Scot Davidson
MP
Member of Parliament
for York—Simcoe
Assumed office
February 25, 2019
Preceded byPeter Van Loan
Personal details
BornGeorgina, Ontario
Political partyConservative
ResidenceDuclos Point, Ontario[1]

Scot Davidson MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on February 25, 2019.[2] He represents the electoral district of York—Simcoe as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.[2]

Political career

Scot Davidson, Heather Fullerton, and Jason Verkaik sought the Conservative nomination for the 2019 York—Simcoe federal by-election.[3] In a nomination meeting on October 20, Scot Davidson was declared the Conservative candidate.[4] Davidson won the seat in the by election, and held it in the general election in October.

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: York—Simcoe
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeScot Davidson24,90050.0+3.7
LiberalDaniella Johnson14,46929.0+2.2
New DemocraticBenjamin Jenkins6,80013.6-0.6
People'sMichael Lotter3,6627.3+5.7
Total valid votes 49,831
Total rejected ballots 466
Turnout 50,29753.74
Eligible voters 93,596
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election: York—Simcoe
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[6]
Canadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019: York—Simcoe
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[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Scot Davidson keeps York-Simcoe riding Tory blue". Toronto Star, February 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ Heidi, Riedner (September 12, 2018). "York-Simcoe Tory nomination garners 3 bids for federal riding". Georgina Advocate. YorkRegion.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ King, Miriam (October 24, 2018). "Conservative Party votes in new York-Simcoe representative". BarrieToday.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  7. ↑ "February 25, 2019 By-elections Election Results". Elections Canada. February 28, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019.


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