Ontario electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal |
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District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 107,840 | ||
Electors (2015) | 88,276 | ||
Area (km²) | 3,001 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 35.9 | ||
Census divisions | Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough County | ||
Census subdivisions | 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.
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.
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
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: