Simcoe North

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Simcoe North

Ontario electoral district
Simcoe North in relation to southern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Bruce Stanton Conservative
District created	1867
First contested	1867
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Garfield Dunlop Progressive Conservative
District created
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	119,400
Electors (2007)	83,575
Area (km²)	2,381
Pop. density (per km²)	50.1
Census divisions	Simcoe County
Census subdivisions	Midland, Orillia, Penetanguishene, Tay, Tiny, Christian Island, Severn, Ramara, Oro-Medonte, Mnjikaning First Nation

Simcoe North is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was established as a federal riding in 1867, and as a provincial riding in 2003. Its population was 119,400 in 2006.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Geography 3 History 4 Members of Parliament 5 Federal election results 6 Members of Provincial Parliament 7 Provincial election results 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups: 92.3% White, 5.9% Native Canadian
Languages: 90.7% English, 9.2% both English and French
Religions: 48.3% Protestant, 30.1% Catholic, 1.7% Other Christian, 18.6% No affiliation
Average income: $28,062

[edit] Geography

The district includes all of the north and eastern parts of Simcoe County. The major municipalities include Midland, Orillia, Penetanguishene, Tay, Tiny, Christian Island, Severn, Ramara, Oro-Medonte and Mnjikaning First Nation The area is 2,381 sq. km.

[edit] History

The federal 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

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

1. Thomas David McConkey, Liberal (1867-1872)
2. Herman Henry Cook, Liberal (1872-1878)
3. Dalton McCarthy, Conservative/Independent/McCarthyite (1878-1898)
4. Leighton Goldie McCarthy, Independent (1898-1908)
5. John Alister Currie, Conservative (1908-1921)
6. Thomas Edwin Ross, Progressive (1921-1925)
7. William Alves Boys, Conservative (1925-1930)
8. John Thomas Simpson, Conservative (1930-1935)
9. Duncan Fletcher McCuaig, Liberal (1935-1945)
10. Julian Harcourt Ferguson, Progressive Conservative (1945-1957)
11. Heber Smith, Progressive Conservative (1957-1968)
12. P.B. Rynard, Progressive Conservative (1968-[1979)
13. Doug Lewis, Progressive Conservative (1979-1993)
14. Paul Devillers, Liberal (1993-2006)
15. Bruce Stanton, Conservative (2006-present)

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Bruce Stanton	23,266
	Liberal	Karen Graham	22,078
	New Democrat	Jen Hill	8,132
	Green	Sandy Agnew	3,451
	Christian Heritage	Adrian Kooger	617

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paul Devillers	23,664
	Conservative	Peter Stock	20,570
	New Democrat	Jen Hill	6,162
	Green	Mary Lou Kirby	3,486
	Christian Heritage	Adrian Kooger	544
	Canadian Action	Ian Woods	145

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paul Devillers	24,510
	Canadian Alliance	Peter Stock	14,283
	Progressive Conservative	Lucy Stewart	6,914
	New Democrat	Ann Billings	2,272
	Not affiliated	Adrian P. Kooger	305

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paul Devillers	22,775
	Reform	Peter Stock	14,363
	Progressive Conservative	Sharon Henry	10,849
	New Democrat	Ann Billings	2,488
	Green	Adam Mazzara	388
	Natural Law	Peter Cameron	230
	Canadian Action	Gloria Earl	213

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paul Devillers	23,047
	Reform	Ray Lyons	17,498
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Lewis	13,145
	New Democrat	Marsha Mitzak	1,958
	National	Brian Stewart	845
	Natural Law	Garry Foster	300
	Abolitionist	Bobby-Joe Edwards	67

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Lewis	21,847
	Liberal	Alan Martin	18,755
	New Democrat	Mike McMurter	8,995

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Lewis	24,887
	Liberal	Alan Martin	12,062
	New Democrat	Tim Tynan	7,742
	Green	John Brandon Letts	362
	Libertarian	Ian Mcteer	229

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Lewis	14,874
	Liberal	Alan Martin	14,808
	New Democrat	Fayne Bullen	11,139

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Lewis	19,388
	New Democrat	Fayne Bullen	11,284
	Liberal	Walter Connell	11,099

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	P.B. Rynard	18,950
	Liberal	Janice Laking	17,068
	New Democrat	Fayne Bullen	10,502
	Independent	Stephen Ridley	330
	Social Credit	Bruce Arnold	267

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	P.B. Rynard	22,145
	Liberal	Bruce Owen	15,038
	New Democrat	Rich Partridge	9,016

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	P.B. Rynard	16,619
	Liberal	Bill A. Bell	14,936
	New Democrat	Charles Perrie Rintoul	4,730

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Heber Smith	9,513
	Liberal	Bill Bell	8,590
	New Democrat	Ed Genge	1,677
	Social Credit	Mel Rowat	1,109

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Heber Smith	10,157
	Liberal	Ralph Snelgrove	8,374
	Social Credit	Williard Kinzie	1,961
	New Democrat	Russell Pogue	963
	Independent Conservative	Jack Browne	678

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Heber Smith	11,728
	Liberal	Hank Howard	6,210
	New Democrat	Russell Pogue	2,265

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Heber Smith	13,855
	Liberal	William S. Campbell	5,890

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Heber Smith	11,437
	Liberal	William Seymour Campbell	6,860

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Julian Harcourt Ferguson	8,316
	Liberal	Ralph Trapnell Snelgrove	7,796

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Julian Harcourt Ferguson	7,658
	Liberal	J. Gladstone Currie	6,613
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Reginald Edward Ayres	1,053

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Julian Harcourt Ferguson	8,251
	Liberal	Duncan Fletcher McCuaig	6,309
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Arthur Eric Cresswell	1,027

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Duncan Fletcher McCuaig	7,096
	National Government	Frederick Aylsworth Brock	6,030

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Duncan Fletcher McCuaig	7,244
	Conservative	John Thomas Simpson	5,290
	Reconstruction	Herbert James Crawford	1,324
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Seymour Cornwall Cooper	608

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Thomas Simpson	7,295
	Progressive	Ernest Charles Drury	6,459

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Alves Boys	7,058
	Progressive	Ernest Charles Drury	6,865

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Alves Boys	6,885
	Progressive	Ernest Drury	6,295

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	Thomas Edwin Ross	5,298
	Conservative	John Allister Currie	4,489
	Independent	William John Holden	527

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	John Alister Currie	4,240
	Opposition	Ernest Drury	2,293

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Alister Currie	2,648
	Liberal	Leighton Goldie McCarthy	2,476

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Alister Currie	2,756
	Liberal	Daniel Wilson	2,705

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Leighton Goldie McCarthy	2,486
	Conservative	John A. Currie	2,444

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Leighton Goldie McCarthy	2,524
	Conservative	Charles Cameron	1,936

By-election on 14 December 1898 On Mr. McCarthy's death, 11 May 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Leighton Goldie McCarthy	elected

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	McCarthyite	Dalton McCarthy	2,517
	Liberal	Elihu Stewart	1,410
	Conservative	Houghton Lennox	875

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Dalton McCarthy	2,417
	Liberal	H.H. Cook	2,121

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dalton McCarthy	2,362
	Liberal	T.W. Anglin	2,033

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dalton McCarthy	1,761
	Independent	Charles Drury	1,511

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dalton McCarthy	2,943
	Liberal	Herman Henry Cook	2,893

By-election on 26 December 1874 On Mr. Cook being unseated on petition, 11 November 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Herman Henry Cook	2,355
	Conservative	Dalton McCarthy	2,281

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Herman Henry Cook	2,279
	Conservative	Dalton McCarthy	2,125

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Herman Henry Cook	1,908
	Conservative	McCarthy	1,852

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas David McConkey	acclaimed

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

Simcoe North has elected the following Members of Provincial Parliament to represent it in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

1. Garfield Dunlop, Progressive Conservative (1999-present)

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Garfield Dunlop	22,987	49.8
	Liberal	Laura Domsy	14,093	30.5
	Green	Wayne Varcoe	4,709	10.2
	New Democrat	Andrew Hill	4,239	9.2
	Libertarian	Dane-Train Reybould	112	0.2

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	28215	62.6%
	Mixed member proportional	16883	37.4%

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Garfield Dunlop	23,393	46.13	-7.02
	Liberal	Paul Sloan	19,713	38.87	-0.16
	New Democrat	John Niddery	5,515	10.87	+4.95
	Green	Nina Pruesse	1,540	3.04	+1.75
	Family Coalition	Blaine Scott	453	0.89
	Independent	Karnail Singh	101	0.2

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Garfield Dunlop	26,160	53.15
	Liberal	George J. Macdonald	19,209	39.03
	New Democrat	Ann Billings	2,913	5.92
	Green	Harry Promm	633	1.29
	Natural Law	William Robert Ayling	305	0.62

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results

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