Ontario election 2018: Kingston and the Islands riding

Voters in Kingston and the Islands elected Ian Arthur of the New Democratic Party as their MPP in the 2018 Ontario election.

Candidates

Liberals: Sophie Kiwala (incumbent)
PC: Gary Bennett
NDP: Ian Arthur (elected)
Green: Robert Kiley

Global News is only featuring the candidates for the four main parties. For a complete list of candidates, visit Elections Ontario. 

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Geography

Kingston is located between Toronto and Ottawa and lies at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. The riding was created for 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 to include Pittsburgh Township south of Highway 401.

History

In 2013, Liberal MPP Sophie Kiwala ran for the Liberal nomination after long-time Liberal MPP John Gerretsen announced that he would not be running for re-election. In 2014 Ontario election, Kiwala was elected, defeating NDP candidate Mary Rita Holland by over 6,000 votes. Kingston has been a Liberal stronghold since 1995 and has not voted in a Conservative MPP since the 80s.