Simcoe—Grey
Ontario electoral district
Simcoe—Grey in relation to Southern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Terry Dowdall
Conservative
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]116,307
Electors (2015)95,511
Area (km²)[2]1,950
Pop. density (per km²)59.6
Census division(s)Simcoe, Grey
Census subdivision(s)New Tecumseth, Springwater, Collingwood, Essa, Wasaga Beach, Clearview, Adjala-Tosorontio, Blue Mountains

Simcoe—Grey is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

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

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.

This riding lost territory to Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canada Census[3]

Ethnic groups: 86.7% White, 3.6% Indigenous, 2.3% South Asian, 2.1% Black, 1.2% Latin American

Languages: 85.3% English, 1.7% French, 1.5% Italian, 1.0% Spanish

Religions: 57.7% Christian (25.7% Catholic, 6.9% United Church, 6.2% Anglican, 3.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.0% Christian Orthodox, 12.2% Other), 1.1% Muslim, 38.4% None

Median income: $43,200 (2020)

Average income: $55,950 (2020)

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—Grey Christian Heritage Party Association Iain Morris PO Box 692 Alliston
  Conservative Party of Canada Simcoe—Grey Conservative Association Sandy Kursis PO Box 2021 Thornton ON L0L 2N0
  Liberal Party of Canada Simcoe—Grey Federal Liberal Association Rob Glozier PO Box 779 Alliston
  New Democratic Party Simcoe—Grey Federal NDP Riding Association Denny Oliver 7 Truax Crescent Angus
Green Simcoe—Grey Federal Green Party Association Kendra Marr 7150 Sideroad 3/4 Nottawasaga Creemore, Ontario
People's Barrie-Simcoe PPC Association Stephen Makk PO Box 543 Victoria Harbour

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Simcoe—Grey
Riding created from Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Bruce—Grey,
Simcoe Centre, Simcoe North,
Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Simcoe
36th  1997–2000     Paul Bonwick Liberal
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006     Helena Guergis Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2010
 2010–2011     Independent
41st  2011–2015     Kellie Leitch Conservative
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021 Terry Dowdall
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Simcoe—Grey (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTerry Dowdall36,24947.3+3.8$77,055.07
LiberalBren Munro21,32027.8-3.9$15,794.64
New DemocraticLucas Gillies10,14013.2+2.0$4,394.15
People'sAdam Minatel5,5507.2+5.3$16,038.13
GreenNick Clayton2,9693.9-10.1$3,494.50
Christian HeritageKen Stouffer3820.5–$5,174.14
Total valid votes 76,610
Total rejected ballots 436
Turnout 77,04663.60
Eligible voters 121,142
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTerry Dowdall32,81243.5-3.1$77,284.03
LiberalLorne Kenney23,92531.7-6.9none listed
GreenSherri Jackson8,58911.4+7.0$13,135.30
New DemocraticIlona Matthews8,46211.2+1.6$4,265.12
People'sRichard Sommer1,4161.9–none listed
Veterans CoalitionTony D'Angelo3050.4none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 75,509100.0
Total rejected ballots 492
Turnout 76,00166.0
Eligible voters 115,193
Conservative hold Swing +1.90
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election: Simcoe—Grey
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeKellie Leitch30,61246.6-1.8$101,505.22
LiberalMike MacEachern25,35238.6+25.9$55,545.97
New DemocraticDavid Matthews6,3329.6-7.8$5,106.83
GreenJoAnne Fleming2,9234.4-1.1$5,324.15
Christian HeritageLen Noordegraaf5280.8–$3,879.16
Total valid votes/Expense limit 65,747100.0   $242,062.43
Total rejected ballots 225––
Turnout 65,972––
Eligible voters 97,145
Conservative hold Swing -13.85
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative26,76448.43
  New Democratic9,63117.43
  Others8,80615.94
  Liberal7,00012.67
  Green3,0585.53
2011 Canadian federal election: Simcoe—Grey
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeKellie Leitch31,78449.36-5.68$96,128.50
New DemocraticKaty Austin11,18517.38+6.187,993.48
IndependentHelena Guergis8,71413.50–57,289.66
LiberalAlex Smardenka8,20712.75-8.8083,148.92
GreenJace Metheral3,4825.41-4.718,522.13
Christian HeritagePeter Vander Zaag7571.18–4,385.89
Canadian ActionGord Cochrane2440.38–2,512.75
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,373 100.00–$99,651.72
Total rejected ballots 269 0.42+0.08
Turnout 64,642 66.13+6.03
Eligible voters 97,755 ––
Conservative hold Swing -5.93
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeHelena Guergis30,89755.04+5.2$71,239
LiberalAndrea Matrosovs12,09921.55-9.3$36,810
New DemocraticKaty Austin6,28811.200.0$6,077
GreenPeter Ellis5,68510.12+4.5$9,015
Christian HeritagePeter Vander Zaag1,0181.81-0.6$4,175
LibertarianCaley McKibbin1430.25–$20
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,130100.00$94,127
Total rejected ballots 1890.34
Turnout 56,319 60.10
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeHelena Guergis30,13549.8+9.1$84,182
LiberalElizabeth Kirley18,68930.9-9.5$92,500
New DemocraticKaty Austin6,78411.2+1.2$10,777
GreenPeter Ellis3,3725.6+1.8$2,361
Christian HeritagePeter Vander Zaag1,5852.6-1.5$14,302
Total valid votes 60,565100.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeHelena Guergis22,49640.6-9.3
LiberalPaul Bonwick22,39640.4-4.3
New DemocraticColin Mackinnon5,53210.0+6.7
GreenPeter Ellis2,6684.8
Christian HeritagePeter Vander Zaag2,2854.1
Total valid votes 55,377 100.0

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

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Bonwick22,22444.8+9.6
AllianceGeorge Demery16,11332.5-1.8
Progressive ConservativeBill Dunkley8,65517.4-5.7
New DemocraticMichael Kennedy1,6463.3-2.8
Canadian ActionJames McGillivray7511.5
IndependentVictor Carvalho2460.5
Total valid votes 49,635100.0

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

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalPaul Bonwick17,89535.2
ReformPaul Shaw17,41434.3
Progressive ConservativeShawn Mitchell11,76123.1
New DemocraticMarty Wilkinson3,0906.1
Christian HeritageMia Colaris6641.3
Total valid votes 50,824100.0

See also

References

  • "Simcoe—Grey (federal electoral district) (Code 35085) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

44°22′30″N 80°00′29″W / 44.375°N 80.008°W / 44.375; -80.008

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