Northumberland (Ontario electoral district)
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Northumberland was a federal and provincial electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
Canada
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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

 from 1917 to 1968 and from 1987 to 2003, ad in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...

 from 1999 to 2007.

This riding was first created in 1914 from Northumberland East
Northumberland East
Northumberland East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867....

 and Northumberland West
Northumberland West
Northumberland West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867....

 ridings. It initially consisted of the county of Northumberland, excluding the township of Monaghan South. In 1947, South Monghan was added to the riding, so that it consisted of the county of Northumberland. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Northumberland—Durham
Northumberland—Durham
Northumberland—Durham was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 and Prince Edward—Hastings
Prince Edward—Hastings
Prince Edward—Hastings is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...

 ridings.

In 1976, Northumberland riding was recreated from parts of those two ridings. The new riding consisted of the County of Northumberland (including the Village of Hastings), but excluding the Township of Hope, the Town of Cobourg, and the part of the Township of Hamilton lying west of the Town of Cobourg and south of the Macdonald Cartier Freeway), and the Townships of Rawdon and Sidney (but excluding the city of Belleville) in the County of Hastings. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the County of Northumberland and the City of Trenton.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into Northumberland—Quinte West
Northumberland—Quinte West
Northumberland—Quinte West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...

 riding.

Federal election results



Provincial election results


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|Lou Rinaldi
Lou Rinaldi
Luigino "Lou" Rinaldi is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West for the Ontario Liberal Party....


|align="right"|20,382
|align="right"|45.05
|align="right"|+1.08
|-

|Doug Galt
Doug Galt
Doug Galt is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and an unsuccessful contender for the Canadian House of Commons in 2004....


|align="right"|17,816
|align="right"|39.37
|align="right"|-6.62
|-

|Murray Weppler
|align="right"|5,210
|align="right"|11.51
|align="right"|+5.19
|-

|Derrick J. Kelly
|align="right"|1,839
|align="right"|4.06
|align="right"|+1.39
|}


|-

|Doug Galt
Doug Galt
Doug Galt is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and an unsuccessful contender for the Canadian House of Commons in 2004....


|align="right"|20,535
|align="right"|45.99
|-

|Carolyn Campbell
|align="right"|19,632
|align="right"|43.97
|-

|Murray Weppler
|align="right"|2,820
|align="right"|6.32
|-

|Tom Lawson
|align="right"|1,194
|align="right"|2.67
|-

|Jim Psihogios
|align="right"|370
|align="right"|0.83
|-

|Pascale Levert
|align="right"|99
|align="right"|0.22
|}

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