Parry Sound—Muskoka (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Parry Sound—Muskoka.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Ontario electoral district

Parry Sound—Muskoka in relation to other Northern Ontario ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Norm Miller
Progressive Conservative

District created 1999
First contested 1999
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2001) 84,836
Electors (2007) 62,109
Area (km²) 15,486
Pop. density (per km²) 5.5
Census divisions Parry Sound District, Muskoka District, Nipissing District
Census subdivisions Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Muskoka Lakes, Parry Sound, Seguin, Lake of Bays, McDougall, Georgian Bay, Perry

Parry Sound—Muskoka is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The riding was once held by Ontario Premier Ernie Eves, and at present by Norm Miller, son of former Premier Frank Miller.

The district, which has existed since 1999, has identical boundaries to those of the federal district of Parry Sound—Muskoka.

The riding consists of the Territorial District of Parry Sound (excluding the Town of Powassan, the townships of Nipissing and North Himsworth, and the part of the Town of Killarney contained in the district), the District Municipality of Muskoka, and the part of the Town of Kearney lying in the Territorial Nipissing District.

History

Prior to the 1999 boundary realignment two ridings covered the area: Parry Sound and Muskoka. Parry Sound—Muskoka provincial electoral district was created in 1906, Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes. They were redistributed whenever a readjustment took place at the federal level.

It initially consisted of the District Municipality of Muskoka, the Territorial District of Parry Sound (excluding the towns of Powassan and Trout Creek and the townships of Nipissing, North Himsworth and South Himsworth) and the township of Sherborne and Others (formerly Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale) in the County of Haliburton.

In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the next provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts are those defined for federal purposes in 1996, based on the 1991 census (except for a minor boundary adjustment). The 96 southern electoral districts are those defined for federal electoral purposes in 2003, based on the 2001 census. Without this legislation, the number of electoral districts in northern Ontario would have been reduced from eleven to ten.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parry Sound—Muskoka
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Parry Sound and Muskoka
37th  1999–2001     Ernie Eves Progressive Conservative
 2001–2003 Norm Miller
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–Present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeNorm Miller 15,752 40.70 -13.39
LiberalDan Waters 10,177 26.30 +8.09
Green Matt Richter 7,484 19.34 +10.28
New DemocraticClyde Mobbley 4,993 12.90 -5.28
FreedomAndy Stivrins 296 0.76 +0.29
Total valid votes 38,702 100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -10.74
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeNorm Miller 19,417 54.09 +6.92
Liberal Cindy Waters 6,537 18.21 -8.50
New DemocraticAlex Zyganiuk 6,527 18.18 +4.54
GreenMatt Richter 3,251 9.06 -3.42
FreedomAndy Stivrins 167 0.47  
Total valid votes 35,896100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1710.47
Turnout 36,07051.79
Eligible voters 69,651
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.71
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeNorm Miller 17,343 47.17 -1.34
LiberalBrenda Rhodes 9,819 26.71 -7.73
New DemocraticSara Hall 5,015 13.64 +3.72
GreenMatt Richter 4,589 12.48 +6.6
Total valid votes 36,766 100.0
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeNorm Miller 18,776 48.51 -0.79
LiberalDan Waters 13,332 34.44 +0.13
New DemocraticJo-Anne Boulding 3,838 9.92 +6.53
GreenGlen Hodgson 2,277 5.88 -6.46
Family CoalitionCharlene Phinney 484 1.25  
Total valid votes 38,707 100.0
Ontario provincial by-election, February 8, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeNorm Miller 12,903 49.30 -8.67
LiberalEvelyn Brown 8,979 34.31 +6.62
GreenRichard Thomas 3,229 12.34  
New DemocraticJoanne Bury 888 3.39 -10.1
IndependentAnne Marsden 113 0.43  
IndependentJohn Turmel 61 0.23  
Total valid votes 26,173 100.0
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeErnie Eves 22,967 57.97
LiberalIsabel Doxey 10,970 27.69
New DemocraticDan Waters 5,343 13.49
Natural LawIris Tamssot 339 0.86
Total valid votes 39,619 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 24,430 67.9
Mixed member proportional 11,523 32.1
Total valid votes 35,953 100.0

Notes

  1. Elections Ontario web site, “New Electoral Boundaries” Archived December 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District, 069 Parry Sound-Muskoka". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Parry Sound—Muskoka" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2014.

Sources


Coordinates: 45°31′44″N 79°46′19″W / 45.529°N 79.772°W / 45.529; -79.772

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