{{short description|Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada}} {{for|the provincial electoral district|York—Simcoe (provincial electoral district)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=November 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox Canada electoral district | province = Ontario | image = York—Simcoe 2015.svg | caption = York—Simcoe in relation to Southern Ontario ridings | fed-status = former | fed-district-number = 35119 | fed-created = 1966 | fed-abolished = 2023 | fed-election-first = 1968 | fed-election-last = 2021 | fed-rep = Scot Davidson | fed-rep-link = | fed-rep-party = Conservative | fed-rep-party-link = | demo-pop-ref = <ref name="s1">Statistics Canada: 2012</ref> | demo-area-ref = <ref name="s1"/> | demo-electors-ref = | demo-census-date = 2011 | demo-pop = 94616 | demo-electors = 74911 | demo-electors-date = 2015 | demo-area = 844 | demo-cd = York Region, Simcoe County | demo-csd = Bradford West Gwillimbury, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King }}
'''York—Simcoe''' is a former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, from 1988 to 1997, and from 2004 to 2025.
It covers part of the region north of Toronto by Lake Simcoe.
It has existed on three occasions. Its first incarnation was created in 1966 from parts of Dufferin—Simcoe and York North. It existed until 1976 when it was split between York North, Simcoe South, and York—Peel.
It was reformed in 1987 from parts of Simcoe South, York—Peel, Victoria—Haliburton, and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe. It was again broken up in 1996 with a split between Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey, and York North.
Its current incarnation came into being in 2003 made up of parts of Simcoe—Grey, York North, and Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford.
Its previous member of Parliament was Peter Van Loan, the former Government House Leader. A by-election took place on February 25, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zangouei |first1=Aileen |title=York-Simcoe byelection scheduled for Feb. 25 |url=https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/9117281-york-simcoe-byelection-scheduled-for-feb-25/ |access-date=January 16, 2019 |work=Georgina Advocate |publisher=Metroland News}}</ref>
==Boundaries== The riding consists of:
(a) that part of the Regional Municipality of York comprising
:(i) the town of Georgina; and
:(ii) the Town of East Gwillimbury, excepting that part lying southerly of Green Lane West and Green Lane East and westerly of Highway No. 404;
:(iii) that part of the Township of King lying north of Highway No. 9 and Davis Drive West;
(b) Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Indian Reserve; and
(c) that part of the County of Simcoe comprising the towns of Bradford West Gwillimbury.<ref name="map">{{cite web |title=York-Simcoe |url=http://www.elections.ca/res/cir/maps2/mapprov.asp?map=35119 |publisher=Elections Canada |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>
== Demographics == ''According to the 2021 Canadian census''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - York--Simcoe [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
'''Ethnic groups:''' 74.1% White, 5.1% South Asian, 4.9% Chinese, 3.0% West Asian, 2.7% Indigenous, 2.5% Black, 2.0% Latin American, 1.5% Southeast Asian, 1.4% Filipino
'''Languages:''' 72.7% English, 2.1% Portuguese, 2.0% Russian, 1.9% Mandarin, 1.7% Cantonese, 1.6% Italian, 1.5% Spanish, 1.1% Persian
'''Religions:''' 53.2% Christian (26.6% Catholic, 4.2% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 3.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist), 4.0% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Jewish, 37.2% none
'''Median income:''' $43,200 (2020)
'''Average income:''' $55,200 (2020)
==History==
It was originally created in 1966 from parts of Dufferin—Simcoe and York North ridings. It consisted of: *in the County of Simcoe, the townships of West Gwillimbury, Innisfil and Tecumseth excluding the City of Barrie and the Town of Alliston; *the Village of Cookstown; and *in the County of York, the Police Village of Maple, the Village of Stouffville, the Townships of East Gwillimbury, King, Whitchurch and the northern part of the Township of Vaughan lying north of a line drawn from Highway 11 west along Concession 1, south along the road between Concessions 1 and 2, west along County Suburban Road 25, south, west and north along the limit of the Police Village of Maple, west along County Suburban Road 25 to the township boundary.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Simcoe South, York North and York—Peel ridings.
It was recreated in 1987 from parts of Simcoe South, Victoria—Haliburton, Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Peel ridings. The second incarnation of the riding consisted of: * in the County of Simcoe; the Town of Bradford, the villages of Beeton and Tottenham, and the townships of Adjala, Tecumseth and West Gwillimbury; * in the Regional Municipality of York: the towns of East Gwillimbury and Newmarket, Georgina Island Indian Reserve No. 33, the Township of Georgina, and the northern part of the Township of King.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey and York North ridings.
It was recreated a second time in 2003 from parts of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Simcoe—Grey and York North ridings with the current boundaries as described above.
This riding lost territory to Barrie—Innisfil and Newmarket—Aurora during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
A by-election in the riding took place on February 25, 2019, to replace Peter Van Loan, who retired.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trudeau calls byelections for Burnaby South, York—Simcoe and Outremont for Feb. 25|url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2019/01/09/trudeau-calls-byelections-for-burnaby-south-yorksimcoe-and-outremont-for-feb-25.html |date=January 9, 2019 |first=Alex |last=Ballingall |publisher=The Toronto Star|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref> The by-election was won by another Conservative, Scot Davidson.
==Members of Parliament==
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
{{CanMP}} {{CanMP nodata|York—Simcoe<br />''Riding created from'' Dufferin—Simcoe ''and'' York North}} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1968 | ToYr = 1972 | Assembly# = 28 | CanParty = Liberal | RepName = John Roberts | RepLink = John Roberts (Canadian politician) | RepTerms# = 1 | PartyTerms# = 1 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1972 | ToYr = 1974 | Assembly# = 29 | CanParty = PC | RepName = Sinclair Stevens | RepTerms# = 2 | PartyTerms# = 2 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1974 | ToYr = 1979 | Assembly# = 30 }} {{CanMP nodata|''Riding dissolved into'' Simcoe South, York North,<br/> York—Peel ''and'' Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe}} {{CanMP nodata|''Riding re-created from'' Simcoe South, Victoria—Haliburton,<br />Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe ''and'' York—Peel}} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1988 | ToYr = 1993 | Assembly# = 34 | CanParty = PC | RepName = John Cole | RepLink = John Cole (Canadian politician) | RepTerms# = 1 | PartyTerms# = 1 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1993 | ToYr = 1997 | Assembly# = 35 | CanParty = Liberal | RepName = Karen Kraft Sloan | RepTerms# = 1 | PartyTerms# = 1 }} {{CanMP nodata|''Riding dissolved into'' Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey ''and'' York North}} {{CanMP nodata|''Riding re-created from'' Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Simcoe—Grey ''and'' York North}} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 2004 | ToYr = 2006 | Assembly# = 38 | CanParty = Conservative | RepName = Peter Van Loan | RepTerms# = 5 | PartyTerms# = 8 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 2006 | ToYr = 2008 | Assembly# = 39 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 2008 | ToYr = 2011 | Assembly# = 40 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 2011 | ToYr = 2015 | Assembly# = 41 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 2015 | ToYr = 2018 | Assembly# = 42 | #ByElections = 1 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 2019 | ToYr = 2019 | RepName = Scot Davidson | RepTerms# = 3 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 2019 | ToYr = 2021 | Assembly# = 43 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 2021 | ToYr = 2025 | Assembly# = 44 }} {{CanMP nodata|''Riding dissolved into'' King—Vaughan, New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury,<br /> ''and'' York—Durham}} {{CanMP end}}
==Election results== ===2004–present=== {{Image frame | width=850 | content = {{Chart|definition=Federal election results in York-Simcoe.chart|data=Federal election results in York-Simcoe.tab|Width=640}} | caption=Graph of election results in York—Simcoe (parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted) | align=center }}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2021|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Scot Davidson|24,900|50.0|+3.7|$63,978.57}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Daniella Johnson|14,469|29.0|+2.2|$27,041.24}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Benjamin Jenkins|6,800|13.6|-0.6|$1,894.25}} {{CANelec|CA|PPC|Michael Lotter|3,662|7.3|+5.7|$2,355.74}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|49,831|–|–|$121,464.27}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|466}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|50,297|53.74}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|93,596}} {{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Voting Results |url=https://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e |website=Elections Canada |access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref>}} {{end}}
{{2019 Canadian federal election/York—Simcoe}}
{{see also|2019 York—Simcoe federal by-election}} {{2019 Canadian federal by-elections/York—Simcoe}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Peter Van Loan|24,058|50.25|{{decrease}}13.42|$138,801.13}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Shaun Tanaka|18,083|37.77|{{increase}}26.43|$62,296.23}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Sylvia Gerl|4,255|8.89|{{decrease}}9.69|$12,736.48}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Mark Viitala|1,483|3.1|{{decrease}}2.26|–}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|47,879|100.0 | |$208,120.39}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|232|0.48|{{increase}}0.08}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|48,111|63.66|{{increase}}5.06}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|75,570}} {{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada<ref>[http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=35119&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=ON&PROVID=35&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for York—Simcoe, 30 September 2015]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates]</ref>|}} {{end}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results<ref>[http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2065 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections]</ref> |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % |- | {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | | Conservative ||align=right| 24,624 ||align=right| 63.67 |- | {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | | New Democratic ||align=right| 7,187 ||align=right| 18.58 |- | {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | | Liberal ||align=right| 4,385 ||align=right| 11.34 |- | {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | | Green ||align=right| 2,073 ||align=right| 5.36 |- | {{Canadian party colour|CA|Independents|background}} | | Others ||align=right| 408 ||align=right| 1.05 |}
{{2011 Canadian federal election/York—Simcoe}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Peter Van Loan| 27,412| 56.7|+8.8|$89,302}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Judith Moses| 9,044| 18.7|-12.0|$63,431 }} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Sylvia Gerl| 5,882| 12.2|-1.1|$7,414 }} {{CANelec|CA|Green|John Dewar| 4,887| 10.1|+3.2|$10,646 }} {{CANelec|CA|Progressive Canadian|Paul Pisani|676 | 1.4|–|$5,640}} {{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Vicki Gunn| 444| 0.9|-0.2|$7,287 }} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit| 48,345| 100.0|$89,500}} {{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Peter Van Loan|25,685|47.9|+2.7 }} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Kate Wilson|16,456|30.7|-4.8 }} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Sylvia Gerl|7,139|13.3|+2.1 }} {{CANelec|CA|Green|John Dewar|3,719|6.9|+1.5 }} {{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Vicki Gunn|595|1.1|-0.1 }} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|53,594|100.0 }} {{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Peter Van Loan|21,343|45.2}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Kate Wilson|16,763|35.5}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Sylvia Gerl|5,314|11.2}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Bob Burrows|2,576|5.5}} {{CANelec|CA|Progressive Canadian|Stephen Sircelj|670|1.4}} {{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Vicki Gunn|588|1.2}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 47,254|100.0}} {{end}}
===1988–1997=== {{Canadian election result/top|CA|1993|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Karen Kraft Sloan|26,972|38.9|+3.8}} {{CANelec|CA|Reform|Paul Pivato|22,325 |32.2|}} {{CANelec|CA|PC|John E. Cole|16,139|23.3|-23.9}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Steve Pliakes|1,768|2.5|-10.7}} {{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Ian Knight|958|1.4|-2.5}} {{CANelec|CA|National|Ronald Fletcher|673|1.0|}} {{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Ian Roberts|416|0.6|}} {{CANelec|CA|Abolitionist|Gary George Brewer|95|0.1|}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|69,346 |100.0}} {{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|PC|John E. Cole|26,732|47.2}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Frank Stronach|19,906|35.1}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Judy Darcy|7,489|13.2}} {{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Klass Stel|2,203|3.9}} {{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Maureen E. McAleese|335|0.6}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|56,665 |100.0}} {{end}}
===1968–1979===
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1974|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|PC|Sinclair Stevens|23,591|47.0|+1.3}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Mike Willinsky|18,927|37.7|-0.5}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Wally Gustar|7,630|15.2|-0.8}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 50,148|100.0}} {{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1972|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|PC|Sinclair Stevens|22,957|45.7|+8.4}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Roberts|19,178|38.2|-7.1}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Wally Gustar|8,046|16.0|-1.3}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|50,181 |100.0}} {{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1968|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Roberts|15,906|45.3}} {{CANelec|CA|PC|Wallace McCutcheon|13,100|37.3}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Don McFadyen|6,095|17.4}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|35,101 |100.0}} {{end}}
==See also== * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
==References== *{{SCref|unit=fed|name=2011fed|access-date=2011-03-03|35104}} *[https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=10157 (1966 - 1979) Riding history from the] Library of Parliament *[https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=10156 (1988 - 1997) Riding history from the] Library of Parliament *[https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=10158 (2004 - present) Riding history from the] Library of Parliament * [http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts_e.aspx?type=3&criteria=York--Simcoe 2011 results from Elections Canada] * [http://www.elections.ca Campaign expense data from Elections Canada]
===Notes=== {{reflist}}
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