Northumberland—Peterborough South

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Northumberland—Peterborough South
Ontario electoral district
Northumberland-Peterborough South 2015 boundaries.svg
Northumberland-Peterborough South in relation to other electoral districts in Southern Ontario
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Philip Lawrence
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]107,840
Electors (2015)88,276
Area (km²)[1]3,001
Pop. density (per km²)35.9
Census divisionsDurham, Northumberland, Peterborough County
Census subdivisionsAlnwick/Haldimand, Brighton, Clarington, Cobourg, Cramahe, Hamilton Township, Otonabee–South Monaghan, Peterborough, Port Hope, Trent Hills

Northumberland—Peterborough South (French: Northumberland—Peterborough-Sud) is a federal electoral district in Ontario.[2]

Northumberland—Peterborough South 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. 77% of the riding was formed from Northumberland—Quinte West, 13% from Durham and 10% from Peterborough.

The riding was originally intended to be named Northumberland—Pine Ridge.[3]

Geography[edit]

The riding is located in Central Ontario along Lake Ontario. It contains the entirety of Northumberland County, southern Peterborough and the eastern half of the municipality of Clarington.

Demographics[edit]

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[4][5]

Ethnic groups: 95.0% White, 2.5% Aboriginal
Languages: 94.0% English, 1.6% French
Religions: 71.3% Christian (20.1% United Church, 19.4% Catholic, 12.8% Anglican, 4.0% Presbyterian, 2.8% Baptist, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.2% Lutheran, 9.5% Other), 27.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $30,350
Average income (2010): $38,693

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Northumberland—Peterborough South
Riding created from Durham,
Northumberland—Quinte West and Peterborough
42nd  2015–2019     Kim Rudd Liberal
43rd  2019–present     Philip Lawrence Conservative

Election results[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Philip Lawrence 27,385 39.7
Liberal Kim Rudd 24,977 36.2
New Democratic Mallory MacDonald 9,615 13.9
Green Jeff Wheeldon 5,524 8.0
People's Frank Vaughan 1,460 2.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 68,961 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 484
Turnout 69,445
Eligible voters 96,841
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Kim Rudd 27,043 42.51 +21.42 $114,323.76
Conservative Adam Moulton 25,165 39.56 -13.80 $135,349.14
New Democratic Russ Christianson 9,411 14.80 -5.79 $41,225.56
Green Patricia Sinnott 1,990 3.13 -1.55 $1,350.03
Total valid votes/Expense limit 63,609 100.00   $229,426.74
Total rejected ballots 267 0.42
Turnout 63,876 71.67
Eligible voters 89,128
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +17.61
Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 29,377 53.37
  Liberal 11,611 21.09
  New Democratic 11,331 20.58
  Green 2,576 4.68
  Others 154 0.28

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  3. ^ http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&DocId=6654879&File=4
  4. ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35071&Data=Count&SearchText=Northumberland&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  5. ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35071&Data=Count&SearchText=Northumberland&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Northumberland—Peterborough South, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  10. ^ Elections Canada - Preliminary Results 2015-10-20
  11. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 44°10′N 78°07′W / 44.16°N 78.11°W / 44.16; -78.11