Peterborough—Kawartha (provincial electoral district)

Peterborough—Kawartha (formerly Peterborough) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1934.

Peterborough—Kawartha
Ontario electoral district
Peterborough—Kawartha in relation to southern Ontario ridings
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Dave Smith
Progressive Conservative
First contested1934
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2006)116,626
Electors (2011)92,317
Area (km²)2,175
Pop. density (per km²)53.6
Census divisionsPeterborough County
Census subdivisionsPeterborough, Selwyn, Douro-Dummer, Otonabee–South Monaghan, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, Asphodel-Norwood

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. Before 2018, it consisted of the County of Peterborough, excluding the townships of North Kawartha, Galway-Cavendish and Harvey and Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan.

The riding has voted for the party that has won the most seats in every election since 1977.

As part of the 2015 electoral redistribution, the district was renamed Peterborough—Kawartha. It 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 2018 election is the first with the new boundaries.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Peterborough
Assembly Years Member Party
Peterborough City and Peterborough County
ridings merged to form Peterborough
19th  1934–1937     Thomas Percival Lancaster Conservative
20th  1937–1943     Alexander Leslie Elliott Liberal
21st  1943–1945     Harold Robinson Scott Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963     Keith Brown Progressive Conservative
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971     Walter Pitman New Democratic
29th  1971–1975     John Melville Turner Progressive Conservative
30th  1975–1977     Gillian Sandeman New Democratic
31st  1977–1981     John Melville Turner Progressive Conservative
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990     Peter Adams Liberal
35th  1990–1995     Jenny Carter New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Gary Stewart Progressive Conservative
37th  1999–2003
38th  2003–2007     Jeff Leal Liberal
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
Peterborough—Kawartha
42nd  2018–Present     Dave Smith Progressive Conservative

Partial election results

2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDave Smith22,90437.68+7.82
New DemocraticSean Conway20,51833.75+15.50
LiberalJeff Leal14,94624.5921.67
GreenGianne Broughton2,0243.330.96
LibertarianJacob William Currier2450.40
Stop Climate ChangeKen Ranney1530.25
Total valid votes 60,790100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
2014 Ontario general election: Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJeff Leal24,64946.26+6.33
Progressive ConservativeScott Stewart15,90929.861.63
New DemocraticSheila Wood9,72618.257.36
GreenGary Beamish2,2854.29+1.75
IndependentBrian Martindale3950.74
SocialistAndrea Quiano1310.25+0.08
FreedomWayne Matheson1210.230.03
PauperGerard Faux630.19
Total valid votes 53,279100.00
Liberal hold Swing +3.98
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJeff Leal19,43039.937.85
Progressive ConservativeAlan Wilson15,32331.49+5.88
New DemocraticDave Nickle12,46025.61+9.00
GreenGary Beamish1,2352.546.16
FreedomAlex Long1270.26 
SocialistKen Ranney830.17 
Total valid votes 48,658100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2190.45
Turnout 48,87753.18
Eligible voters 91,908
Liberal hold Swing 6.87
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJeff Leal24,42547.78+3.04
Progressive ConservativeBruce Fitzpatrick13,09325.617.85
New DemocraticDave Nickle8,48816.611.19
GreenMiriam Stucky4,4448.69+5.77
Family CoalitionPaul Morgan6651.30+0.55
Total valid votes 51,115 100.0
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJeff Leal24,62644.74+4.54
Progressive ConservativeGary Stewart18,41833.4611.53
New DemocraticDave Nickle9,79617.80+4.8
GreenTim Holland1,6052.92+1.82
Family CoalitionMax Murray4140.75 
IndependentBob Bowers1780.32+0.04
Total valid votes 55,037 100.0
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeGary Stewart24,42244.99
LiberalJeff Leal21,82040.20
New DemocraticDave Nickle7,05813.00
GreenLarry J. Tyldsley5981.10
IndependentBob Bowers1510.28
IndependentKenneth Thomas Burgess1250.23
Natural LawRobert Mayer1060.20
Total valid votes 54,280 100.0
1963 Ontario general election: Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes%±%
     Progressive Conservative Keith Brown 16,972 58.05
LiberalJack McCarney7,77726.60
     New Democratic Party Mildred Sutton 4,490 15.36
Total valid votes 29,239 100.00
1959 Ontario general election: Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeKeith Brown13,98458.17
LiberalJoseph Slattery7,97533.18
Co-operative CommonwealthEdmund Humphrey1,8347.63
Social CreditMartin Graves2461.02
Total valid votes 24,039

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 32,372 64.5
Mixed member proportional 17,834 35.5
Total valid votes 50,206 100.0

Sources

  1. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 9. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 071 Peterborough". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels – Peterborough" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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