 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
| MPP |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2017 | ||
| First contested | 2018 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 32,987 | ||
| Electors (2018) | 14,326 | ||
| Area (km²) | 294,083 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 0.11 | ||
| Census division(s) | Kenora District, Thunder Bay District | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Sioux Lookout | ||
Kiiwetinoong (/kɪˈwɛtɪnɒŋ/) is a provincial electoral district (riding) in Ontario, Canada which elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was created prior to the 42nd Ontario general election from the northern portion of Kenora—Rainy River on the advice of the Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2017.[1] The Legislative Assembly of Ontario approved the new riding on October 24, 2017.[2]
Kiiwetinoong is 68 percent Indigenous, the only riding in Ontario with a majority Indigenous population.[1] The riding name means "North" in Ojibwe.[3]
Unlike most Ontario provincial districts, Kiiwetinoong does not have the same boundaries as a federal district. As well, the riding, with a population of 32,987, is significantly smaller than the average Ontario district (with a population of 110,000) or the average Northern Ontario district (with a population of 76,000).[4] Josh Dehaas, a National Post columnist, has criticized the new riding as violating the principle of representation by population.[5]
- ^ a b Benzie, Robert (2017-08-08). "Ontario to get 17 new ridings, including a constituency that is largely Indigenous". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ^ "Ontario Newsroom".
- ^ "Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission - Ministry of the Attorney General". www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ "NAN Grand Chief wants electoral map changes revisited". TBNewsWatch.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ^ Dehaas, Josh (2017-08-03). "Josh Dehaas: Ontario Liberals' plan for two new ridings could violate the Charter and cost PCs the election". National Post. Retrieved 2017-12-05.