Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes (provincial electoral district)

Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1987. Before the 2018 election, it was known simply as Leeds—Grenville.

Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
Ontario electoral district
Leeds–Grenville shown within the Eastern Ontario region
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Steve Clark
Progressive Conservative
District created1986
First contested1987
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)100,545
Electors (2018)82,511
Area (km²)3,747
Pop. density (per km²)26.8
Census division(s)Leeds and Grenville
Census subdivision(s)Athens, Augusta, Brockville, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Elizabethtown–Kitley, Front of Yonge, Gananoque, Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Merrickville–Wolford, North Grenville, Prescott, Rideau Lakes, Westport

It consists of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

Since 1999, provincial ridings have been defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

For the 2018 election, the district gave up a small portion of territory to Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Assembly Years Member Party
Leeds—Grenville
Riding created from Leeds and Grenville
34th  1987–1990     Bob Runciman Progressive Conservative
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999
37th  1999–2003
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2010
 2010–2011 Steve Clark
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
42nd  2018–present     Steve Clark Progressive Conservative

Election results

2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeSteve Clark24,65757.69-3.58
LiberalJosh Bennett7,74618.12+4.76
New DemocraticChris Wilson5,79913.57-6.21
GreenFiona Jager2,5836.04+1.25
New BlueDaniel Kitsch9442.21
Ontario PartyGlenn L. Malcolm5361.25
LibertarianMark Snow2020.47-0.32
Ontario People's FrontStephen Ireland1890.44
PopulistDave Senger880.21
Total valid votes 42,744
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 227
Turnout 42,97149.18-12.72
Eligible voters 87,378
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.17
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeSteve Clark30,00261.27+5.20
New DemocraticMichelle Taylor9,68819.78+2.67
LiberalDavid Henderson6,54313.36-7.13
GreenDerek Morley2,3474.79-0.10
LibertarianBill Buckley3890.79
Total valid votes 48,969100.00
Turnout 61.9
Eligible voters 79,115
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2014 Ontario general election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeSteve Clark23,25356.07−7.53
LiberalChristine Milks8,49920.49+3.06
New DemocraticDavid Lundy7,21917.41+2.18
GreenStephen Bowering2,0304.89+1.44
LibertarianHarold Gabriel4711.14
Total valid votes 41,472 100.0   +8.43
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −5.30
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 042 Leeds-Grenville" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
2011 Ontario general election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeSteve Clark24,31463.60−3.08$ 52,598.00
LiberalRay Heffernan6,66317.43−2.6517,512.99
New DemocraticDavid Lundy5,82215.23+10.1213,274.26
GreenCharlie Taylor1,3193.45−4.223,731.20
SocialistLance Fulsom1110.29 0.00
Total valid votes / expense limit 38,229 100.0  +37.72 $ 90,198.43
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 155 0.40 +0.09
Turnout 38,384 50.64 +14.03
Eligible voters 75,797   −0.34
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −0.22
Ontario provincial by-election, March 4, 2010: Leeds—Grenville
Resignation of Bob Runciman
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeSteve Clark18,51066.68+10.44$ 27,511.00
LiberalStephen Mazurek5,57320.08−8.5965,190.41
GreenNeil Kudrinko2,1307.67+0.4914,799.66
New DemocraticSteve Armstrong1,4175.10−1.8717,118.89
LibertarianAnthony Giles1290.46 297.56
Total valid votes 27,759 100.0   −39.61
Total rejected ballots 87 0.31 −0.07
Turnout 27,846 36.61 −24.57
Eligible voters 76,053   +5.35
2007 Ontario general election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBob Runciman22,75556.24+7.54$ 51,680.90
LiberalLori Bryden11,60228.67−11.4638,465.17
GreenJeanie Warnock2,9077.18+3.101,870.14
New DemocraticPauline Kuhlmann2,8216.97+1.362,619.71
Family CoalitionMichael Dwyer3770.93−0.540.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 40,462 100.0   −8.10 $ 79,644.04
Total rejected ballots 190 0.47 −0.02
Turnout 40,652 55.11 −7.00
Eligible voters 73,763   +3.55
2003 Ontario general election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBob Runciman21,44348.70−4.40$ 59,840.81
LiberalStephen Mazurek17,66740.13+0.8457,732.05
New DemocraticSteve Armstrong2,4695.61+0.852,720.12
GreenJerry Heath1,7994.09+1.807,267.53
Family CoalitionMelody Trolly6491.47 435.25
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,027 100.0   −0.04 $ 68,387.52
Total rejected ballots 217 0.49 −0.15
Turnout 44,244 62.11 +0.39
Eligible voters 71,237   −0.81
1999 Ontario general election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBob Runciman23,39053.10−10.16$ 65,879.18
LiberalDon Cameron17,30739.29+13.2654,543.00
New DemocraticJim Murray2,0974.76−1.972,138.29
GreenKen Blackburn1,0082.29−0.41762.21
Natural LawBritt Roberts2440.55 0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,046 100.0  +28.04 $ 68,946.24
Total rejected ballots 282 0.64 −0.10
Turnout 44,328 61.72 −1.34
Eligible voters 71,819   +30.69
1995 Ontario general election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBob Runciman21,76363.27+14.20$ 44,550.77
LiberalPeter McKenna8,95526.03−0.6845,063.22
New DemocraticCharles Stewart2,3166.73−17.483,608.98
GreenPeter Bevan-Baker9272.69 1,692.83
IndependentPhillip Blancher4381.27 669.80
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,399 100.0   +0.20 $ 47,488.00
Total rejected ballots 255 0.74
Turnout 34,654 63.06
Eligible voters 54,953  
1990 Ontario general election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBob Runciman16,84649.07+5.89
LiberalChris Puddicombe9,17226.72−15.88
New DemocraticArt Lane8,31224.21+9.99
Total valid votes 34,330 100.0   +0.25
1987 Ontario general election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBob Runciman14,78743.18
LiberalJim Jordan14,58942.60
New DemocraticGeri Sheedy4,86914.22
Total valid votes 34,245 100.0  

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 28,156 71.19
Mixed Member Proportional 11,392 28.81
Total valid votes 39,548 100.00

References

  1. "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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