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)	125,261
Electors (2011)	93,620
Area (km²)	2,404.45
Census divisions	Hastings County, Northumberland County
Census subdivisions	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 has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 118,906. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the electoral district will be dissolved into the ridings of Northumberland—Peterborough South and Bay of Quinte.

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

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

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 will be 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:

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.