Bay of Quinte (electoral district)

Bay of Quinte (French: Baie de Quinte) is a federal electoral district in central Ontario, Canada, centred on the Bay of Quinte.

Bay of Quinte
Ontario electoral district
Bay of Quinte in relation to other electoral districts in Southern Ontario
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Neil Ellis
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]109,735
Electors (2015)83,427
Area (km²)[2]1,621.34
Pop. density (per km²)67.7
Census division(s)Hastings, Prince Edward
Census subdivision(s)Belleville, Prince Edward, Quinte West

Bay of Quinte was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Prince Edward—Hastings (62%) and Northumberland—Quinte West (38%).[4]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2016 Census; 2013 representation[5][6]

Ethnic groups: 89.5% White, 6.6% Aboriginal
Languages: 92.4% English, 2.9% French
Religions (2011): 68.8% Christian (20.9% Catholic, 17.7% United Church, 10.9% Anglican, 2.8% Presbyterian, 2.5% Baptist, 1.7% Pentecostal, 12.2% Other), 29.6% No religion
Median income (2015): $31,144
Average income (2015): $40,294

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bay of Quinte
Riding created from Northumberland—Quinte West
and Prince Edward—Hastings
42nd  2015–2019     Neil Ellis Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Bay of Quinte (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalNeil Ellis24,09939.16-11.58$96,721.36
ConservativeTim Durkin22,65036.8+2.53$55,922.84
New DemocraticStephanie Bell9,85116+3.87none listed
GreenDanny Celovsky3,7406.08+3.87$592.37
People'sPaul Bordonaro1,2071.94none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,547100.0
Total rejected ballots 464
Turnout 62,01166.1
Eligible voters 93,859
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalNeil Ellis29,28150.74+29.86$118,473.86
ConservativeJodie Jenkins19,78134.27−17.53$109,092.53
New DemocraticTerry Cassidy7,00112.13−10.88$21,205.50
GreenRachel Nelems1,2782.21−1.56
IndependentTrueman Tuck3720.64$4,425.20
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,71399.64 $221,051.99
Total rejected ballots 2110.36
Turnout 57,92468.99
Eligible voters 83,954
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +23.69
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  Conservative25,90651.81
  New Democratic11,50823.01
  Liberal10,44120.88
  Green1,8863.77
  Others2650.53

References

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