Simcoe—Grey
Ontario electoral district
Simcoe—Grey in relation to Southern Ontario ridings
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Brian Saunderson
Progressive Conservative
District created1999
First contested1999
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)129,940
Electors (2018)108,156
Area (km²)2,772
Pop. density (per km²)46.9
Census division(s)Simcoe, Grey
Census subdivision(s)New Tecumseth, 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
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford,
Bruce—Grey, Simcoe Centre,
Simcoe North, and York—Simcoe
37th  1999–2003     Jim Wilson Progressive Conservative
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2018
 2018–2022     Independent
43rd  2022–present     Brian Saunderson Progressive Conservative

Wilson resigned from cabinet and the Progressive Conservative caucus on November 2, 2018, and continued the term as an Independent MPP.[1]

Election results

2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBrian Saunderson27,06751.18-4.75
LiberalTed Crysler11,68722.10+7.70
New DemocraticKeith Nunn5,84911.06-10.99
GreenAllan Kuhn4,7428.97+2.09
New BlueDavid Ghobrial2,1474.06
Ontario PartyRodney Sacrey1,0391.96
None of the AboveBilly G. Gordon3550.67
Total valid votes 52,886
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 255
Turnout 53,14143.52-13.56
Eligible voters 122,113
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.23
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Wilson34,09455.93+8.53
New DemocraticDavid Matthews13,44422.05+7.72
LiberalDan Hambly8,78014.40-14.40
GreenJesseca Perry4,1926.88-1.01
LibertarianJohn Wright4530.74
Total valid votes 60,96398.74
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 7751.26
Turnout 61,73857.08
Eligible voters 108,156
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.41
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2014 general election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote  %
  Progressive Conservative22,28847.39
  Liberal14,29630.40
  New Democratic6,73914.33
  Green3,7077.88
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Wilson2598847.14-7.19
LiberalLorne Kenney17,19931.24+8.93
New DemocraticDavid Matthews7,79314.08-0.58
GreenJesseca Dudun4,1727.54-1.16
Total valid votes 55,152100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.06
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Wilson25,33954.33+3.68
LiberalDonna Kenwell10,40422.31-3.67
New DemocraticDavid Matthews6,83914.66+5.45
GreenMike Schreiner4,0578.70-2.63
Total valid votes 46,639 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1660.35
Turnout 46,80548.12
Eligible voters 97,272
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.68
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Wilson24,27050.65-0.87
LiberalSteven Fishman12,44725.97-7.62
GreenPeter Ellis5,42811.33*
New DemocraticKaty Austin4,4179.22-0.98
LibertarianPhilip Bender7241.51
Family CoalitionSteven Taylor3610.75
IndependentOwen Ferguson2730.57 
Total valid votes 47,920 100.00
  Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.37

^ Change based on redistributed results

2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Wilson26,11451.47-14.53
LiberalMark Redmond17,50534.50+8.06
New DemocraticLeo Losereit5,0329.92+2.36
GreenGeoffrey Maile8751.72 
Family CoalitionSteven J. Taylor8011.58 
LibertarianPhilip Bender4110.81 
Total valid votes 50,738 100.0
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJim Wilson31,98466.00
LiberalNorman Sandberg12,81526.44
New DemocraticMary Hart3,6627.56
Total valid votes 48,461 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
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

  1. ↑ "Ontario PC MPP Jim Wilson resigns, plans to seek treatment for addiction". CTV News. The Canadian Press. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "99 - Simcoe-Grey".
  5. ↑ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 085 Simcoe-Grey". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Simcoe—Grey" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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