Ontario election 2018: Bay of Quinte riding

Voters in Bay of Quinte elected Todd Smith of the Progressive Conservative party as their MPP in the 2018 Ontario election.

Candidates

Liberals: Robert Quaiff
PC: Todd Smith (elected)
NDP: Joanne Belanger
Green: Mark Daye

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Geography

This riding was created in 2015, out of parts of the electoral districts of Prince Edward—Hastings (62 per cent) and Northumberland—Quinte West (38 per cent). The riding consists of the City of Belleville, south of Highway 401, Quinte West, and Prince Edward County.

History:

Progressive Conservative MPP Todd Smith was elected for the Prince Edward-Hastings riding in 2011, and re-elected in 2014, beating Liberal incumbent Leona Dombrowsky by just over 3,000 votes in 2011, and winning against Liberal candidate Georgina Thompson by just over 4,000 votes in 2014.