Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes (formerly Haliburton—Victoria—Brock, Victoria—Haliburton and Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock) is a federal electoral district in central Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding lost the entirety of Brock to the new York—Durham riding and was renamed Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes. The new name and boundaries came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Geography The district includes the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, the Municipality of Trent Lakes, the Township of North Kawartha and also the Township of Cavan-Monaghan.
Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 93.7% English Religions: 53.1% Christian (15.1% Catholic, 12.4% United Church, 7.3% Anglican, 3.1% Presbyterian, 2.5% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal, 11.5% Other), 45.2% None Median income: $40,000 (2020) Average income: $51,300 (2020)
+ Panethnic groups in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (2011−2021)Panethnic group202120162011 European 111,745 105,570 103,595 Indigenous 3,670 3,205 2,165 South Asian 1,120 580 405 African 955 465 450 East Asian 775 520 585 Southeast Asian 495 400 265 Latin American 295 75 90 Middle Eastern 135 165 20 Other/multiracial 380 150 140 Total responses 119,560 111,135 107,745 Total population 122,401 113,956 110,217
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ cityConservative Party of CanadaHaliburton—Kawartha Lakes Conservative AssociationDerrick G. CamphorstKawartha LakesLiberal Party of CanadaHaliburton—Kawartha Lakes Federal Liberal AssociationLawrence James GilesDysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde
History It was created in 1966 as "Victoria—Haliburton" from parts of Victoria, Peterborough and Hastings—Frontenac and ridings.
It consisted initially of in the County of Hastings: the Townships of Bangor, Carlow, Herschel, McClure, Monteagle and Wicklow; the County of Haliburton; in the County of Ontario: the Townships of Brock, Mara, Rama and Thorah, the islands in Lake Couchiching belonging to Rama Indian Reserve No. 32, but excluding all islands belonging to Georgina Island Indian Reserve No. 33; in the County of Peterborough: the Townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Cavendish, Chandos, Galway and Harvey; the County of Victoria.
In 1976, the Township of Manvers in the county of Victoria, all parts of the county of Hastings, all townships other than the Township of Brock) in the Regional Municipality of Durham (formerly the County of Ontario) were excluded from the riding, and the Township of Georgina in the Regional Municipality of York was added.
In 1987, the riding was redefined to consist of the counties of Haliburton and Victoria, the Township of Brock in the Regional Municipality of Durham, and, in the County of Peterborough, the Village of Millbrook and the townships of Burleigh and Anstruther, Cavan, Chandos, Galway and Cavendish, and Harvey.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the County of Victoria, the Township of Brock in the Regional Municipality of Durham, the County of Haliburton (excluding the townships of Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale), and the part of the County of Peterborough lying north of and including the townships of Burleigh and Anstruther, Chandos and Harvey, including the Village of Millbrook and the Township of Cavan.
The name of the electoral district was changed in 1998 to "Haliburton—Victoria—Brock".
The name of the electoral district was changed in 2003 when Victoria County became the city of Kawartha Lakes.
In 2013, the federal redistribution saw slight changes to the riding which removed the County of Peterborough Townships of Trent Lakes and North Kawartha. Both of these townships were placed in the new riding of Peterborough-Kawartha.
In 2023, the Township of Brock in the Regional Municipality of Durham was removed from the riding and placed in the new riding of York—Durham, and the County of Peterborough Townships of Trent Lakes and North Kawartha were added. As a consequence, the name of the electoral district changed to "Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes". These boundaries will be used at the first election held after April 22, 2024.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Conservative 34,462 51.97 Liberal 15,826 23.87 New Democratic 9,438 14.23 People's 4,541 6.85 Green 1,628 2.46 Others 413 0.62
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % Conservative 32,842 60.04 New Democratic 12,069 22.06 Liberal 7,030 12.85 Green 2,760 5.05
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Note: the popular vote for Canadian Action Party candidate Charles Olito is compared to his vote as a Canada Party candidate in the 1993 election.
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Riding history from the Library of Parliament. 2011 Results from Elections Canada Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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