peter Watson | 6,490 | 27.73 | -9.35 |
| | New Democratic | John Clements | 4,510 | 19.27 | -5.27 |
| | Communist | Louise Andrews | 158 | 0.68 | -0.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,404 | 100.0 |
vte1975 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Norton | 9,386 | 37.54 |
| | Liberal | Ken Keyes | 9,270 | 37.08 |
| | New Democratic | Lars Thompson | 6,134 | 24.54 |
| | Communist | Ruth Miller | 209 | 0.84 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,999 | 100.0 |
vte1971 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Joseph Apps | 12,285 | 43.92 |
| | Liberal | John Hazlett | 12,098 | 43.25 |
| | New Democratic | Mary Lloyd-Jones | 3,586 | 12.82 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,970 | 100.0 |
vte1967 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Joseph Apps | 10,246 | 47.12 |
| | Liberal | Keith Flannigan | 7,881 | 36.24 |
| | New Democratic | John Meister | 3,617 | 16.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,744 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 26,473 | 54.6 |
| Mixed member proportional | 21,968 | 45.4 |
| Total valid votes | 48,431 | 100.0 |