# Northumberland—Quinte West (provincial electoral district)

Northumberland—Quinte West was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario between the 2007 provincial election and the 2018 provincial election. Its population in 2001 was 118,906.

## Geography

The district includes the County of Northumberland and the City of Quinte West.

## History

The electoral district was created in 2003: 86.1% of the riding came from Northumberland riding and 13.9% from Prince Edward—Hastings riding. In 2018, the riding was dissolved into Northumberland—Peterborough South and Bay of Quinte.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Northumberland—Quinte West :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Northumberland and Prince Edward—Hastings |||||
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Lou Rinaldi | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Rob Milligan | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Lou Rinaldi | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Northumberland—Peterborough South and Bay of Quinte |||||

## Election results

2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lou Rinaldi | 23,415 | 43.01 | +4.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rob Milligan | 19,528 | 35.87 | -3.93 |
| | New Democratic | Kira Mees | 9,216 | 16.93 | -0.80 |
| | Green | Gudrun Ludorf-Weaver | 2,283 | 4.19 | +1.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,442 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +4.30 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rob Milligan | 19,279 | 39.80 | +8.59 |
| | Liberal | Lou Rinaldi | 18,572 | 38.34 | -7.03 |
| | New Democratic | Kira Mees | 8,589 | 17.73 | +4.52 |
| | Green | Judy Smith Torrie | 1,483 | 3.06 | -7.14 |
| | Libertarian | Jeffrey McLarty | 357 | 0.74 | |
| | Independent | Richard Martin Rieger | 159 | 0.33 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,439 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 182 | 0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,621 | 51.88 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,720 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +7.81 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lou Rinaldi | 22,287 | 45.37 | -0.21 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cathy Galt | 15,330 | 31.21 | -7.22 |
| | New Democratic | Carolyn Blaind | 6,492 | 13.22 | +1.53 |
| | Green | Judy Smith Torrie | 5,012 | 10.20 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,121 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.51 | |
^ Change is from redistributed results

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 32,392 | 67.2 |
| Mixed member proportional | 15,834 | 32.8 |
| Total valid votes | 48,226 | 100.0 |

## Sources

* ↑ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 058 Northumberland-Quinte West". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Northumberland—Quinte West" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
* Elections Ontario 2011 Candidates Northumberland--Quinte West
* Elections Ontario Past Election Results
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