Kanata (electoral district)

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Kanata
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Kanata-Carleton Federal Riding 2015.svg
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Kanata (electoral district)
Interactive map of riding boundaries
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(s) Ottawa
Census subdivision(s) Ottawa (part)

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

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Geography

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

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 group2021
Pop. %
European [a] 77,780
East Asian [b] 10,895
South Asian 9,250
Middle Eastern [c] 6,880
African 5,220
Southeast Asian [d] 4,000
Indigenous 2,635
Latin American 1,580
Other/multiracial [e] 1,635
Total responses119,890
Total population121,565
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Kanata
Riding created from Carleton, Kanata—Carleton,
Nepean, and Ottawa West—Nepean
45th  2025–present   Jenna Sudds Liberal

Election results

2025 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jenna Sudds 45,05360.72+17.56
Conservative Greg Kung26,44535.64–1.21
New Democratic Melissa Simon1,7132.31–12.38
Green Jennifer Purdy8701.17–1.37
Centrist Moinuddin Siddiqui1230.17N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout74,20477.99
Eligible voters95,142
Liberal notional hold Swing +9.39
Source: Elections Canada [3] [4]
2021 federal election redistributed results [5]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 27,66743.16
  Conservative 23,62036.85
  New Democratic 9,41914.69
  People's 1,7712.76
  Green 1,6262.54

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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 April 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 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.
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