Prince Edward—Hastings was a federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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, Canada, that existed in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1968 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 113,227. It was redistributed between
Bay of Quinte
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electoral district and
Hastings—Lennox and Addington electoral district as a result of the
Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012
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.
History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from parts of
Hastings South,
Hastings—Frontenac,
Northumberland
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, and
Prince Edward—Lennox ridings.
It consisted of the County of Prince Edward, the Townships of Rawdon and Sidney (excluding the City of Belleville) in the County of Hastings, and the Townships of Brighton, Cramahe, Murray and Seymour in the County of Northumberland.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between
Northumberland
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and Prince Edward ridings, but Prince Edward riding was renamed "Prince Edward—Hastings" in 1978 before an election was held.
In 1976, Prince Edward riding was defined to consist of the County of Prince Edward, and, in the County of Hastings, the Townships of Hungerford, Huntingdon, Thurlow and Tyendinaga, the City of Belleville, and the Town of Deseronto, the Village of Frankford, and Tyendinaga Indian Reserve No. 38.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the County of Prince Edward, and the part of the County of Hastings lying south of and including the townships of Hungerford, Huntingdon and Rawdon, south of but excluding the Village of Stirling, and excluding the City of Trenton.
In 2003, it was redefined to consist of the
County of Prince Edward and the
County of Hastings (except the City of
Quinte West
Quinte West () is a city, geographically located in but List of Ontario separated municipalities, administratively separated from Hastings County, in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is on the western end of the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario. The Lake ...
).
As part of the
Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012
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, the southern portion of district forms the bulk of the new
Bay of Quinte
The Bay of Quinte () is a long, narrow bay shaped like the letter "Z" on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is just west of the head of the Saint Lawrence River that drains the Great Lakes into the Gulf of ...
district, while the northern portion becomes part of
Hastings—Lennox and Addington.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes in the 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform Party vote in the 1997 election.
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
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Riding history 1966-1976 from theLibrary of Parliament
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Riding history 1978-2008 from theLibrary of Parliament
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2011 results from Elections CanadaCampaign expense data from Elections Canada
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Belleville, Ontario
Former federal electoral districts of Ontario