Northumberland—Peterborough South (federal electoral district) explained

Northumberland—Peterborough South
Province:Ontario
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35071
Fed-Created:2013
Fed-Election-First:2015
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Philip Lawrence
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:107840
Demo-Electors:88276
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:3001
Demo-Cd:Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough County
Demo-Csd:Alnwick/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.

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.[2]

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Northumberland—Clarke at the next federal election.[3]

Geography

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

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 89.8% White, 5.1% Indigenous, 1.2% Black, 1.1% South Asian
Languages: 92.6% English, 1.3% French
Religions: 54.1% Christian (17.6% Catholic, 11.3% United Church, 7.6% Anglican, 2.4% Presbyterian, 1.8% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal, 12.2% Other), 43.8% None
Median income: $41,600 (2020)
Average income: $53,100 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 27,553 43.99
 21,311 34.02
 8,735 13.95
 3,430 5.48
 1,608 2.57
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
PartyVote%
 29,377 53.37
 11,611 21.09
 11,331 20.58
 2,576 4.68
 Others 154 0.28

References

44.16°N -78.11°W

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Government Bill (House of Commons) C-37 (41-2) - Third Reading - Riding Name Change Act, 2014 - Parliament of Canada.
  3. Web site: Northumberland—Clarke – Final boundaries . Federal electoral districts redistribution 2022 . 19 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Northumberland--Peterborough South [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario ]. 2023-04-03 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  6. Web site: Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON (2013 Rep. Order) . Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections . https://web.archive.org/web/20150825224900/http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2017 . 25 August 2015.