Bay of Quinte (electoral district)

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Bay of Quinte
Ontario electoral district
Bay of Quinte 2015 Boundaries.svg
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
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 divisionsHastings, Prince Edward
Census subdivisionsBelleville, Prince Edward, Quinte West

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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–present     Neil Ellis Liberal

Election results[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Stephanie Bell
People's Paul Bordonaro
Green Danny Celovsky
Conservative Timothy P. Durkin
Liberal Neil Ellis
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Neil Ellis 29,281 50.74 +29.86 $118,473.86
Conservative Jodie Jenkins 19,781 34.27 −17.53 $109,092.53
New Democratic Terry Cassidy 7,001 12.13 −10.88 $21,205.50
Green Rachel Nelems 1,278 2.21 −1.56
Independent Trueman Tuck 372 0.64 $4,425.20
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,713 99.64   $221,051.99
Total rejected ballots 211 0.36
Turnout 57,924 68.99
Eligible voters 83,954
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +23.69
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 25,906 51.81
  New Democratic 11,508 23.01
  Liberal 10,441 20.88
  Green 1,886 3.77
  Others 265 0.53

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  5. ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=35006&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&SearchText=Bay%20of%20Quinte&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0
  6. ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35006&Data=Count&SearchText=Bay%20of%20Quinte&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Bay of Quinte, 30 September 2015
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 44°04′44″N 77°17′42″W / 44.079°N 77.295°W / 44.079; -77.295