Bay of Quinte (electoral district)

Bay of Quinte (French: Baie de Quinte) is a federal electoral district in central Ontario, Canada, centred on the Bay of Quinte.

For the provincial district, see Bay of Quinte (provincial electoral district).
Bay of Quinte
Ontario electoral district
Bay of Quinte in relation to other electoral districts in Southern Ontario
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Ryan Williams
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]109,735
Electors (2021)94,197
Area (km²)[2]1,621.34
Pop. density (per km²)67.7
Census division(s)Hastings, Prince Edward
Census subdivision(s)Belleville, Prince Edward, Quinte West

Bay of Quinte 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.[3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Prince Edward—Hastings (62%) and Northumberland—Quinte West (38%).[4]

Geography

The riding contains the municipalities of Prince Edward County, Quinte West and that part of Belleville south of Highway 401.

Demographics
According to the Canada 2021 Census[5]

Ethnic groups: 87.4% White, 6.4% Indigenous, 1.9% South Asian, 1.3% Black
Languages: 90.6% English, 2.3% French
Religions: 53.5% Christian (18.2% Catholic, 10.3% United Church, 6.7% Anglican, 1.6% Presbyterian, 1.6% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 13.8% Other), 43.5% None
Median income: $39,200 (2020)
Average income: $49,160 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bay of Quinte
Riding created from Northumberland—Quinte West
and Prince Edward—Hastings
42nd  2015–2019     Neil Ellis Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present     Ryan Williams Conservative

Election results
Graph of election results in Bay of Quinte (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRyan Williams25,47941.3+4.5
LiberalNeil Ellis22,54236.5-2.6
New DemocraticStephanie Bell9,28415.0-1.0
People'sJanine LeClerc3,0454.9+2.9
GreenErica Charlton1,3502.2-3.9
Total valid votes 61,700
Total rejected ballots 405
Turnout 62,10564.95
Eligible voters 95,615
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.6
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalNeil Ellis24,09939.16-11.58$96,721.36
ConservativeTim Durkin22,65036.80+2.53$55,922.84
New DemocraticStephanie Bell9,85116.01+3.87none listed
GreenDanny Celovsky3,7406.08+3.86$592.37
People'sPaul Bordonaro1,2071.96none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 61,54799.25
Total rejected ballots 4640.75+0.38
Turnout 62,01165.83-2.30
Eligible voters 94,197
Liberal hold Swing -7.05
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalNeil Ellis29,28150.74+29.86$118,473.86
ConservativeJodie Jenkins19,78134.27−17.53$109,092.53
New DemocraticTerry Cassidy7,00112.13−10.88$21,205.50
GreenRachel Nelems1,2782.21−1.56–
IndependentTrueman Tuck3720.64–$4,425.20
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,71399.64 $221,051.99
Total rejected ballots 2110.36–
Turnout 57,92468.13–
Eligible voters 85,021
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +23.69
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative25,90651.81
  New Democratic11,50823.01
  Liberal10,44120.88
  Green1,8863.77
  Others2650.53

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. Final Report – Ontario
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Bay of Quinte [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  6. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Bay of Quinte, 30 September 2015
  10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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