Renfrew (electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district
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Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke shown within the Eastern Ontario region (2003 boundaries)
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative |
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| District created | 1976 | ||
| First contested | 1979 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 102,537 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 77,520 | ||
| Area (km²) | 11,452.85 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 9 | ||
| Census divisions | Nipissing, Renfrew | ||
| Census subdivisions | Arnprior, Bonnechere Valley, Deep River, Laurentian Valley, Madawaska Valley, McNab/Braeside, Pembroke, Petawawa, Renfrew, Whitewater Region | ||
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons since 1979.
It is represented by Cheryl Gallant of the Conservative Party.
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke includes all of Renfrew County and a small section of Nipissing District around Algonquin Provincial Park.
The largest community in the riding is the city of Pembroke; other communities include Arnprior, Barry's Bay, Chalk River, Cobden, Deep River, Eganville, Killaloe, Petawawa and Renfrew.
The riding was a Liberal stronghold both federally and provincially for over half a century; however, a growing religious and agricultural population has turned this district into one of the most conservative areas of Ontario.
It consists of
Most of the riding was fairly Conservative from 2004 -2015. In the 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2011 elections, Deep River was the only significant community which voted Liberal. Pikwakanagan, a First Nations reserve, also voted Liberal, and the Township of Wylie had a tie vote. A small handful of polls in Pembroke voted Liberal, but most of the city voted Conservative.
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