Simcoe—Grey (provincial electoral district)

Simcoe—Grey is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

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

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

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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

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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

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2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brian Saunderson 27,067 51.18 −4.75
Liberal Ted Crysler 11,687 22.10 +7.70
New Democratic Keith Nunn 5,849 11.06 −10.99
Green Allan Kuhn 4,742 8.97 +2.09
New Blue David Ghobrial 2,147 4.06  
Ontario Party Rodney Sacrey 1,039 1.96  
None of the Above Billy G. Gordon 355 0.67  
Total valid votes 52,886 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 255
Turnout 53,141 43.52
Eligible voters 120,499
Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Swing −6.22
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Wilson 34,094 55.93 +8.53
New Democratic David Matthews 13,444 22.05 +7.72
Liberal Dan Hambly 8,780 14.40 -14.40
Green Jesseca Perry 4,192 6.88 -1.01
Libertarian John Wright 453 0.74
Total valid votes 60,963 98.74
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 775 1.26
Turnout 61,738 57.08
Eligible voters 108,156
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.41
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2014 general election redistributed results[3]
Party Vote %
  Progressive Conservative 22,288 47.39
  Liberal 14,296 30.40
  New Democratic 6,739 14.33
  Green 3,707 7.88
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Wilson 25988 47.14 -7.19
Liberal Lorne Kenney 17,199 31.24 +8.93
New Democratic David Matthews 7,793 14.08 -0.58
Green Jesseca Dudun 4,172 7.54 -1.16
Total valid votes 55,152 100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.06
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Wilson 25,339 54.33 +3.68
Liberal Donna Kenwell 10,404 22.31 -3.67
New Democratic David Matthews 6,839 14.66 +5.45
Green Mike Schreiner 4,057 8.70 -2.63
Total valid votes 46,639 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 166 0.35
Turnout 46,805 48.12
Eligible voters 97,272
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.68
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Wilson 24,270 50.65 -0.87
Liberal Steven Fishman 12,447 25.97 -7.62
Green Peter Ellis 5,428 11.33 *
New Democratic Katy Austin 4,417 9.22 -0.98
Libertarian Philip Bender 724 1.51
Family Coalition Steven Taylor 361 0.75
Independent Owen Ferguson 273 0.57  
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 Conservative Jim Wilson 26,114 51.47 -14.53
Liberal Mark Redmond 17,505 34.50 +8.06
New Democratic Leo Losereit 5,032 9.92 +2.36
Green Geoffrey Maile 875 1.72  
Family Coalition Steven J. Taylor 801 1.58  
Libertarian Philip Bender 411 0.81  
Total valid votes 50,738 100.0
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Jim Wilson 31,984 66.00
Liberal Norman Sandberg 12,815 26.44
New Democratic Mary Hart 3,662 7.56
Total valid votes 48,461 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

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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

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  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. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ "99 - Simcoe-Grey".
  4. ^ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 085 Simcoe-Grey". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  5. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Simcoe—Grey" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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