Peterborough—Kawartha Ontario electoral district |
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Peterborough in relation to southern Ontario ridings |
Federal electoral district |
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Legislature |
House of Commons |
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MP |
Maryam Monsef Liberal |
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District created |
1953 |
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First contested |
1953 |
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Last contested |
2015 |
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District webpage |
profile, map |
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Demographics |
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Population (2011)[1] |
115,269 |
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Electors (2015) |
90,352 |
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Area (km²)[1] |
3,473 |
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Pop. density (per km²) |
33.2 |
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Census divisions |
Peterborough County |
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Census subdivisions |
Curve Lake First Nation 35, Douro-Dummer, Trent Lakes, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, North Kawartha, Peterborough, Selwyn |
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Peterborough—Kawartha is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. Prior to the 2015 election, the riding was known as Peterborough.[2]
Geography
It now consists of the City of Peterborough and the municipalities of Douro-Dummer, Trent Lakes, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, North Kawartha and Selwyn plus the Curve Lake First Nation.
History
The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of Peterborough, Ontario. Prior to 1952, Peterborough was split into two ridings, one of which was sometimes partly joined to neighbouring Hastings County. Since 1999, the riding boundaries and names of the provincial and federal electoral districts have been identical.
It was created in 1953 from Peterborough West and Hastings—Peterborough. It consisted initially of the city of Peterborough and the townships of Galway, Cavendish, Harvey, Ennismore, Smith, Douro, Otonabee, and North Monaghan. In 1966, the townships of Galway, Cavendish and Harvey were removed from the riding, and the townships of Belmont and Methuen, Dummer, Smith and Asphodel (excluding the Village of Hastings) were added.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the County of Peterborough lying south of the Townships of Burleigh and Anstruther, Chandos and Harvey, but excluding the Township of Cavan and the Village of Hastings. In 1987, the Village of Millbrook was excluded, and the Village of Hastings was added to the riding.
In 2003, the Township of North Monaghan was removed from the riding.
In 2013, the riding lost the Townships of Otonabee-South Monaghan, Asphodel-Norwood, and the Hiawatha First Nation, while subsequently gaining the townships of Trent Lakes and North Kawartha.
The riding is a noted bellwether; it has been won by a member of the governing party of the day in all but four elections since its creation. Its previous MP, Dean Del Mastro, was elected as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, but resigned from the Conservative caucus in 2013.[3] In 2014, Del Mastro was found guilty of falsifying his expense report in the 2008 election, failing to include $21,000 in expenses and spending more than the election spending limit.[4] He resigned his seat on November 5, 2014.[5]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
Peterborough—Kawartha
Canadian federal election, 2015 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Liberal | Maryam Monsef | 29,159 | 43.82 | +22.42 | $153,380.94 |
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Conservative | Michael Skinner | 23,335 | 35.07 | -14.60 | $158,210.30 |
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New Democratic | Dave Nickle | 12,437 | 18.69 | -6.19 | $56,760.61 |
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Green | Doug Mason | 1,480 | 2.22 | -1.34 | $82.52 |
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Strength in Democracy | Toban Leckie | 131 | 0.20 | – | $729.98 |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
66,542 | 100.0 | – | $232,452.91 |
Total rejected ballots |
190 | 0.28 | -0.01 |
Turnout |
66,732 | 73.19 | +7.88 |
Eligible voters |
91,180 |
Source: Elections Canada[6][7] |
Peterborough
Canadian federal election, 2011 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Conservative | Dean Del Mastro | 29,393 | 49.67 | +2.27 | $89,982.35 |
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New Democratic | Dave Nickle | 14,723 | 24.88 | +10.96 | $44,675.03 |
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Liberal | Betsy McGregor | 12,664 | 21.40 | -10.20 | $76,896.98 |
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Green | Michael Bell | 2,105 | 3.56 | -3.35 | $2,858.90 |
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Independent | Gordon Scott | 189 | 0.32 | – | $202.50 |
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Canadian Action | Michael Bates | 104 | 0.18 | – | none listed |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
59,178 | 100.0 | | $95,207.51 |
Total rejected ballots |
170 | 0.29 | +0.01 |
Turnout |
59,348 | 65.31 | +1.99 |
Eligible voters |
90,870 | – | – |
Canadian federal election, 2008: Peterborough |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Conservative | Dean Del Mastro | 27,630 | 47.40 | +11.50 | $111,988 |
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Liberal | Betsy McGregor | 18,417 | 31.60 | −0.77 | $83,805 |
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New Democratic | Steve Sharpe | 8,115 | 13.92 | −11.76 | $47,973 |
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Green | Emily Berrigan | 4,029 | 6.91 | +1.86 | $10,235 |
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Marxist–Leninist | Elaine Couto | 98 | 0.17 | |
none listed |
Total valid votes/Expense Limit |
58,289 | 100.00 | – | $92,567 |
Total rejected ballots |
164 | 0.28 | −0.04 |
Turnout |
58,453 | 63.32 | −6.34 |
Electors on the lists |
92,317 |
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Conservative hold |
Swing |
+11.6 |
Canadian federal election, 2006: Peterborough |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Conservative | Dean Del Mastro | 22,774 | 35.90 | +3.98 | $80,784 |
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Liberal | Diane Lloyd | 20,532 | 32.37 | −11.18 | $68,799 |
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New Democratic | Linda Slavin | 16,286 | 25.68 | +6.67 | $61,606 |
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Green | Brent Wood | 3,205 | 5.05 | −0.47 | $7,949 |
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Marijuana | Aiden Wiechula | 455 | 0.72 | | none listed |
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Independent |
Bob Bowers |
179 |
0.28 |
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none listed |
Total valid votes/Expense Limit |
63,431 | 100.00 | – | $86,008 |
Total rejected ballots |
207 | 0.33 | −0.01 |
Turnout |
63,638 | 69.66 | +4.47 |
Electors on the lists |
91,361 |
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
Canadian federal election, 2004: Peterborough |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Liberal | Peter Adams | 25,099 | 43.55 | – | $82,907 |
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Conservative | James Jackson | 18,393 | 31.92 | | $51,318 |
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New Democratic | Linda Slavin | 10,957 | 19.01 | | $33,309 |
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Green | Brent Wood | 3,182 | 5.52 | | $4,730 |
Total valid votes/Expense Limit |
57,631 | 100.00 | – | $83,531 |
Total rejected ballots |
192 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
Turnout |
57,823 | 65.19 | 4.42 |
Electors on the lists |
88,695 |
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. |
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000: Peterborough |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Liberal | Peter Adams | 25,310 | 48.41 | – | $55,442 |
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Alliance | Eric John Allan Mann | 14,924 | 28.54 | | $61,961 |
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Progressive Conservative |
Darrin Langen |
7,034 |
13.45 |
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$22,256 |
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New Democratic | Herb Wiseman | 3,967 | 7.59 | | $20,021 |
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Green | Tim Holland | 903 | 1.73 | | $1,738 |
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Independent |
Bob Bowers |
147 |
0.28 |
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$1,097 |
Total valid votes/Expense Limit |
52,285 |
100.00 |
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Total rejected ballots |
175 | 0.33 |
Turnout |
52,460 | 60.77 |
Electors on the lists |
86,319 |
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Note: New Party vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.
See also
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Coordinates: 44°27′43″N 78°11′06″W / 44.462°N 78.185°W / 44.462; -78.185