Simcoe—Grey (provincial electoral district)
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Simcoe—Grey in relation to Southern Ontario ridings | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
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District created | 1999 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2014 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 125,985 | ||
Electors (2011) | 93,705 | ||
Area (km²) | 2,515 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 50.1 | ||
Census divisions | Simcoe, Grey | ||
Census subdivisions | New Tecumseth, Springwater, Collingwood, Essa, Wasaga Beach, Clearview, Adjala-Tosorontio, Blue Mountains |
Simcoe—Grey is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
It was created in 1996 from parts of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Bruce—Grey, Simcoe Centre, Simcoe North, Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Simcoe.
It consists of the municipalities of Blue Mountains, Collingwood, Clearview, Wasaga Beach, Springwater, Essa, New Tecumseth and Adjala-Tosorontio. It had a population of 117,505 in 2001, and an area of 2,515 km².
History
The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.
It consisted initially of:
- the part of the County of Simcoe lying to the west of and including the Town of New Tecumseth and the Township of Essa, to the west of and excluding the City of Barrie, to the east of and including the townships of Vespra and Flos, and to the south of and excluding the Township of Tiny;
- in the County of Grey, the Town of Thornbury, the villages of Flesherton and Markdale, and the townships of Artemesia, Collingwood and Osprey.
In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.
Members of Provincial Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
Simcoe—Grey | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Riding created from Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Bruce—Grey, Simcoe Centre, Simcoe North, Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Simcoe |
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37th | 1999–2003 | Jim Wilson | Progressive Conservative | |
38th | 2003–2007 | |||
39th | 2007–2011 | |||
40th | 2011–2014 | |||
41st | 2014–Present |
Election results
Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 26,238 | 47.14 | -7.19 | ||||
Liberal | Lorne Kenney | 17,385 | 31.24 | +8.93 | ||||
New Democratic | David Matthews | 7,837 | 14.08 | -0.58 | ||||
Green | Jesseca Dudun | 4,198 | 7.54 | -1.16 | ||||
Total valid votes | 55,658 | 100.00 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.06 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[1] |
Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 25,339 | 54.33 | +3.68 | ||||
Liberal | Donna Kenwell | 10,404 | 22.31 | -3.67 | ||||
New Democratic | David Matthews | 6,839 | 14.66 | +5.45 | ||||
Green | Mike Schreiner | 4,057 | 8.70 | -2.63 | ||||
Total valid votes | 46,639 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 166 | 0.35 | ||||||
Turnout | 46,805 | 48.12 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 97,272 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +3.68 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
Ontario general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 24,270 | 50.65 | -0.87 | ||||
Liberal | Steven Fishman | 12,447 | 25.97 | -7.62 | ||||
Green | Peter Ellis | 5,428 | 11.33 | * | ||||
New Democratic | Katy Austin | 4,417 | 9.22 | -0.98 | ||||
Libertarian | Philip Bender | 724 | 1.51 | |||||
Family Coalition | Steven Taylor | 361 | 0.75 | |||||
Independent | Owen Ferguson | 273 | 0.57 | |||||
Total valid votes | 47,920 | 100.00 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +3.37 |
^ Change based on redistributed results
Ontario general election, 2003 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 26,114 | 51.47 | -14.53 | ||||
Liberal | Mark Redmond | 17,505 | 34.50 | +8.06 | ||||
New Democratic | Leo Losereit | 5,032 | 9.92 | +2.36 | ||||
Green | Geoffrey Maile | 875 | 1.72 | |||||
Family Coalition | Steven J. Taylor | 801 | 1.58 | |||||
Libertarian | Philip Bender | 411 | 0.81 | |||||
Total valid votes | 50,738 | 100.0 |
Ontario general election, 1999 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 31,984 | 66.00 | |||||
Liberal | Norman Sandberg | 12,815 | 26.44 | |||||
New Democratic | Mary Hart | 3,662 | 7.56 | |||||
Total valid votes | 48,461 | 100.0 |
2007 electoral reform referendum
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 31,429 | 66.8 | |
Mixed member proportional | 15,659 | 33.2 | |
Total valid votes | 47,088 | 100.0 |
Sources
- ↑ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 085 Simcoe-Grey". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Simcoe—Grey" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
Coordinates: 44°22′30″N 80°00′29″W / 44.375°N 80.008°W