York—Simcoe
Ontario electoral district
York—Simcoe in relation to Southern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Scot Davidson
Conservative
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]94,616
Electors (2015)74,911
Area (km²)[1]844
Pop. density (per km²)112.1
Census division(s)York Region, Simcoe County
Census subdivision(s)Bradford West Gwillimbury, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King

York—Simcoe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, from 1988 to 1997 and since 2004.

It covers part of the region north of Toronto by Lake Simcoe.

It has existed on three occasions. Its first incarnation was created in 1966 from parts of Dufferin—Simcoe and York North. It existed until 1976 when it was split between York North, Simcoe South, and York—Peel.

It was reformed in 1987 from parts of Simcoe South, York—Peel, Victoria—Haliburton, and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe. It was again broken up in 1996 with a split between Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey, and York North.

Its current incarnation came into being in 2003 made up of parts of Simcoe—Grey, York North, and Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford.

Its previous Member of Parliament was Peter Van Loan, the former Government House Leader. A by-election took place on February 25, 2019.[2]

Boundaries

The riding consists of:

(a) that part of the Regional Municipality of York comprising

(i) the town of Georgina; and
(ii) the Town of East Gwillimbury, excepting that part lying southerly of Green Lane West and Green Lane East and westerly of Highway No. 404;
(iii) that part of the Township of King lying north of Highway No. 9 and Davis Drive West;

(b) Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Indian Reserve; and

(c) that part of the County of Simcoe comprising the towns of Bradford West Gwillimbury.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canada Census[4]

Ethnic groups: 74.1% White, 5.1% South Asian, 4.9% Chinese, 3.0% West Asian, 2.7% Indigenous, 2.5% Black, 2.0% Latin American, 1.5% Southeast Asian, 1.4% Filipino

Languages: 72.7% English, 2.1% Portuguese, 2.0% Russian, 1.9% Mandarin, 1.7% Cantonese, 1.6% Italian, 1.5% Spanish, 1.1% Persian

Religions: 53.2% Christian (26.6% Catholic, 4.2% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 3.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist), 4.0% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Jewish, 37.2% none

Median income: $43,200 (2020)

Average income: $55,200 (2020)

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party Association name CEO HQ address HQ city
  Christian Heritage Party of Canada York—Simcoe CHP Vicki Gunn 6 Morton Avenue Sharon
  Conservative Party of Canada York—Simcoe Conservative Association Kenneth H. Simpson RR1 1733 2nd Line Churchill
  Liberal Party of Canada York—Simcoe Federal Liberal Association Monika Dogra 20822 Hwy 48, Mount Albert East Gwillimbury
  New Democratic Party York—Simcoe Federal NDP Riding Association None PO Box 1255 Sutton
Green
  People's Party of Canada Barrie-Simcoe PPC Association Stephen Makk PO Box 543 Victoria Harbour
Progressive Canadian York—Simcoe PC Party Association Ronald Anderson 730 Davis Drive, Suite 200 Newmarket

History

It was originally created in 1966 from parts of Dufferin—Simcoe and York North ridings. It consisted of:

  • in the County of Simcoe, the townships of West Gwillimbury, Innisfil and Tecumseth excluding the City of Barrie and the Town of Alliston;
  • the Village of Cookstown; and
  • in the County of York, the Police Village of Maple, the Village of Stouffville, the Townships of East Gwillimbury, King, Whitchurch and the northern part of the Township of Vaughan lying north of a line drawn from Highway 11 west along Concession 1, south along the road between Concessions 1 and 2, west along County Suburban Road 25, south, west and north along the limit of the Police Village of Maple, west along County Suburban Road 25 to the township boundary.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Simcoe South, York North and York—Peel ridings.

It was recreated in 1987 from parts of Simcoe South, Victoria—Haliburton, Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Peel ridings. The second incarnation of the riding consisted of:

  • in the County of Simcoe; the Town of Bradford, the villages of Beeton and Tottenham, and the townships of Adjala, Tecumseth and West Gwillimbury;
  • in the Regional Municipality of York: the towns of East Gwillimbury and Newmarket, Georgina Island Indian Reserve No. 33, the Township of Georgina, and the northern part of the Township of King.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey and York North ridings.

It was recreated a second time in 2003 from parts of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Simcoe—Grey and York North ridings with the current boundaries as described above.

This riding lost territory to Barrie—Innisfil and Newmarket—Aurora during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

A by-election in the riding took place on February 25, 2019, to replace Peter Van Loan, who retired.[5] The by-election was won by another Conservative, Scot Davidson.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
York—Simcoe
Riding created from Dufferin—Simcoe and York North
28th  1968–1972     John Roberts Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Sinclair Stevens Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Simcoe South, York North,
York—Peel and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe
Riding re-created from Simcoe South, Victoria—Haliburton,
Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Peel
34th  1988–1993     John Cole Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Karen Kraft Sloan Liberal
Riding dissolved into Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey and York North
Riding re-created from Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Simcoe—Grey and York North
38th  2004–2006     Peter Van Loan Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2018
 2019–2019 Scot Davidson
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

2004–present

Graph of election results in York—Simcoe (parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeScot Davidson24,90050.0+3.7$63,978.57
LiberalDaniella Johnson14,46929.0+2.2$27,041.24
New DemocraticBenjamin Jenkins6,80013.6-0.6$1,894.25
People'sMichael Lotter3,6627.3+5.7$2,355.74
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,831$121,464.27
Total rejected ballots 466
Turnout 50,29753.74
Eligible voters 93,596
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeScot Davidson24,91846.3Decrease7.61$56,801.81
LiberalCynthia Wesley-Esquimaux14,40726.8Decrease2.24none listed
New DemocraticJessa McLean7,62014.2Increase6.69none listed
GreenJonathan Arnold4,6508.6Increase5.58$6,288.49
LibertarianKeith Komar1,3112.4Increase1.83none listed
People'sMichael Lotter8751.6Decrease0.30$223.47
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,781100.0
Total rejected ballots 497
Turnout 54,27860.7
Eligible voters 89,360
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.68
Source: Elections Canada[7]
Canadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019
Resignation of Peter Van Loan
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeScot Davidson8,92953.91Increase3.66
LiberalShaun Tanaka4,81129.04Decrease8.72
New DemocraticJessa McLean1,2447.51Decrease1.38
Progressive CanadianDorian Baxter6343.83--
GreenMathew Lund4512.72Decrease0.37
People'sRobert Geurts3141.90--
LibertarianKeith Dean Komar950.57--
IndependentJohn The Engineer Turmel640.39--
National Citizens AllianceAdam Suhr220.13--
Total valid votes/expense limit 16,56499.43
Total rejected ballots 950.57+0.09
Turnout 16,65920.03-43.23
Eligible voters 83,179
Conservative hold Swing +6.19
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePeter Van Loan24,05850.25Decrease13.42$138,801.13
LiberalShaun Tanaka18,08337.77Increase26.43$62,296.23
New DemocraticSylvia Gerl4,2558.89Decrease9.69$12,736.48
GreenMark Viitala1,4833.1Decrease2.26
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,879100.0   $208,120.39
Total rejected ballots 2320.48Increase0.08
Turnout 48,11163.66Increase5.06
Eligible voters 75,570
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative24,62463.67
  New Democratic7,18718.58
  Liberal4,38511.34
  Green2,0735.36
  Others4081.05
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePeter Van Loan33,61463.6+6.9
New DemocraticSylvia Gerl10,19019.3+7.1
LiberalCynthia Wesley-Esquimaux5,70210.8-7.9
GreenJohn Dewar2,8515.4-4.7
Christian HeritageVicki Gunn3520.7-0.2
UnitedPaul Pisani1570.3
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,866 100.0
Total rejected ballots 201 0.4
Turnout 53,067 58.6
Eligible voters 90,552
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePeter Van Loan27,41256.7+8.8$89,302
LiberalJudith Moses9,04418.7-12.0$63,431
New DemocraticSylvia Gerl5,88212.2-1.1$7,414
GreenJohn Dewar4,88710.1+3.2$10,646
Progressive CanadianPaul Pisani6761.4$5,640
Christian HeritageVicki Gunn4440.9-0.2$7,287
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,345 100.0$89,500
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativePeter Van Loan25,68547.9+2.7
LiberalKate Wilson16,45630.7-4.8
New DemocraticSylvia Gerl7,13913.3+2.1
GreenJohn Dewar3,7196.9+1.5
Christian HeritageVicki Gunn5951.1-0.1
Total valid votes 53,594100.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativePeter Van Loan21,34345.2
LiberalKate Wilson16,76335.5
New DemocraticSylvia Gerl5,31411.2
GreenBob Burrows2,5765.5
Progressive CanadianStephen Sircelj6701.4
Christian HeritageVicki Gunn5881.2
Total valid votes 47,254100.0

1988–1997

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKaren Kraft Sloan26,97238.9+3.8
ReformPaul Pivato22,32532.2
Progressive ConservativeJohn E. Cole16,13923.3-23.9
New DemocraticSteve Pliakes1,7682.5-10.7
Christian HeritageIan Knight9581.4-2.5
NationalRonald Fletcher6731.0
Natural LawIan Roberts4160.6
AbolitionistGary George Brewer950.1
Total valid votes 69,346 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJohn E. Cole26,73247.2
LiberalFrank Stronach19,90635.1
New DemocraticJudy Darcy7,48913.2
Christian HeritageKlass Stel2,2033.9
LibertarianMaureen E. McAleese3350.6
Total valid votes 56,665 100.0

1968–1979

1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeSinclair Stevens23,59147.0+1.3
LiberalMike Willinsky18,92737.7-0.5
New DemocraticWally Gustar7,63015.2-0.8
Total valid votes 50,148100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeSinclair Stevens22,95745.7+8.4
LiberalJohn Roberts19,17838.2-7.1
New DemocraticWally Gustar8,04616.0-1.3
Total valid votes 50,181 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Roberts15,90645.3
Progressive ConservativeWallace McCutcheon13,10037.3
New DemocraticDon McFadyen6,09517.4
Total valid votes 35,101 100.0

See also

References

  • "York—Simcoe (federal electoral district) (Code 35104) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • (1966 - 1979) Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • (1988 - 1997) Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • (2004 - present) Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Zangouei, Aileen. "York-Simcoe byelection scheduled for Feb. 25". Georgina Advocate. Metroland News. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  3. "York-Simcoe". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - York--Simcoe [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  5. Ballingall, Alex (January 9, 2019). "Trudeau calls byelections for Burnaby South, York—Simcoe and Outremont for Feb. 25". The Toronto Star. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  8. "February 25, 2019 By-elections Election Results". Elections Canada. February 28, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019.
  9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for York—Simcoe, 30 September 2015
  10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  11. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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