Kiiwetinoong () is a provincial

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(riding) in

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, Canada which elects one member to the

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. This riding was created prior to the

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from the northern portion of Kenora—Rainy River on the advice of the Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2017. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario approved the new riding on October 24, 2017. Kiiwetinoong is 68 percent

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, the only riding in Ontario with a majority Indigenous population. The riding name means "North" in

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. 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

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district (with a population of 76,000). Josh Dehaas, a ''

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'' columnist, has criticized the new riding as violating the principle of

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Election results

Kiiwetinoong 2025 polling division map winner

Kiiwetinoong 2022 polling division map winner

References

External links

Map of riding for 2018 election
{{ON-ED Ontario provincial electoral districts Sioux Lookout Constituencies established in 2018