# Barrie (federal electoral district)

Barrie was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It consisted of the City of Barrie in the County of Simcoe. It was created in 2003 when its predecessor, Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, was redistributed. Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford consisted of the City of Barrie and the towns of Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil. It had been formed in 1996 as Barrie—Simcoe from Simcoe Centre and York—Simcoe ridings, but its name was changed before an election was held.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Riding created from York—Simcoe and Simcoe Centre |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Aileen Carroll | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Aileen Carroll | Liberal |
| Barrie |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Aileen Carroll | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Patrick Brown | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Patrick Brown | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Patrick Brown | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Barrie—Innisfil and Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte |||||

## Adjacent ridings

* Simcoe North
* Simcoe—Grey
* York—Simcoe

## Future

For the 2015 federal election, the city of Barrie was split into two new electoral districts, the north half became part of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, whereas the south half became part of Barrie—Innisfil.
The Barrie—Innisfil federal electoral district 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).
The Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte federal electoral district consists of:
(a) that part of the County of Simcoe comprising (i) the Township of Springwater; (ii) that part of the Township of Oro-Medonte lying southwesterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northwesterly limit of said township with 9 Line North; thence southeasterly along said line to Moonstone Road East; thence northeasterly along said road to 9 Line North; thence generally southeasterly along said line to Horseshoe Valley Road East; thence northeasterly along said road to 9 Line North; thence southeasterly along said line, its intermittent production, 9 Line South and its southeasterly production to the southerly limit of said township; and (b) that part of the City of Barrie lying northerly 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).

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Patrick Brown | 32,121 | 56.70 | +4.33 | $94,892.28 |
| | New Democratic | Myrna Clark | 11,842 | 20.90 | +8.90 | $15,554.25 |
| | Liberal | Colin Wilson | 9,113 | 16.09 | -7.79 | $66,558.48 |
| | Green | Erich Jacoby-Hawkins | 3,266 | 5.77 | -5.34 | $31,306.84 |
| | Libertarian | Darren Roskam | 150 | 0.26 | -0.22 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Christine Nugent | 82 | 0.14 | -0.01 | – |
| | Canadian Action | Jeff Sakula | 77 | 0.14 | – | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 56,651 | 99.69 | – | $96,630.18 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.31 | -0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,825 | 59.85 | +1.36 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 94,939 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.28 |
| Source(s) "Elections Canada Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada Candidate Campaign Returns. Elections Canada. |||||||
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Patrick Brown | 27,927 | 52.37 | +10.5 | $91,512 |
| | Liberal | Rick Jones | 12,732 | 23.88 | -15.3 | $80,023 |
| | New Democratic | Myrna Clark | 6,403 | 12.01 | -0.2 | $16,038 |
| | Green | Erich Jacoby-Hawkins | 5,921 | 11.10 | +4.3 | $58,204 |
| | Libertarian | Paolo Fabrizio | 260 | 0.49 | N/A | $171 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Christine Anne Nugent | 84 | 0.16 | N/A | $0 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,327 | 100 | $92,671 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Conservative | Patrick Brown | 23,999 | 41.88 | +1.8 | $81,530 |
| Liberal | Aileen Carroll | 22,476 | 39.18 | -3.5 | $69,313 |
| New Democratic | Peter Bursztyn | 6,984 | 12.18 | +1.5 | $14,496 |
| Green | Erich Jacoby-Hawkins | 3,874 | 6.76 | +0.2 | $19,036 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Aileen Carroll | 21,233 | 42.7 |
| Conservative | Patrick Brown | 19,938 | 40.1 |
| New Democratic | Peter Bursztyn | 5,312 | 10.7 |
| Green | Erich Jacoby-Hawkins | 3,288 | 6.6 |

### Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford (1997-2004)

vte2000 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Aileen Carroll | 26,309 | 48.27 |
| Alliance | Rob Hamilton | 17,600 | 32.29 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jane MacLaren | 7,588 | 13.92 |
| New Democratic | Keith Lindsay | 2,385 | 4.38 |
| Canadian Action | Ian Woods | 387 | 0.71 |
| Christian Heritage | Brian K. White | 234 | 0.43 |
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Aileen Carroll | 23,549 | 43.28 |
| Reform | Bonnie Ainsworth | 16,042 | 29.62 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Trotter | 10,735 | 19.82 |
| New Democratic | Peggy McComb | 2,580 | 4.76 |
| Green | Marie Sternberg | 506 | 0.93 |
| Christian Heritage | Dan Vander Kooi | 421 | 0.78 |
| Canadian Action | Ian Woods | 327 | 0.60 |