Simcoe North (provincial electoral district)
{{Short description|Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada}}
{{for|the federal electoral district|Simcoe North (federal electoral district)}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| province = Ontario
| image = Simcoe North 2015.svg
| caption = Simcoe North in relation to southern Ontario ridings
| prov-status = active
| prov-created = 1996
| prov-abolished =
| prov-election-first = 1999
| prov-election-last = 2025
| prov-rep = Jill Dunlop
| prov-rep-link =
| prov-rep-party = PC
| prov-rep-party-link =
| demo-census-date = 2016
| demo-pop = 111335
| demo-electors = 92450
| demo-electors-date = 2018
| demo-area = 3143
| demo-cd = Simcoe County
| demo-csd = Midland, Orillia, Penetanguishene, Tay, Tiny, Christian Island, Severn, Ramara, Oro-Medonte, Mnjikaning First Nation
}}
Simcoe North is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was established as a provincial riding in 1996. Its population was 111,335 in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Simcoe North - Elections Canada |url=https://voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/electoral-district/100-simcoe-north |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Elections Ontario}}
Demographics
:According to the 2011 Canadian census for the overlapping Simcoe North (federal electoral district){{Cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=35086&Data=Count&SearchText=Simcoe%20North&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1|title=National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011|date=8 May 2013}}{{Cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=35086&Data=Count&SearchText=Simcoe%20North&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2|title=National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011|date=8 May 2013}}
Ethnic groups: 88.5% White, 9.0% Aboriginal
Languages: 90.5% English, 3.8% French, 1.4% German
Religions: 71.7% Christian (28.5% Catholic, 13.0% United Church, 10.1% Anglican, 5.6% Presbyterian, 2.9% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.0% Pentecostal, 9.4% Other Christian), 26.9% None.
Median income: $28,718 (2010)
Average income: $37,989 (2010)
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 3,143 km2.
Members of Provincial Parliament
{{OntMPP|Simcoe North}}
{{OntMPP NoData|Riding created}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=1867
| ToYr=1871
| Assembly#=1
| OntParty=Liberal
| RepName=William Lount
| PartyTerms#=1
| RepTerms#=1
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=1871
| ToYr=1874
| Assembly#=2
| OntParty=Conservative
| RepName=William Davis Ardagh
| PartyTerms#=1
| RepTerms#=1
}}
{{OntMPP NoData|Riding dissolved}}
{{OntMPP NoData|Riding created from Simcoe East and Muskoka–Georgian Bay}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=1999
| ToYr=2003
| Assembly#=37
| OntParty=Progressive Conservative
| RepName=Garfield Dunlop
| PartyTerms#=6
| RepTerms#=5
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2003
| ToYr=2007
| Assembly#=38
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2007
| ToYr=2011
| Assembly#=39
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2011
| ToYr=2014
| Assembly#=40
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2014
| ToYr=2015
| Assembly#=41
| #ByElections = 2
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr = 2015
| ToYr = 2018
| RepName = Patrick Brown
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr = 2018
| ToYr = 2018
| OntParty=Independent
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2018
| ToYr=2022
| Assembly#=42
| OntParty=Progressive Conservative
| RepName=Jill Dunlop
| PartyTerms#=2
| RepTerms#=2
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2022
| ToYr=
| Assembly#=43
}}
{{OntMPP NoData|
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative AssemblyFor a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For William Lount's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web |title=William Lount, MPP |url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=721 |work=Parliamentary History |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |location=Toronto |year=2017}}
- For William Davis Ardagh's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web |title=William Davis Ardagh, MPP |url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=770 |work=Parliamentary History |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |location=Toronto |year=2017}}
- For Garfield Dunlop's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web |title=Garfield Dunlop, MPP |url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=32 |work=Parliamentary History |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |location=Toronto |year=2017}}
- For Patrick Brown's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web |title=Patrick Brown, MPP |url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=7324 |work=Parliamentary History |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |location=Toronto |year=2017}}
}}
{{OntMPP End}}
Election results
=1999–present=
File:Simcoe North 2025 polling division map winner.svg
{{2025 Ontario general election/Simcoe North}}
File:Simcoe North 2022 polling division map winner.svg
{{2022 Ontario general election/Simcoe North}}
{{CANelec/top|ON|2018|Simcoe North (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe North|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Jill Dunlop|25,236|46.92|+2.98}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Elizabeth Van Houtte|15,078|28.03|+12.48}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Gerry Marshall|9,523|17.70|-14.82}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Valerie Powell|3,632|6.75|-1.24}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Cynthia Sneath|320|0.59|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|53,789|100.0 }}
{{CANelec/gain|ON|PC|Independent|-8.97}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf|title=Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate |page=10|publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=20 January 2019}}}}
{{end}}
{{Ontario provincial by-election, September 3, 2015/Simcoe North}}
{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Garfield Dunlop|22,179|43.94|-11.22}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Fred Larsen|16,412|32.52|+10.11}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Doris Middleton|7,846|15.55|-1.41}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Peter Stubbins|4,013|7.99|+2.52}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|50,451|100.00}}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|PC|-10.67}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=086|author=Elections Ontario|title=General Election Results by District, 086 Simcoe North|access-date=13 June 2014}}}}
{{end}}
{{CANelec/top|ON|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Garfield Dunlop|25,081|55.16| +5.34}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Fred Larsen|10,191|22.41| -8.13}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Doris Middleton|7,710|16.96| +7.77}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Peter Stubbins|2,488|5.47| -4.74}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|45,470|100.00}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|142|0.31}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|45,612|50.98}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|89,474}}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|PC|+6.74}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=http://www.wemakevotingeasy.ca/media/EO_Site/official_GE/ED086-F0244.pdf|author=Elections Ontario|date=2011|title=Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Simcoe North|access-date=2 June 2014}}}}
{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2007|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Garfield Dunlop| 22,986| 49.82|+3.69 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Laura Domsy| 14,094| 30.54|-8.33 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Wayne Varcoe| 4,709| 10.21|+7.17 }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Andrew Hill| 4,240| 9.19|-1.68}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Dane-Train Raybould| 112|0.24| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 46,141| 100.00| | }}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|PC|+12.02}}
{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2003|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Garfield Dunlop| 23,393| 46.13| -7.02}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Paul Sloan| 19,713| 38.87| -0.16}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|John Niddery| 5,515| 10.87| +4.95}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Nina Pruesse| 1,540| 3.04| +1.75}}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Blaine Scott| 453| 0.89|}}
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Karnail Singh| 101| 0.2|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 50,715| 100.0| | }}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|PC|-3.43}}
{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1999|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Garfield Dunlop| 26,160| 53.15}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|George J. Macdonald| 19,209| 39.03}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Ann Billings| 2,913| 5.92}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Harry Promm| 633| 1.29}}
{{CANelec|ON|Natural Law|William Robert Ayling| 305| 0.62}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|49,220 | 100.0| | }}
{{end}}
=1867–1874=
{{1867 Ontario general election/Simcoe North}}
{{1871 Ontario general election/Simcoe North}}
{{1872 Ontario provincial by-elections/Simcoe North}}
2007 electoral reform referendum
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| style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan=4|2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum |
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% |
| bgcolor="blue"|
|First Past the Post |28,215 |62.6 |
| bgcolor="green"|
|Mixed member proportional |16,883 |37.4 |
| bgcolor="white"|
!Total valid votes | 45,098 |100.0 |
Sources
{{reflist}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012015710/http://www.elections.on.ca/en-CA/Tools/PastResults.htm Elections Ontario Past Election Results]
- [https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2017/preo/2017atlasmaps/100SimcoeNorthAtlasMap.pdf Map of riding for 2018 election]
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