# Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke (federal electoral district)

Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke 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, this riding will be renamed Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Riding created from Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton and Renfrew North—Nipissing East |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Len Hopkins | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Len Hopkins | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Len Hopkins | Liberal |
| Renfrew |||||
| 34th | 1988–1989 | Len Hopkins | Liberal |
| Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke |||||
| 34th | 1989–1993 | Len Hopkins | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Len Hopkins | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Hec Clouthier | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Cheryl Gallant | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Cheryl Gallant | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Cheryl Gallant | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Cheryl Gallant | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Cheryl Gallant | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Cheryl Gallant | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Cheryl Gallant | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Cheryl Gallant | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Cheryl Gallant | Conservative |

## Election results
### Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, 1989 – present

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Gallant | 28,967 | 49.5 | -3.22 | $53,347.30 |
| | New Democratic | Jodie Primeau | 12,263 | 21.0 | +6.10 | $59,124.68 |
| | Liberal | Cyndi Mills | 11,335 | 19.4 | -0.16 | $47,224.08 |
| | People's | David Ainsworth | 4,469 | 7.6 | +5.12 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Michael Lariviere | 1,111 | 1.9 | -3.58 | $2,038.46 |
| | Independent | Stefan Klietsch | 373 | 0.6 | N/A | $2,177.57 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,518 | – | – | $122,718.35 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 459 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,977 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Gallant | 31,080 | 52.72 | +6.89 | $66,041.60 |
| | Liberal | Ruben Marini | 11,532 | 19.56 | -13.10 | $45,587.70 |
| | New Democratic | Eileen Jones-Whyte | 8,786 | 14.90 | +6.34 | $16,662.56 |
| | Green | Ian Pineau | 3,230 | 5.48 | +3.55 | $3,432.43 |
| | People's | David Ainsworth | 1,463 | 2.48 | | none listed |
| | Independent | Dan Criger | 1,125 | 1.91 | | $9,173.74 |
| | Independent | Dheerendra Kumar | 917 | 1.56 | | none listed |
| | Veterans Coalition | Robert Cherrin | 358 | 0.61 | | none listed |
| | Libertarian | Stefan Klietsch | 266 | 0.45 | | none listed |
| | Independent | Jonathan Davis | 200 | 0.34 | | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,957 | 99.21 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 471 | 0.79 | +0.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,428 | 68.79 | -3.93 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,387 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +9.99 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Gallant | 26,195 | 45.83 | -7.60 | $57,534.69 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Lehoux | 18,666 | 32.66 | +19.93 | $52,131.48 |
| | Independent | Hec Clouthier | 6,300 | 11.02 | -7.68 | $64,551.59 |
| | New Democratic | Dan McCarthy | 4,893 | 8.56 | -4.87 | $29,224.75 |
| | Green | Stefan Klietsch | 1,105 | 1.93 | +0.22 | $3,045.10 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 57,159 | 99.54 | – | $223,209.96 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 264 | 0.46 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,423 | 72.73 | +5.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,959 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -13.8 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Gallant | 27,462 | 53.43 | -7.66 | – |
| | Independent | Hec Clouthier | 9,611 | 18.70 | – | – |
| | New Democratic | Eric Burton | 6,903 | 13.43 | +2.50 | – |
| | Liberal | Christine Tabbert | 6,545 | 12.73 | -7.84 | – |
| | Green | Rosanne Van Schie | 877 | 1.71 | -5.05 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,398 | 100.00 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 166 | 0.32 | -0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,564 | 66.89 | +3.74 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,082 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Gallant | 28,908 | 61.09 | +3.4 | $56,541 |
| | Liberal | Carole Devine | 9,737 | 20.57 | -3.5 | $67,673 |
| | New Democratic | Sue McSheffrey | 5,175 | 10.93 | -1.6 | $31,328 |
| | Green | Ben Hoffman | 3,201 | 6.76 | +5.7 | $7,564 |
| | Independent | Denis Gagné | 293 | 0.61 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,314 | 100.0 | | $87,348 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 188 | 0.4 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,502 | 63.15 | – |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Gallant | 29,992 | 57.7 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Don Lindsay | 12,551 | 24.1 | -5.5 |
| | New Democratic | Sue McSheffrey | 6,505 | 12.5 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Gordon S. McLeod | 1,601 | 3.1 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Paul Kelly | 1,338 | 2.6 | * |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,987 | 100.0 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Gallant | 27,494 | 55.1 | -0.4 |
| | Liberal | Rob Jamieson | 14,798 | 29.6 | -9.4 |
| | New Democratic | Sue McSheffrey | 5,720 | 11.5 | +8.0 |
| | Green | Gordon S. McLeod | 1,191 | 2.4 | |
| | Marijuana | Stanley Sambey | 714 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,917 | 100.0 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Cheryl Gallant | 20,634 | 44.2 | +17.4 |
| | Liberal | Hec Clouthier | 18,211 | 39.0 | -1.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bob Amaron | 5,287 | 11.3 | -14.1 |
| | New Democratic | Ole Hendrickson | 1,607 | 3.4 | -3.2 |
| | Marijuana | Stanley E. Sambey | 762 | 1.6 | |
| | Independent | Thane C. Heins | 121 | 0.3 | * |
| | Natural Law | André Giordano | 78 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,700 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hec Clouthier | 19,569 | 40.3 | -10.3 |
| | Reform | Ed Pinnell | 13,035 | 26.8 | +14.6 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bob Gould | 12,352 | 25.4 | +11.6 |
| | New Democratic | Barbara Clarke | 3,242 | 6.7 | +4.0 |
| | Canadian Action | Gay Curran-Desmond | 236 | 0.5 | |
| | Natural Law | André Giordano | 183 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,617 | 100.0 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Len Hopkins | 25,725 | 50.5 | -3.8 |
| | Independent | Hec Clouthier | 10,287 | 20.2 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Milton Stevenson | 7,039 | 13.8 | -18.2 |
| | Reform | Edward Pinnell | 6,209 | 12.2 | |
| | New Democratic | Barbara Clarke | 1,345 | 2.6 | -9.9 |
| | Abolitionist | Murray Reid | 145 | 0.3 | |
| | Natural Law | Daphne Quance | 143 | 0.3 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,893 | 100.0 |

### Renfrew, 1987 – 1989

1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Len Hopkins | 25,558 | 54.3 | +9.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ben Hoffman | 15,081 | 32.1 | -13.0 |
| | New Democratic | Elizabeth Ives-Ruyter | 5,879 | 12.5 | +2.7 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Murray Reid | 520 | 1.1 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,038 | 100.0 |

### Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, 1976 – 1987

1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Len Hopkins | 19,502 | 45.1 | -6.6 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Don Whillans | 19,464 | 45.0 | +12.4 |
| | New Democratic | Gavin Murphy | 4,253 | 9.8 | -5.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,219 | 100.0 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Len Hopkins | 20,529 | 51.7 | +2.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bob Amaron | 12,966 | 32.7 | -0.8 |
| | New Democratic | Don Breault | 6,200 | 15.6 | -1.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,695 | 100.0 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Len Hopkins | 20,286 | 49.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Don Sutherland | 13,781 | 33.4 |
| | New Democratic | Don Breault | 7,133 | 17.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,200 | 100.0 |