Northumberland—Quinte West

Northumberland—Quinte West
Ontario electoral district
	Northumberland—Quinte West in relation to southern Ontario ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	2003
District abolished	2013
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	125,261
Electors (2011)	93,620
Area (km²)[2]	2,404.45
Census division(s)	Hastings County, Northumberland County
Census subdivision(s)	Alnwick/Haldimand, Brighton Cobourg, Cramahe, Hamilton (township), Port Hope, Quinte West, Trent Hills

Northumberland—Quinte West was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2013. Its population in 2001 was 118,906. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the electoral district was dissolved into the ridings of Northumberland—Peterborough South and Bay of Quinte.

Geography

The district included the County of Northumberland and the City of Quinte West.

History

The electoral district was created in 2003: 86.1% of the riding came from Northumberland riding and 13.9% from Prince Edward—Hastings riding.

Federal Electoral Redistribution

Following the passage of Bill C-20, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867, The Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, and the Canada Elections Act on December 16, 2011, an additional 30 seats were added to the Canadian House of Commons.

The boundary changes first proposed for Northumberland—Quinte West would have seen significant changes to the riding. The County of Northumberland, while still composing a majority of the riding, was to not be reflected in the new name. Instead, the new electoral district was to be called Prince Edward-Quinte West. Furthermore, the town of Cobourg, township of Hamilton, and municipality of Port Hope was to be transferred to the new riding of Kawartha Lakes-Port Hope-Cobourg. Under the proposed riding changes, Northumberland County would have been split into two separate ridings. The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario defined the proposed boundaries of Prince Edward-Quinte West as consisting of:[3]

the City of Prince Edward;
the City of Quinte West; and
the County of Northumberland, excepting: the Township of Hamilton; the Town of Cobourg; the Municipality of Port Hope.

The proposed boundary changes would also have reduced the overall population of the riding. The current electoral district of Northumberland—Quinte West had a population of 125,261 people whereas the proposed riding of Prince Edward-Quinte West would have had a population of 105,035.[4]

The elimination of the word "Northumberland" in the proposed riding was the source of heavy criticism. Critics argue that the division of Northumberland County into two distinct political districts as well as the loss of the county's name in the riding title would have had significant negative impacts on the community. "The proposed changes will have significant negative impacts on the future prosperity of Northumberland County by eliminating the name Northumberland completely from the electoral map," Trent Hills Mayor Hector Macmillan said in an interview with Northumberland Today.[5] Furthermore, Bill Pyatt, CAO of Northumberland County Council, said the proposed boundary changes to area electoral districts "will have significant negative impacts on the future prosperity of Northumberland County."[6]

Widespread dissatisfaction with the proposed boundaries caused the online petition 1NORTHUMBERLAND to circulate in an attempt to keep Northumberland in the name and united under one electoral district. As The petition had the support of at least 800 households in the riding, representing about 2,000 people.[7] The petition was submitted to the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario.

The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario held a public hearing on November 12, 2012 to receive input on the proposed boundary changes. Member of Parliament for Northumberland—Quinte West, Rick Norlock, Cramahae Township Mayor Marc Coombs, former MPP Lou Rinaldi, and past president of the Northumberland Federation of Agriculture, Paul Burnham all spoke against the commission's proposed boundary changes.[8]

Northumberland County Council CAO, Bill Pyatt, presented two alternatives to the commission's boundary proposal. The first alternative would see Northumberland County join the Township of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan and Clarington's Ward 4 to create the riding of "Northumberland-Pine Ridge" with an approximate population of 107,000. The second alternative would see Northumberland and the Townships of Asphodel-Norwood, Otonabee-South Monaghan and Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan become the riding of "Northumberland-South Peterborough", with an approximate population 106,000. It was believed that the population figures would be in line with Commission's goal to reduce riding populations.[9]

The Commission accepted these criticisms and restored Northumberland County's riding as Northumberland—Pine Ridge, which was later renamed Northumberland—Peterborough South.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Northumberland—Quinte West Riding created from Northumberland and Prince Edward—Hastings
38th	2004–2006	Paul Macklin	Liberal
39th	2006–2008	Rick Norlock	Conservative
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Northumberland—Peterborough South and Bay of Quinte

Election results

2004 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Paul Macklin	22,989	39.85
	Conservative	Doug Galt	22,676	39.31
	New Democratic	Russ Christianson	9,007	15.61
	Green	Steven Haylestrom	3,016	5.23
Total valid votes			57,688	100.00

2006 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rick Norlock	25,833	41.21	+1.91
	Liberal	Paul Macklin	22,566	36.00	-3.85
	New Democratic	Russ Christianson	11,334	18.08	+2.47
	Green	Pat Lawson	2,946	4.70	-0.53
Total valid votes			62,679	100.00

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Rick Norlock	27,615	48.71	+7.50	$84,880
	Liberal	Paul Macklin	16,209	28.59	-7.41	$83,766
	New Democratic	Russ Christianson	8,230	14.52	-3.56	$20,947
	Green	Ralph Torrie	4,633	8.17	+3.47	$34,300
Total valid votes/Expense limit			56,687	100.00	$93,766
Total rejected ballots			186	0.33
Turnout			56,873

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rick Norlock	32,853	53.83	+5.11
	Liberal	Kim Rudd	12,822	21.01	-7.59
	New Democratic	Russ Christianson	12,626	20.69	+6.17
	Green	Ralph Torrie	2,733	4.48	-3.70
Total valid votes/Expense limit			61,034
Total rejected ballots			184	0.30	-0.03
Turnout			61,218	64.64
Eligible voters			94,701

References

"(Code 35058) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
2011 results from Elections Canada
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

Statistics Canada: 2012
Statistics Canada: 2012
"Prince Edward—Quinte West – Proposed Boundaries". Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
"Prince Edward—Quinte West – Proposed Boundaries". Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
"Online vote supports 1Northumberland". Northumberland Today. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
"Northumberland proposes two options for riding changes". Northumberland News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
"Commission hears arguments to save Northumberland boundaries". Northumberland News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
"Commission hears arguments to save Northumberland boundaries". Northumberland News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
"Northumberland proposes two options for riding changes". Northumberland News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

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[1] Statistics Canada: 2012

[2] Statistics Canada: 2012

[3] "Prince Edward—Quinte West – Proposed Boundaries". Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

[4] "Prince Edward—Quinte West – Proposed Boundaries". Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

[5] "Online vote supports 1Northumberland". Northumberland Today. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

[6] "Northumberland proposes two options for riding changes". Northumberland News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

[7] "Commission hears arguments to save Northumberland boundaries". Northumberland News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

[8] "Commission hears arguments to save Northumberland boundaries". Northumberland News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

[9] "Northumberland proposes two options for riding changes". Northumberland News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

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Liberal	Newmarket—Aurora Peterborough—Kawartha

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Until 2006	Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound Middlesex—Kent—Lambton
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Until 1997	Algoma Beaches—Woodbine Brampton Cochrane—Superior Don Valley North Elgin—Norfolk Erie Essex—Kent Essex—Windsor Haldimand—Norfolk Halton—Peel Hamilton—Wentworth Kent Kitchener Lambton—Middlesex Lincoln London East London—Middlesex Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville Nepean Oakville—Milton Ontario Ottawa West Perth—Wellington—Waterloo Rosedale Scarborough West Simcoe Centre Thunder Bay—Nipigon Timiskaming—French River Timmins—Chapleau Waterloo Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe York—Simcoe
Until 1993	Brampton—Malton Elgin Markham Renfrew Timiskaming Windsor—Lake St. Clair
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Until 1974	Huron Middlesex Ottawa East Peel South Waterloo
Until 1972	Essex Glengarry—Prescott High Park Lakeshore Lanark and Renfrew Perth Renfrew North Sarnia Wellington—Grey
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Until 1949	Brant Brantford City Muskoka—Ontario Parry Sound
Until 1935	Bruce North Bruce South Elgin West Grey Southeast Huron South Lambton East Norfolk—Elgin City of Ottawa Oxford North Oxford South Perth North Perth South Port Arthur—Thunder Bay Timiskaming North Timiskaming South Toronto East Toronto East Centre Toronto—High Park Toronto Northeast Toronto Northwest Toronto—Scarborough Toronto South Toronto West Centre
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Until 1917	Brockville Glengarry Grey East Grey South Huron East Huron West Kent East Kent West Lanark North Lanark South Middlesex North Northumberland East Northumberland West Stormont Thunder Bay and Rainy River York Centre
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Until 1896	Brant North Haldimand Monck Wentworth North
Until 1882	Bruce South Cornwall Essex Huron Centre Huron North Lambton Lincoln Muskoka Niagara Stormont