Simcoe—Grey is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

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, Essa, and Adjala-Tosorontio. It had a population of 117,505 in 2001, and an area of 2,515 km².

History

It consisted initially of parts of the County of Simcoe and the County of Grey.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

This riding lost territory to Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, it lost New Tecumseth to New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury.

Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation

Racial groups: 90.9% White, 2.8% Indigenous, 1.4% Black, 1.4% South Asian Languages: 89.0% English, 2.5% French, 1.2% Italian Religions: 56.1% Christian (23.0% Catholic, 7.5% United Church, 6.8% Anglican, 3.7% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 12.9% Other), 41.3% None Median income: $42,400 (2020) Average income: $56,900 (2020)

Riding associations

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

PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ cityChristian Heritage Party of CanadaCHP Simcoe—GreyMarilee KiddThe Blue MountainsConservative Party of CanadaSimcoe—Grey Conservative AssociationDuane P. McNabbClearviewGreen Party of CanadaSimcoe—Grey Green Party AssociationNicholas N. ClaytonThe Blue MountainsLiberal Party of CanadaSimcoe—Grey Federal Liberal AssociationCourtney Rose DemersTorontoNew Democratic PartySimcoe—Grey Federal NDP Riding AssociationvacantWasaga Beach

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote %   Conservative 26,910 47.42   Liberal 15,822 27.88   New Democratic 7,476 13.17   People's 3,938 6.94   Green 2,356 4.15   Christian Heritage 242 0.43 Total valid votes 56,744 99.42 Rejected ballots 329 0.58 Registered voters/ estimated turnout 88,193 64.71

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote %   Conservative 26,764 48.43   New Democratic 9,631 17.43   Others 8,806 15.94   Liberal 7,000 12.67   Green 3,058 5.53

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

Riding history from the Library of Parliament 2011 results from Elections Canada Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

External links Jim Wilson, MPP Christian Heritage Party Simcoe-Grey Simcoe-Grey Green Party Simcoe-Grey Federal Liberal Riding Association Simcoe-Grey NDP Riding Association