Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte (federal electoral district)

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Barrie, Simcoe—Grey and Simcoe North.[2]

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Ontario electoral district
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte in relation to nearby electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Doug Shipley
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]100,788
Electors (2015)74,783
Area (km²)[1]966.10
Pop. density (per km²)104.3
Census division(s)Simcoe
Census subdivision(s)Barrie, Oro-Medonte, Springwater

History edit

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3]

Members of Parliament edit

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Riding created from Barrie, Simcoe—Grey, and Simcoe North
42nd  2015–2019     Alex Nuttall Conservative
43rd  2019–2021 Doug Shipley
44th  2021–present

Recount edit

On Monday October 26, 2015, a judge granted the Liberal Party's request for a judicial recount after a 'significant number of rejected and spoiled ballots' were argued may not have been handled properly.[4]

Demographics edit

According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]

Languages: 85.4% English, 1.7% French, 1.0% Spanish
Religions: 52.1% Christian (21.2% Catholic, 6.6% United Church, 5.6% Anglican, 2.3% Presbyterian, 1.7% Baptist, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Pentecostal, 12.5% Other), 1.6% Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 42.6% None
Median income: $41,600 (2020)
Average income: $54,950 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 88,290 84.02% 88,395 89.13% 88,795 92.06%
Indigenous 4,150 3.95% 4,075 4.11% 2,755 2.86%
South Asian 3,855 3.67% 1,560 1.57% 760 0.79%
African 2,710 2.58% 1,685 1.7% 940 0.97%
East Asian[b] 1,685 1.6% 1,340 1.35% 1,255 1.3%
Southeast Asian[c] 1,530 1.46% 685 0.69% 650 0.67%
Latin American 1,160 1.1% 495 0.5% 600 0.62%
Middle Eastern[d] 945 0.9% 465 0.47% 265 0.27%
Other/multiracial[e] 750 0.71% 480 0.48% 420 0.44%
Total responses 105,080 98.32% 99,180 98.4% 96,450 98.54%
Total population 106,871 100% 100,788 100% 97,876 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Riding associations edit

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party Association name CEO HQ address HQ city
Conservative Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Conservative Association John Thornton 30 Birchgrove Drive Oro-Medonte
Green Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Federal Green Party Association Eric Loewen 65 Cedar Point Dr. Unit 278 Barrie
Liberal Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Federal Liberal Association Mark A. Jessop 27 Wilde Place Barrie
New Democratic Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte NDP Riding Association Ellen White 299 Johnson Road Midhurst
  People's Party of Canada Barrie-Simcoe PPC Association Stephen Makk PO Box 543 Victoria Harbour

Election results edit

Graph of election results in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Mendote (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Doug Shipley 23,555 45.09 +6.08 $110,912.41
Liberal Tanya Saari 16,145 30.91 -0.33 $58,262.91
New Democratic Sarah Lochhead 8,910 17.06 +2.24 $1,879.94
People's Chris Webb 3,629 6.95 +5.15 $6,804.55
Total valid votes 52,239
Total rejected ballots 480
Turnout 52,719 63.43 -3.11
Eligible voters 82,843
Conservative hold Swing +3.21
Source: Elections Canada[9]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Doug Shipley 20,981 39.00 -2.57 $101,308.80
Liberal Brian Kalliecharan 16,805 31.24 -10.36 $84,892.64
New Democratic Dan Janssen 7,972 14.82 +4.50 $11,769.53
Green Marty Lancaster 7,066 13.14 +7.88 none listed
People's David Patterson 969 1.80 $3,100.42
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,793 99.30
Total rejected ballots 378 0.70
Turnout 54,171 66.54 -0.90
Eligible voters 81,414
Conservative hold Swing +3.92
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Alex Nuttall 21,091 41.74 −12.81 $151,648.41
Liberal Brian Tamblyn 21,005 41.57 +24.63 $101,563.29
New Democratic Ellen White 5,202 10.29 −9.73
Green Marty Lancaster 2,648 5.24 −0.85 $30,596.20
Libertarian Darren Roskam 401 0.79 $1,353.95
Independent Ram Faerber 188 0.37 $10.93
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,535 99.64   $207,773.31
Total rejected ballots 181 0.36
Turnout 50,716 67.44
Eligible voters 75,207
Conservative hold Swing -18.72
These results were subject to a judicial recount,[12] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Alex Nuttall over Brian Tamblyn decreased from 108 votes to 86 votes as a result of the recount.[13]
Source: Elections Canada[14][15][16]
2011 federal election redistributed results[17]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 24,476 54.44
  New Democratic 8,983 20.02
  Liberal 7,599 16.94
  Green 2,732 6.09
  Others 1,080 2.41

Notes edit

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ "Judicial recount to be held in the riding of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte". CTV news Barrie. October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Barrie--Springwater--Oro-Medonte [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Voting results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Recount for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte riding to be held next week". CTV News Barrie. October 30, 2015.
  13. ^ Ian McInroy (November 6, 2015). "Conservative candidate Alex Nuttall keeps seat for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte after official recount". Barrie Examiner. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  14. ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
  15. ^ Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  16. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  17. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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