# Prince Edward—Hastings (provincial electoral district)

Prince Edward—Hastings was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2018. Its population in 2006 was 113,227.

## History

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. It initially consisted 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).
For the 2018 election, the district was dissolved into Bay of Quinte and Hastings—Lennox and Addington.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Prince Edward—Hastings :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Quinte and Prince Edward-Lennox-South Hastings |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Ernie Parsons | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Ernie Parsons | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Leona Dombrowsky | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Todd Smith | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Todd Smith | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Bay of Quinte and Hastings—Lennox and Addington |||||

## Election results

vte2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Todd Smith | 19,281 | 41.72 | -0.56 |
| | Liberal | Georgina Thompson | 15,105 | 32.68 | -2.56 |
| | New Democratic | Merrill Stewart | 8,829 | 19.10 | +2.52 |
| | Green | Anita Payne | 2,448 | 5.30 | +0.69 |
| | Libertarian | Lindsay Forbes | 555 | 1.20 | +0.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,218 | 98.68 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 620 | 1.32 | +0.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,838 | 51.61 | -0.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,761 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.00 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Todd Smith | 18,816 | 42.28 | +9.46 |
| | Liberal | Leona Dombrowsky | 15,686 | 35.25 | -11.11 |
| | New Democratic | Sherry Hayes | 7,379 | 16.58 | +2.68 |
| | Green | Treat Hull | 2,049 | 4.60 | -1.29 |
| | Family Coalition | Neal Ford | 257 | 0.58 | -0.08 |
| | Libertarian | Andrew Skinner | 201 | 0.45 | |
| | Republican | Trueman Tuck | 115 | 0.26 | -0.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,503 | 99.66 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 152 | 0.34 | -0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,655 | 51.74 | -2.42 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,304 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +10.29 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leona Dombrowsky | 20,963 | 46.36 | -8.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eric DenOuden | 14,840 | 32.82 | +1.79 |
| | New Democratic | Jodie Jenkins | 6,287 | 13.90 | +3.55 |
| | Green | Jim Arkilander | 2,663 | 5.89 | |
| | Family Coalition | Vito Luceno | 297 | 0.66 | |
| | Republican | Trueman Tuck | 166 | 0.37 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,216 | 99.43 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 259 | 0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,475 | 54.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,963 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.30 |
| Note: Change in percentage of vote calculated on results redistributed from predecessor ridings. |||||||
2003 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 24,447 | 55.16 |
| Progressive Conservative | 13,750 | 31.03 |
| New Democratic | 4,588 | 10.35 |
| Others | 1,532 | 3.46 |
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ernie Parsons | 22,937 | 57.38 | +12.27 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Williams | 12,800 | 32.02 | -12.95 |
| | New Democratic | Jodie Jenkins | 3,377 | 8.45 | +1.23 |
| | Green | Joe Ross | 628 | 1.57 | +0.46 |
| | Freedom | Trueman Tuck | 229 | 0.57 | +0.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,971 | 100.0 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ernie Parsons | 17,987 | 45.11 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gary Fox | 17,931 | 44.97 |
| | New Democratic | Bev Campbell | 2,877 | 7.22 |
| | Green | Shawn Talbot | 441 | 1.11 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Marie Hineman | 203 | 0.51 |
| | Independent | Kevin Rivers | 188 | 0.47 |
| | Independent | Trueman Tuck | 133 | 0.33 |
| | Natural Law | Sylvie Poirier | 111 | 0.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,871 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 29,063 | 66.1 |
| Mixed member proportional | 14,274 | 33.9 |
| Total valid votes | 43,337 | 100.0 |