District created 1999 Last contested 2014 Elector 75,223 | First contested 1999 Population (2006) 98,803 | |
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Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario MPP John Yakabuski
Progressive Conservative Census divisions Nipissing District, Renfrew County, Arnprior | ||
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
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It is represented by John Yakabuski of the Progressive Conservative Party.
The population of the riding in 2006 was 98,803.
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke includes all of Renfrew County and a small section of Nipissing District around Algonquin Provincial Park.
The largest community in the riding is the city of Pembroke; other communities include Arnprior, Barry's Bay, Chalk River, Cobden, Deep River, Eganville, Killaloe, Petawawa and Renfrew.
Until recently, the riding was a Liberal stronghold both federally and provincially; however, a growing agricultural and religious base has turned this into one of the most conservative areas in Ontario. It was the only riding the Liberals had and lost in the 2003 provincial election.
Geography
The riding consists of
History
The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.