Kanata (electoral district)

Kanata
Ontario electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Jenna Sudds
Liberal
District created2023
First contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]121,458
Area (km²)232.5
Pop. density (per km²)522.4
Census divisionOttawa
Census subdivisionOttawa (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]

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

2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJenna Sudds45,24460.76+17.60
ConservativeGreg Kung26,55735.67+1.18
New DemocraticMelissa Simon1,7022.29–12.41
GreenJennifer Purdy8351.12–1.42
CentristMoinuddin Siddiqui1220.16N/A
Total valid votes 74,46099.39
Total rejected ballots 4570.61-0.04
Turnout 74,91778.33+5.82
Eligible voters 95,641
Liberal hold Swing +9.39
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Liberal27,66743.16
  Conservative23,62036.85
  New Democratic9,41914.69
  People's1,7712.76
  Green1,6262.54
Total valid votes64,10399.35
Rejected ballots4170.65
Registered voters/ estimated turnout88,97572.51

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 November 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Official voting results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  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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