Simcoe North

Simcoe North
Ontario electoral district
Simcoe North in relation to southern Ontario ridings (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Bruce Stanton
Conservative
District created 1867
First contested 1867
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 108,672
Electors (2015) 85,156
Area (km²)[2] 1,894
Pop. density (per km²) 57.4
Census divisions Simcoe County
Census subdivisions Midland, Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Penetanguishene, Tay, Tiny, Christian Island 30, Christian Island 30A, Severn, Ramara, Mnjikaning First Nation

Simcoe North (French: Simcoe-Nord) is a federal electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was established as a federal riding in 1867.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[3][4]

Ethnic groups: 87.8% White, 9.6% Aboriginal
Languages: 90.2% English, 4.0% French, 1.4% German
Religions: 71.6% Christian (29.4% Catholic, 12.3% United Church, 10.0% Anglican, 5.2% Presbyterian, 2.9% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.1% Pentecostal, 9.6% Other Christian), 26.9% None.
Median income: $28,203 (2010)
Average income: $36,463 (2010)

Geography

The district includes all of the north and eastern parts of Simcoe County. Municipalities and Indian reserves include Midland, Orillia, Penetanguishene, Tay, Tiny, Christian Island 30, Christian Island 30A, Severn, Ramara, Oro-Medonte (part) and Mnjikaning First Nation The area is 1,984 km2.

History

The electoral district was created in 1867 by the British North America Act. In 1867, it included the townships of Nottawasaga, Sunnidale, Vespra, Flos, Oro, Medonte, Orillia and Matchedash, Tiny and Tay, Balaklava and Robinson, and the Towns of Barrie and Collingwood. In 1882, it lost Oro, Medonte, Orillia and Matchedash, Tiny and Tay, and Balaklava and Robinson. In 1903, it gained Oro, but lost Barrie. In 1947, it lost Oro and gained Barrie. In 1966, it lost Nottawasaga, Sunnidale and Flos and gained Penetanguishene, Matchedash, Medonte, Orillia, Oro, and Tay. In 1976, it gained the townships of Mara, Rama and Tiny but Lost Barrie and Vespra. In 1987, it gained Flos Township, only to lose it again in the 1996 redistribution. In the 2003 redistribution, its southern boundary was altered slightly to follow the boundary of the new municipality of Springwater in neighbouring Simcoe—Grey with the municipalities of Oro-Medonte, Tiny and Tay in Simcoe North. In 2013, the riding lost all of Oro-Medonte west of 9 Line.

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 Simcoe North Riding Association CHP Adrian Kooger 201-390 Sundial Drive Orillia
  Conservative Party of Canada Simcoe North Conservative Association Marnie MacDougall 352 Tiny Beaches Road South Perkinsfield
  Liberal Party of Canada Simcoe North Federal Liberal Association Ryan Douglas Barber 520 Harvie Settlement Road Orillia
  New Democratic Party Simcoe North Federal NDP Riding Association Darin Kennedy 1684 Quarry Rd RR1 Coldwater
Green Simcoe North Federal Green Party Association Alec Adams 309-30 Museum Drive Orillia

Members of Parliament

Simcoe North has elected the following Members of Parliament to represent it in the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Simcoe North
1st  1867–1872     Thomas David McConkey Liberal
2nd  1872–1874 Herman Henry Cook
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     Dalton McCarthy Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896     Independent
8th  1896–1898     McCarthyite
 1898–1900     Leighton McCarthy Independent
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911     John Allister Currie Conservative
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Thomas Edwin Ross Progressive
15th  1925–1926     William Alves Boys Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935 John Thomas Simpson
18th  1935–1940     Duncan Fletcher McCuaig Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Julian Ferguson Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958 Heber Smith
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972 Philip Bernard Rynard
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Doug Lewis
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Paul DeVillers Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008     Bruce Stanton Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–Present

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBruce Stanton24,83643.52-10.36$91,741.02
LiberalLiz Riley22,71839.81+20.56$74,044.17
New DemocraticRichard Banigan6,03710.58-9.85$3,879.75
GreenPeter Stubbins2,5434.46-1.4$11,996.03
No affiliation1Jacob Kearey-Moreland6181.08$2,744.47
Christian HeritageScott Whittaker3190.56-0.02$2,753.34
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,071100.0 $224,845.90
Total rejected ballots 189
Turnout 57,260
Eligible voters 86,859
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
1 Cooperative Interdependent
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative27,79653.88
  New Democratic10,54020.43
  Liberal9,93219.25
  Green3,0215.86
  Christian Heritage3010.58
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBruce Stanton31,58154.5+4.8
New DemocraticRichard Banigan11,51519.9+8.2
LiberalSteve Clarke11,09019.1-8.6
GreenValerie Powell3,4896.0-5.0
Christian HeritageAdrian Kooger3220.6
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,997 100.0
Total rejected ballots 161 0.3
Turnout 58,158 64.9
Eligible voters 89,588
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBruce Stanton26,32849.7+9.3$84,616
LiberalSteve Clarke14,67027.7-10.7$87,766
New DemocraticRichard Banigan6,20711.7-2.4$6,265
GreenValerie Powell5,82011.0+5.0$26,424
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,025100.0$90,754

Note: Results are preliminary as of 18 October 2008.

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeBruce Stanton23,26640.4+2.7
LiberalKaren Graham22,07838.4-5.0
New DemocraticJen Hill8,13214.1+2.8
GreenSandy Agnew3,4516.0-0.4
Christian HeritageAdrian Kooger6171.1+0.1
Total valid votes 57,544 100.0
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Devillers23,66443.4-7.4
ConservativePeter Stock20,57037.7-6.2
New DemocraticJen Hill6,16211.3+6.6
GreenMary Lou Kirby3,4866.4
Christian HeritageAdrian Kooger5441.0+0.4
Canadian ActionIan Woods1450.3
Total valid votes 54,571100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Devillers24,51050.8+6.4
AlliancePeter Stock14,28329.6+1.6
Progressive ConservativeLucy Stewart6,91414.3-6.8
New DemocraticAnn Billings2,2724.7-0.1
IndependentAdrian P. Kooger3050.6
Total valid votes 48,284 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Devillers22,77544.4+3.9
ReformPeter Stock14,36328.0-2.8
Progressive ConservativeSharon Henry10,84921.1-2.0
New DemocraticAnn Billings2,4884.8+1.4
GreenAdam Mazzara3880.8
Natural LawPeter Cameron2300.4-0.1
Canadian ActionGloria Earl2130.4
Total valid votes 51,306100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Devillers23,04740.5+2.7
ReformRay Lyons17,49830.8
Progressive ConservativeDoug Lewis13,14523.1-20.9
New DemocraticMarsha Mitzak1,9583.4-14.7
NationalBrian Stewart8451.5
Natural LawGarry Foster3000.5
AbolitionistBobby-Joe Edwards670.1
Total valid votes 56,860 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Lewis21,84744.0-10.9
LiberalAlan Martin18,75537.8+11.2
New DemocraticMike McMurter8,99518.1+1.0
Total valid votes 49,597 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Lewis24,88755.0+18.5
LiberalAlan Martin12,06226.6-9.6
New DemocraticTim Tynan7,74217.1-10.2
GreenJohn Brandon Letts3620.8
LibertarianIan Mcteer2290.5
Total valid votes 45,282100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Lewis14,87436.4-10.0
LiberalAlan Martin14,80836.3+9.7
New DemocraticFayne Bullen11,13927.3+0.3
Total valid votes 40,821 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Lewis19,38846.4+6.2
New DemocraticFayne Bullen11,28427.0+4.7
LiberalWalter Connell11,09926.6+4.3
Total valid votes 41,771100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeP.B. Rynard18,95040.2-7.7
LiberalJanice Laking17,06836.2+3.7
New DemocraticFayne Bullen10,50222.3+2.8
IndependentStephen Ridley3300.7
Social CreditBruce Arnold2670.6
Total valid votes 47,117 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeP.B. Rynard22,14547.9+2.1
LiberalBruce Owen15,03832.6-8.6
New DemocraticRich Partridge9,01619.5+6.5
Total valid votes 46,199 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeP.B. Rynard16,61945.8+0.3
LiberalBill A. Bell14,93641.20.0
New DemocraticCharles Perrie Rintoul4,73013.0+5.0
Total valid votes 36,285 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHeber Smith9,51345.5-0.4
LiberalBill Bell8,59041.1+3.3
New DemocraticEd Genge1,6778.0-0.8
Social CreditMel Rowat1,1095.3-3.6
Total valid votes 20,889100.0
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHeber Smith10,15745.9-12.2
LiberalRalph Snelgrove8,37437.8+7.1
Social CreditWilliard Kinzie1,9618.9-2.4
New DemocraticRussell Pogue9634.4
Independent ConservativeJack Browne6783.1
Total valid votes 22,133 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHeber Smith11,72858.1-12.1
LiberalHank Howard6,21030.7+0.9
New DemocraticRussell Pogue2,26511.2
Total valid votes 20,203 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHeber Smith13,85570.2+7.7
LiberalWilliam S. Campbell5,89029.8-7.7
Total valid votes 19,745100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHeber Smith11,43762.5+10.9
LiberalWilliam Seymour Campbell6,86037.5-10.9
Total valid votes 18,297 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJulian Harcourt Ferguson8,31651.6+1.6
LiberalRalph Trapnell Snelgrove7,79648.4+5.2
Total valid votes 16,112 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJulian Harcourt Ferguson7,65850.0-3.0
LiberalJ. Gladstone Currie6,61343.2+2.7
Co-operative CommonwealthReginald Edward Ayres1,0536.9+0.3
Total valid votes 15,324 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJulian Harcourt Ferguson8,25152.9+7.0
LiberalDuncan Fletcher McCuaig6,30940.5-13.6
Co-operative CommonwealthArthur Eric Cresswell1,0276.6
Total valid votes 15,587 100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDuncan Fletcher McCuaig7,09654.1+4.0
National GovernmentFrederick Aylsworth Brock6,03045.9+9.4
Total valid votes 13,126100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDuncan Fletcher McCuaig7,24450.1
ConservativeJohn Thomas Simpson5,29036.6-16.5
ReconstructionHerbert James Crawford1,3249.2
Co-operative CommonwealthSeymour Cornwall Cooper6084.2
Total valid votes 14,466100.0
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn Thomas Simpson7,29553.0+2.3
ProgressiveErnest Charles Drury6,45947.0-2.3
Total valid votes 13,754 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Alves Boys7,05850.7-1.5
ProgressiveErnest Charles Drury6,86549.3+1.5
Total valid votes 13,923100.0
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Alves Boys6,88552.2+8.7
ProgressiveErnest Drury6,29547.8-3.6
Total valid votes 13,180 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ProgressiveThomas Edwin Ross5,29851.4
ConservativeJohn Allister Currie4,48943.5-21.4
IndependentWilliam John Holden5275.1
Total valid votes 10,314 100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election.

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Government (Unionist)John Allister Currie4,24064.9+13.2
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Ernest Drury2,29335.1-13.2
Total valid votes 6,533 100.0

Note: Government vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election, and Opposition vote is compared to Liberal vote.

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn Allister Currie2,64851.7+1.2
LiberalLeighton Goldie McCarthy2,47648.3-1.2
Total valid votes 5,124 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn Allister Currie2,75650.5+0.9
LiberalDaniel Wilson2,70549.5
Total valid votes 5,461100.0
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentLeighton Goldie McCarthy2,48650.4-6.2
ConservativeJohn Allister Currie2,44449.6+6.2
Total valid votes 4,930 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentLeighton Goldie McCarthy2,52456.6
ConservativeCharles Cameron1,93643.4+25.2
Total valid votes 4,460100.0

Note: popular vote compared to vote in 1896 general election.

By-election on 14 December 1898

On Mr. McCarthy's death, 11 May 1898

Party Candidate Votes
IndependentLeighton Goldie McCarthyelected
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes%±%
McCarthyiteDalton McCarthy2,51752.4-0.8
LiberalElihu Stewart1,41029.4-17.4
ConservativeHoughton Lennox87518.2
Total valid votes 4,802 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentDalton McCarthy2,41753.3-0.4
LiberalHerman Henry Cook2,12146.7+0.5
Total valid votes 4,538100.0
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDalton McCarthy2,36253.7-0.1
LiberalTimothy Warren Anglin2,03346.3
Total valid votes 4,395100.0
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDalton McCarthy1,76153.8+3.4
IndependentCharles Drury1,51146.2
Total valid votes 3,272100.0
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDalton McCarthy2,94350.4+1.2
LiberalHerman Henry Cook2,89349.6-1.2
Total valid votes 5,836100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 26 December 1874
Party Candidate Votes%±%
On Mr. Cook being unseated on petition, 11 November 1874
LiberalHerman Henry Cook2,35550.8-1.0
ConservativeDalton McCarthy2,28149.2+1.0
Total valid votes 4,636100.0
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHerman Henry Cook2,27951.7+1.0
ConservativeDalton McCarthy2,12548.3-1.0
Total valid votes 4,404 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHerman Henry Cook1,90850.7
ConservativeDalton McCarthy1,85249.3
Total valid votes 3,760 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalThomas David McConkeyacclaimed

See also

References

  • "(Code 35086) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

Coordinates: 44°41′N 79°38′W / 44.68°N 79.64°W / 44.68; -79.64

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