The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
Kenora—Kiiwetinoong
Federal riding · ON · No. 35045 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- Eric Melillo Conservative
- 2025 result
- Conservative hold by 3,655 votes
- Turnout
- 59.6% of 45,420 electors
- Population
- 61,960 2021 census
- Area
- 289,400 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Largest by area in Canada289,400 km² · 10th of 343
- Largest Indigenous share46.5% report an Indigenous identity, 5th highest of 343 (Share with an Indigenous identity, 2021 census)
- Least populous in Ontario61,960 people, 2021 census · 1st of 122 in Ontario · 11th of 343 in Canada
In brief
- Eric Melillo held the seat for the Conservatives by 3,655 votes (+13.5 points).
- The riding shrank in 2023: it keeps 90% of the old Kenora.
- Election-day and advance voters agreed on the winner; 61.9% of votes were cast on the day.
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is the 39th lowest of 343 ridings.
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Eric Melillo
- Member: Indigenous and Northern Affairs
IDid this riding change?
Yes — it shrank. All of today's Kenora—Kiiwetinoong comes from the old Kenora, but it is only 90% of that riding. The rest went elsewhere.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
100.0%Kenora 90% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.
IIThe 2025 result
Conservative hold
Elected
Eric Melillo
Conservative
13,109
48.7% of valid votes
Margin
3,655
votes · +13.5 pts
Runner-up
Charles Fox
Liberal
9,454
35.2% of valid votes
Conservative 48.7% · Liberal 35.2% · New Democratic 13.8% · Green 1.1%
Turnout59.6% of 45,420 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Melillo | Conservative | 13,109 | 48.7% | 43.1% | +5.6 |
| Charles Fox | Liberal | 9,454 | 35.2% | 19.8% | +15.4 |
| Tania Cameron | New Democratic | 3,698 | 13.8% | 29.0% | −15.2 |
| Jon Hobbs | Green | 286 | 1.1% | 1.4% | −0.3 |
2 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Bryce Desjarlais | People's | 204 | 0.8% |
| Kelvin Boucher-Chicago | Independent | 141 | 0.5% |
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.
IIIHow close was it, really
Swing needed to flip
6.8 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
3,698 votes
New Democratic took more than the 3,655-vote margin. True in 100 of 343 ridings in 2025.
Election-day polls won by others
37 of 127
1 poll ended in an exact tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 1,828 voters switching from Conservative to Liberal — 6.8% of the 26,892 valid votes, 6.8 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Conservative13,109
Liberal9,454
Still Conservative by 3,655 votes. Actual margin: 3,655.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 61.9% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Conservative46.6%52.2%+5.6
Liberal34.8%35.8%+1.0
New Democratic16.2%9.9%−6.3
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.
VWhat kind of place this is
- Median total household income is $79,500 — a little lower than the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest141st lowest of 343
- Median age is 38.8 — a little lower than the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest89th lowest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.3% — about 54 percent of the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest39th lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 4.0% — about 23 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest43rd lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 62.0% — a little lower than the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest93rd lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 1.6% — about the same as the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest165th highest of 343
2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.
VIWhere it is
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The card
No. 35045ON · 2025
Kenora—Kiiwetinoong
Eric Melillo
- Result
- Conservative hold by 3,655
- Turnout
- 59.6%
- Population
- 61,960
- Area
- 289,400 km²
Largest by area in CanadaLargest Indigenous shareLeast populous in Ontario
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