Kanata (electoral district)

Kanata

Ontario electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Jenna Sudds Liberal
District created	2023
First contested	2025
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021) [1]	121,458
Area (km²)	232.5
Pop. density (per km²)	522.4
Census division	Ottawa
Census subdivision	Ottawa (part)

Kanata is a new federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was formed largely from the more urban eastern portion of Kanata—Carleton. ^[1]

• Gains Bells Corners from Nepean; Gains Shirleys Bay area from Ottawa West—Nepean
• Gains area north of Hazeldean Road from Carleton.
• Loses all territory west of the 417 and north of Craig's Side Road / Murphy Side Road / Constance Lake Road / Berry Side Road, and south of Hazeldean Road and west of Terry Fox Drive to Carleton.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census ^[2]

Languages: 67.9% English, 8.3% French, 4.8% Mandarin, 2.9% Arabic, 1.6% Russian, 1.3% Spanish, 1.3% Cantonese

Religions: 50.0% Christian (25.9% Catholic, 4.9% Anglican, 4.0% United Church, 2.1% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Presbyterian, 11.9% Other), 34.8% No religion, 8.6% Muslim, 2.9% Hindu, 1.4% Buddhist

Median income: $54,000 (2020)

Average income: $64,300 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Kanata (2021)

Panethnic group	2021
	Pop.	%
European [a]	77,780	64.88%
East Asian [b]	10,895	9.09%
South Asian	9,250	7.72%
Middle Eastern [c]	6,880	5.74%
African	5,220	4.35%
Southeast Asian [d]	4,000	3.34%
Indigenous	2,635	2.2%
Latin American	1,580	1.32%
Other/multiracial [e]	1,635	1.36%
Total responses	119,890	98.62%
Total population	121,565	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Kanata Riding created from Carleton, Kanata—Carleton, Nepean, and Ottawa West—Nepean
45th	2025–present		Jenna Sudds	Liberal

Election results

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jenna Sudds	45,244	60.8	+17.56
	Conservative	Greg Kung	26,557	35.7	–1.21
	New Democratic	Melissa Simon	1,702	2.3	–12.38
	Green	Jennifer Purdy	835	1.1	–1.37
	Centrist	Moinuddin Siddiqui	122	0.2	N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit			74,460	99.4
Total rejected ballots			457	0.6
Turnout			74,917	78.7
Eligible voters			95,142
	Liberal hold		Swing		+9.39
Source: Elections Canada [3] [4]

2021 federal election redistributed results [5]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	27,667	43.16
	Conservative	23,620	36.85
	New Democratic	9,419	14.69
	People's	1,771	2.76
	Green	1,626	2.54

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts

References

1. "Kanata – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
2. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kanata [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Ontario". Statistics Canada . 9 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
3. "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
4. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
5. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada . 2 January 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

Notes

1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.