Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke

Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke (known as Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke until 2025) 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 only city in the riding is the City of Pembroke; towns include Arnprior, Cobden, Deep River, Petawawa and Renfrew. Villages include Barry's Bay, Golden Lake, Pikwakanagan First Nation, Douglas, Calabogie, Eganville, Wilno, Killaloe, Palmer Rapids and Braeside. Other lower-tier rural municipalities include Admaston/Bromley, North Algona Wilberforce, Bonnechere Valley, Laurentian Valley, Laurentian Hills, Whitewater Region, Madawaska Valley, Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards, Head Clare and Maria, Greater Madawaska, Horton, and Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan, which contain rural areas such as Chalk River, Rankin, Ruby, Combermere, Basin Depot, Round Lake Centre and Deacon.

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 2021 Canadian census''

Ethnic groups: 85.4% White, 11.3% Indigenous

Languages: 89.3% English, 4.9% French

Religions: 66.7% Christian (34.5% Catholic, 7.0% United Church, 5.4% Anglican, 5.1% Lutheran, 1.8% Presbyterian, 1.7% Baptist, 1.6% Pentecostal, 9.6% Other), 31.6% None

Median income: $42,000 (2020)

Average income: $50,200 (2020)

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.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding was renamed Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke. This change came into effect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of national political parties:

Election results

Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke, 2025 – present

Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, 1989 – 2025

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Renfrew, 1987 – 1989

Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, 1976 – 1987

See also

* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

*
RENFREW--NIPISSING--PEMBROKE, Ontario (1976 - 1987) Riding history from the
Library of Parliament
RENFREW, Ontario (1987 - 1989) Riding history from the
Library of Parliament
RENFREW--NIPISSING--PEMBROKE, Ontario (1989 - 2008) Riding history from the
Library of Parliament
* enfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke 2011 results from Elections Canada
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

External links

Local media coverage of 2006 election

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Ontario federal electoral districts
Pembroke, Ontario