EASTERN ONTARIO

The electoral district of RENFREW–NIPISSING–PEMBROKE remains unchanged, with a population of 96,421, which is 10.42 per cent below the provincial quotient. The Commission believes that this variance is appropriate for a large geographical electoral district that adjoins Northern Ontario.

OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa has a population of 774,072. Significant changes were required to the boundaries of the seven electoral districts in this area, resulting from the Commission’s decision to respect the municipal boundaries following the amalgamation in 2001, which merged all of the municipalities within the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.

The electoral district of OTTAWA CENTRE is unchanged. It has a population of 114,032 and is 5.94 per cent above the provincial quotient.

The Commission proposes minor adjustments to OTTAWA–VANIER, including an extension of the eastern boundary to include all points west of Green’s Creek.

The proposed electoral district of OTTAWA–ORLÉANS includes all of the City of Ottawa that is east of Green’s Creek and north of Highway No. 417.

In the electoral district of OTTAWA SOUTH, the Commission proposes to remove the area that is southwest of Hunt Club Road and Airport Parkway.

The proposed electoral district of OTTAWA–RIDEAU includes all of the southern part of the City of Ottawa and follows Highway No. 417 west to the former boundary of Kanata.

The Commission proposes that the remainder of the current electoral district of Ottawa West–Nepean, as well as that part of the city that is north of West Hunt Club Road, be included in the electoral district of OTTAWA–NEPEAN.

The proposed electoral district of OTTAWA–KANATA includes all parts of the existing electoral district of Lanark–Carleton that are within the new boundaries of the City of Ottawa, as well as the northwest part of the existing electoral district of Ottawa West–Nepean.

EASTERN ONTARIO OUTSIDE OTTAWA

The Commission’s decision to keep the seven electoral districts in the City of Ottawa entirely within the new municipal boundaries of Ottawa has required substantial readjustments to the electoral boundaries of electoral districts in Eastern Ontario.

The area of the former Township of Cumberland, currently in the electoral district of Glengarry–Prescott–Russell, has become part of the amalgamated City of Ottawa. The Commission’s proposal to respect the new municipal boundaries of Ottawa has decreased the population of a region that is already significantly below the provincial quotient. To compensate for this loss of population it is necessary to undertake a substantial readjustment to the southwestern part of the electoral district of GLENGARRY–PRESCOTT–RUSSELL. The amalgamation of the Townships of Charlottenburgh and Lancaster and the Village of Lancaster also warrant a readjustment to the boundaries, so as not to divide this new Township of South Glengarry.

The adjustment to the southwestern boundary of the existing electoral district of Glengarry–Prescott–Russell reduces the population of Stormont–Dundas–Charlottenburgh, which is already 12.43 per cent below the provincial quotient. To increase the population to an appropriate level, the Commission proposes extending the western boundary of the electoral district to include the Townships of North Grenville and Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, and calling this electoral district STORMONT–DUNDAS–GRENVILLE.

The Commission’s decision to respect Ottawa’s municipal boundaries has had a particularly stark effect on the population of the existing electoral district of Lanark–Carleton. With the densely populated Kanata removed from this electoral district, the remaining electoral area must be enlarged to increase its population to an appropriate level. The Commission proposes adding all of Lanark County and portions of the counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, and Hastings. The Commission proposes to recognize the natural geographical characteristics of this proposed electoral district, by naming it LANARK AND THE LAKES.

The current electoral district of Leeds–Grenville, with a population of 96,606, is more than 10.25 per cent below the provincial quotient. The ripple effect of adjusting the eastern electoral boundaries has further eroded the population of this electoral district. Proposed readjustments to this electoral district include the additions of the Township of South Frontenac and that part of the City of Kingston that is north of Highway No. 401 and east of the Cataraqui River. The Commission proposes that this electoral district be named LEEDS–FRONTENAC.

No changes have been proposed to KINGSTON AND THE ISLANDS, which has a population of 112,872, and is 4.86 per cent above the provincial quotient.

Significant changes are proposed to the existing electoral district of Hastings–Frontenac–Lennox and Addington, stemming from the cumulative impact of respecting the municipal boundaries of Ottawa. The resulting need to change the boundaries of the existing electoral district of Lanark–Carleton has had a direct impact on the electoral district of Hastings–Frontenac–Lennox and Addington. The Commission is proposing a very different electoral district, comprising the remaining parts of Hastings–Frontenac–Lennox and Addington, and also taking in parts of the current electoral districts of Peterborough, Northumberland, and Prince Edward–Hastings. The Commission proposes that this electoral district be called NORTHUMBERLAND–QUINTE.

The population of the current Peterborough electoral district is 112,111. The Commission proposes reducing this by moving the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen into the proposed electoral district of NORTHUMBERLAND–QUINTE. The remaining boundaries are unchanged, except as necessary to adapt to the amalgamation that produced the township of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan. The electoral district of PETERBOROUGH has a population of 106,408 and is 1.15 per cent below the provincial quotient.

The current electoral district of Prince Edward–Hastings is 13.66 per cent below the provincial quotient. Several townships, some in this electoral district and some in the neighbouring electoral district of Northumberland, have amalgamated to form the City of Quinte West. Respecting this new municipal boundary reduces the population of this electoral district. To increase the population to an appropriate level, the Commission proposes that the electoral district of PRINCE EDWARD–HASTINGS now include the Town of Greater Napanee and the Township of Loyalist.

The Commission proposes a readjustment to the current electoral district of Haliburton–Victoria–Brock that would remove the Township of Brock, and unite it with neighbouring communities in the Regional Municipality of Durham. Minor changes have been proposed to the northern and southern boundaries to reflect municipal boundary changes. The Commission proposes that this electoral district be called KAWARTHA LAKES–HALIBURTON. These changes would give this proposed electoral district a population of 97,406, which is 9.51 per cent below the provincial quotient.

DURHAM REGION

The existing electoral districts of Pickering–Ajax–Uxbridge and Whitby–Ajax require significant adjustments because they are 27.75 per cent and 19.07 per cent above the provincial quotient respectively. The population of this region has become too large to constitute only four electoral districts and yet is not large enough to warrant five electoral districts. For this reason, the Commission proposes that one electoral district within Durham Region be extended eastward to include the towns of Port Hope and Cobourg and the Township of Hamilton.

The Commission proposes an electoral district that includes all of the Town of Whitby. To ensure the electoral district has sufficient population, the Commission proposes that the northern part of the existing electoral district of Oshawa be included, and that the electoral district be called WHITBY–OSHAWA. The Commission believes that this boundary establishes a more viable linkage between Oshawa and Whitby. This change also requires additional adjustments to the western boundary of the electoral district of OSHAWA, which has a population of 111,557.

The population of the Town of Ajax is 73,753. By adding to it the eastern portion of the City of Pickering east of Dixie Road, the Commission proposes that the electoral district of AJAX–PICKERING be established.

The Commission proposes that the remaining portion of the electoral district of Pickering–Ajax–Uxbridge be united with the remaining municipalities in the Durham Region to form the electoral district of PICKERING–DURHAM.

The proposed electoral district of CLARINGTON–NORTHUMBERLAND extends from the electoral district of Oshawa to the Township of Hamilton and includes the towns of Port Hope and Cobourg.

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