Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke

Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Ontario electoral district
	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke shown within the Eastern Ontario region (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
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District created	1976
First contested	1979
Last contested	2019
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	102,537
Electors (2015)	77,520
Area (km²)[2]	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.

Geography

It consists of

the County of Renfrew; and
the part of the Territorial District of Nipissing lying south and east of and including the townships of Deacon, Lister, Anglin, Dickson, Preston and Airy.

Political geography

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.

These demographics changed by the 2015 Federal Election, which saw the Liberals hold onto Pikwakanagan and Deep River, and gain most of the polls in Pembroke, Petawawa, and Eganville along with a number in Arnprior, and Renfrew although most of the rural districts voted Conservative.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census[3]

Ethnic groups: 88.4% White, 9.6% Indigenous, 2.0% Other
Languages: 90.8% English, 4.9% French, 1.1% German, 1.0% Polish, 2.2% Other
Religions: 79.5% Christian, 0.9% Other, 19.6% None
Median income: $29,847 (2010)
Average income: $37,113 (2010)

History

Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke was created in 1976 from parts of Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton and Renfrew North—Nipissing East ridings.

It consisted of the County of Renfrew, excluding the Townships of Bagot and Blythfield and McNab, and the part of the Territorial District of Nipissing including and lying easterly of the Townships of Mattawan, Papineau, Cameron, Deacon, Anglin, Dickson, Preston, Airy and Sabine.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Renfrew riding. In 1989, Renfrew riding was renamed "Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke".

The new riding consisted of the County of Renfrew, and the part of the Territorial District of Nipissing lying east of and including the townships of Deacon and Lister, and east of but excluding the townships of Freswick, Bower and Sproule, and east of and including the townships of Airy and Sabine.

In 1996, the Nipissing part was redefined as being the part of the district lying east of and including the townships of Deacon and Lister, east of and excluding the townships of Freswick, Bower, Sproule and Nightingale, and east of and including the Township of Sabine.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

This riding was unchanged during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Riding created from Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton and Renfrew North—Nipissing East
31st	1979–1980	Len Hopkins	Liberal
32nd	1980–1984
33rd	1984–1988
Renfrew
34th	1988–1989	Len Hopkins	Liberal
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
34th	1989–1993	Len Hopkins	Liberal
35th	1993–1997	Len Hopkins
36th	1997–2000	Hec Clouthier
37th	2000–2003	Cheryl Gallant	Alliance
37th	2003–2004		Conservative
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
42nd	2015–2019
43rd	2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Renfrew—Nippissing—Pembroke (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)