Cobourg Provincial Elections

Provincial ridings have traditionally had the same boundaries as the Federal Ridings so Cobourg has been in the Provincial Riding of Northumberland-Peterborough South since 2015 after a Federal re-distribution in 2012. The election before that was on 2 June 2022.  The Federal Riding boundaries were recently changed but on 2 Aug 2024, Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario would not be changing riding boundaries even though it has done so for 30 years.  So for now at least, the current Riding boundaries are not changed so the Provincial Riding remains Northumberland Peterborough South.

This page has up to date facts about elections - campaign news will be provided separately. Data on this page is accurate (per publicly available information) on the date updated - see the date at the top of the page.

Election News 

Candidates for Provincial Election

Conservative RE-ELECTED - David Piccini MPP
Currently Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development. David lives with his wife and dogs Max and Lena in Port Hope, the town where he grew up, and remains an active member of his community. David frequently hikes the Northumberland County Forest trails and loves to visit Killarney Provincial Park with his father. Officially Proclaimed as Candidate on 1 December 2024. 
MPP web site. 

Liberal Candidate - Dorothy Noronha
Resident of Alnwick/Haldimand, High school teacher and senior boy’s basketball coach. Official Announcement.

Dorothy and her family have called Northumberland home for over 20 years and cherish their home nestled in the Northumberland forest. Dorothy currently teaches business and leadership to students at Cobourg Collegiate Institute.

Prior to teaching, Dorothy gained the business skills she shares with students by working as an employee benefits and pension specialist, a wealth and estate planning counsellor, marketing in the healthcare sector, as well as having run many small businesses over three decades.

Green Party Candidate - Maxwell Groves

Resident of Port Hope, Maxwell was inspired to run for the Green Party because he believes that rural populations are unfairly treated and even ignored by the political mainstream parties and need a strong voice in government to represent them.

As an active outdoors person and conservationist, he is a camping and canoe enthusiast. He believes in protecting our watersheds, preserving our farmland and is committed to facilitating ecological agricultural methods including sustainable farming practices.

NDP Candidate - Bruce LePage

Resident of Cobourg, Bruce is passionate about government working for everyone, not just the well-heeled and well-connected. His priority has always been people and helping everyone live the good life. Bruce taught physics, general science, philosophy, and history for over thirty years, first in Toronto and then in local schools. Bruce was the IB Coordinator at Cobourg DCI East/ Cobourg Collegiate from 2007 until his retirement in 2022. Bruce coached basketball and soccer, he volunteers with his therapy dog Camus, and he is a community activist, fighting for affordable housing, human rights, electoral reform, healthcare, and workers' rights.

New Blue Party Candidate - Joshua Chalhoub 

Chalhoub, 52, of Hastings, is the local New Blue Party of Ontario candidate. Chalhoub has a paralegal diploma and a bachelor’s degree (Hons) in legal studies, and previously worked as a teacher/tutor for the Oxford Learning Centre. "My campaign is committed to addressing the critical issues that impact our community the most: strengthening our healthcare system, addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals in our rural riding, securing proper funding for local hospitals and emergency departments, improving education, enhancing care and healthcare resources for seniors, expanding mental health services, and investing in both rural and urban infrastructure."

Ontario Party Candidate - Florian Bors

Florian Bors is a husband and a father of 5 children living in Frankford, Ontario. He has Bachelor degrees in Computer Science and Software Engineering as well as a Master degree in Engineering with a Computer Networks specialization. He currently works as an IT professional for a software company headquartered in Markham, Ontario. No further information so far available.

Ontario Party Web site.

Voting Results

Local Riding: Northumberland-Peterborough South
Turnout: 52.9%

Overall election Results for Ontario - 2025 compared to 2022
Turnout: 45.4%
Preliminary Results as of 8 March 2025
We are waiting on 2 recounts where the margin was 25 votes or less.

* Elected MPPs indicates number elected and not the number at the start of the following election.

Contact Information (Riding associations)

• Conservative Riding Association - facebook
• Liberal Provincial Riding Association
• NDP Riding Provincial Association 
• For Green party.
• New Blue Party
• Ontario Party

Results of Previous Elections

2022 Election

Riding: Northumberland-Peterborough South
Date: 3 June 2022
Turnout: 51.4% (compared to 64% in 2018)

Notable News: More news here at Cobourg News Blog.

Both NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca resigned.

Overall Results for Ontario - 2022 compared to 2018

Turnout: 43% (compared to 57% in 2018)

Local Election Results - 2011 to 2022