Photo: Gerhardgehrmann · CC BY-SA 3.0Kenora—Kiiwetinoong, which takes in Kenora, Unorganized, is held by Eric Melillo (Conservative Party of Canada)
Kenora, Unorganized is in the north, where the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s ridings don’t follow the 2013 federal map and have no open boundary file. Locally, Kenora, Unorganized is run as an unorganized. No open list of councils exists in Ontario, so no mayor of Kenora, Unorganized is named here. 71 of the 122 MPs from Ontario belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Kenora, Unorganized is an unorganized: a regional district or the province runs its local services.
Services from the regional or provincial body.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Kenora, Unorganized, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kenora, Unorganized councilUnorganized
- 2Legislative Assembly of Ontario–
- 3House of CommonsKenora—Kiiwetinoong
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Kenora, Unorganized votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kenora, Unorganized council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The council elected on 26 October 2026 serves until 28 October 2030, when Kenora, Unorganized council is chosen again. The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets the day: the fourth Monday in October every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.
Find your MPP on the legislature’s site
ola.org ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Eric Melillo represents Kenora—Kiiwetinoong in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Kenora—Kiiwetinoong · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Eric Melillo was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Eric Melillo’s 3rd. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Kenora—Kiiwetinoong would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 43%, and Eric Melillo kept it for them in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Eric Melillo kept Kenora for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Kenora, Kenora, Unorganized’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Kenora—Kiiwetinoong.
Kenora turned out at only 57% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Eric Melillo was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 34%. Eric Melillo won the 2021 race in Kenora for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 43% and beating Janine Seymour (New Democratic Party) by 3,302 votes.
All 5 candidates in Kenora, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Melillo | Conservative Party of Canada | 11,103 | 42.6% |
| Janine Seymour | New Democratic Party | 7,801 | 29.9% |
| David Bruno | Liberal Party of Canada | 5,190 | 19.9% |
| Craig Martin | People's Party of Canada | 1,625 | 6.2% |
| Remi Rheault | Green Party of Canada | 364 | 1.4% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Kenora, Unorganized is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.on.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
Questions about how Kenora, Unorganized is run
Who is the MP for Kenora, Unorganized?
Kenora—Kiiwetinoong’s MP, Eric Melillo of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Kenora, Unorganized.
Which party won Kenora, Unorganized in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Eric Melillo (Conservative Party of Canada), in Kenora; Eric Melillo represents Kenora—Kiiwetinoong today.
Who is the MPP for Kenora, Unorganized?
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s website names each MPP by riding; the riding of Kenora, Unorganized has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Kenora, Unorganized?
Kenora, Unorganized, an unorganized, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).