# Barrie—Innisfil (federal electoral district)

Barrie—Innisfil is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Barrie and York—Simcoe.

## History

Barrie—Innisfil 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 October 2015. Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Barrie South—Innisfil.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Barrie—Innisfil Riding created from Barrie and York—Simcoe |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | John Brassard | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | John Brassard | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | John Brassard | Conservative |

## Geography

Barrie—Innisfil consists of:
(a) that part of the County of Simcoe comprising the Town of Innisfil; and
(b) that part of the City of Barrie lying southerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of said city with Dunlop Street West; thence northeasterly along said street to Tiffin Street; thence southeasterly and easterly along said street to Lakeshore Drive; thence northeasterly in a straight line to the easterly limit of said city (at the intersection of the southerly limit of the Township of Oro-Medonte with the northerly limit of the Town of Innisfil).

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 79.5% English, 2.0% Spanish, 1.8% Russian, 1.5% French, 1.4% Italian, 1.4% Portuguese
Religions: 55.4% Christian (26.6% Catholic, 4.6% Anglican, 4.6% United Church, 1.9% Christian Orthodox, 1.8% Presbyterian, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.5% Baptist, 12.8% Other), 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 1.1% Jewish, 38.3% None
Median income: $42,800 (2020)
Average income: $54,200 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Barrie—Innisfil (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 95,670 | 80.21% | 93,935 | 86.76% | 91,415 | 90.92% |
| African | 4,655 | 3.9% | 2,805 | 2.59% | 1,955 | 1.94% |
| South Asian | 4,090 | 3.43% | 2,005 | 1.85% | 1,165 | 1.16% |
| Indigenous | 3,425 | 2.87% | 3,175 | 2.93% | 2,010 | 2% |
| Latin American | 2,995 | 2.51% | 1,565 | 1.45% | 810 | 0.81% |
| East Asian | 2,585 | 2.17% | 1,710 | 1.58% | 1,055 | 1.05% |
| Southeast Asian | 2,410 | 2.02% | 1,615 | 1.49% | 1,045 | 1.04% |
| Middle Eastern | 1,730 | 1.45% | 585 | 0.54% | 270 | 0.27% |
| Other/multiracial | 1,705 | 1.43% | 870 | 0.8% | 825 | 0.82% |
| Total responses | 119,275 | 99.08% | 108,265 | 99.07% | 100,540 | 98.97% |
| Total population | 120,378 | 100% | 109,286 | 100% | 101,584 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO | HQ city |
| Conservative Party of Canada | Barrie—Innisfil Conservative Association | Joshua A. Valler | Barrie |
| Green Party of Canada | Barrie—Innisfil Federal Green Party Association | Ronald J. Fischer | Barrie |
| Liberal Party of Canada | Barrie—Innisfil Federal Liberal Association | Ryan S. Ward | Barrie |
| New Democratic Party | Barrie—Innisfil Federal NDP Riding Association | Pekka Reinio | Barrie |
| People's Party of Canada | Barrie-Simcoe PPC Association | Stephen Makk | Victoria Harbour |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | John Brassard | 25,234 | 47.67 | +3.87 | $85,518.18 |
| | Liberal | Lisa-Marie Wilson | 15,292 | 28.89 | -0.38 | $20,446.18 |
| | New Democratic | Aleesha Gostkowski | 8,349 | 15.77 | -0.60 | $7,141.50 |
| | People's | Corrado Brancato | 4,060 | 7.67 | +5.80 | $5,417.54 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,935 | 99.19 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 433 | 0.81 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,368 | 59.16 | -3.62 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,212 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.12 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | John Brassard | 23,765 | 43.80 | -2.61 | $67,066.96 |
| | Liberal | Lisa-Marie Wilson | 15,879 | 29.27 | -7.84 | $25,221.89 |
| | New Democratic | Pekka Reinio | 8,880 | 16.37 | +4.59 | $12,185.72 |
| | Green | Bonnie North | 4,716 | 8.69 | +4.66 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Stephanie Robinson | 1,013 | 1.87 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,253 | 99.31 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 376 | 0.69 | +0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,629 | 62.77 | -1.28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,025 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.61 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | John Brassard | 22,901 | 46.41 | −14.85 | $152,037.98 |
| | Liberal | Colin Wilson | 18,308 | 37.11 | +24.59 | $45,769.43 |
| | New Democratic | Myrna Clark | 5,812 | 11.78 | −8.49 | $20,283.99 |
| | Green | Bonnie North | 1,991 | 4.04 | −1.28 | $11,907.65 |
| | Christian Heritage | Gary Nail | 199 | 0.40 | – | $512.25 |
| | Canadian Action | Jeff Sakula | 130 | 0.26 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,341 | 99.62 | | $209,977.36 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 187 | 0.38 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,528 | 64.06 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,320 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -19.72 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 25,226 | 61.27 |
| New Democratic | 8,345 | 20.27 |
| Liberal | 5,154 | 12.52 |
| Green | 2,190 | 5.32 |
| Others | 258 | 0.63 |