Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes


Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons since 1979. Prior to the 2015 election, the riding was known as Leeds—Grenville.

Geography

The riding consists of the entirety of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

Demographics

Ethnic groups: 94.4% White, 3.5% Indigenous

Languages: 93.0% English, 3.7% French

Religions : 76.2% Christian, 22.6% None

Median income: $34,329

Average income: $42,939

History

The federal district was created in 1976 from parts of Grenville–Carleton and Leeds ridings.
It was initially defined as consisting of the County of Grenville and the County of Leeds, excluding the Town of Smiths Falls. Since 1987, it was re-defined as consisting of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, but this did not result in any boundary changes, as Smiths Falls is not part of the county. The 2003 redistribution defined the riding as also including the independent municipalities of Brockville, Gananoque and Prescott which are politically separate jurisdictions, but are geographically within the county, and therefore did not result in a boundary change either.
With the 2012 electoral redistribution, this district lost a small portion of territory to Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, following an annexation of a parcel of land by the Town Smiths Falls. In the process, the riding was renamed Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. At 49 characters, this is the longest riding name in Canada.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
^ Change is from 1980