# York—Simcoe (federal electoral district)

York—Simcoe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, from 1988 to 1997 and since 2004.
It covers part of the region north of Toronto by Lake Simcoe.
It has existed on three occasions. Its first incarnation was created in 1966 from parts of Dufferin—Simcoe and York North. It existed until 1976 when it was split between York North, Simcoe South, and York—Peel.
It was reformed in 1987 from parts of Simcoe South, York—Peel, Victoria—Haliburton, and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe. It was again broken up in 1996 with a split between Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey, and York North.
Its current incarnation came into being in 2003 made up of parts of Simcoe—Grey, York North, and Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford.
Its previous member of Parliament was Peter Van Loan, the former Government House Leader. A by-election took place on February 25, 2019.

## Boundaries

The riding consists of:
(a) that part of the Regional Municipality of York comprising
    (i) the town of Georgina; and
    (ii) the Town of East Gwillimbury, excepting that part lying southerly of Green Lane West and Green Lane East and westerly of Highway No. 404;
    (iii) that part of the Township of King lying north of Highway No. 9 and Davis Drive West;
(b) Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Indian Reserve; and
(c) that part of the County of Simcoe comprising the towns of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 74.1% White, 5.1% South Asian, 4.9% Chinese, 3.0% West Asian, 2.7% Indigenous, 2.5% Black, 2.0% Latin American, 1.5% Southeast Asian, 1.4% Filipino
Languages: 72.7% English, 2.1% Portuguese, 2.0% Russian, 1.9% Mandarin, 1.7% Cantonese, 1.6% Italian, 1.5% Spanish, 1.1% Persian
Religions: 53.2% Christian (26.6% Catholic, 4.2% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 3.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist), 4.0% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Jewish, 37.2% none
Median income: $43,200 (2020)
Average income: $55,200 (2020)

## Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO | HQ address | HQ city |
| Christian Heritage Party of Canada | York—Simcoe CHP | Vicki Gunn | 6 Morton Avenue | Sharon |
| Conservative Party of Canada | York—Simcoe Conservative Association | Kenneth H. Simpson | RR1 1733 2nd Line | Churchill |
| Liberal Party of Canada | York—Simcoe Federal Liberal Association | Monika Dogra | 20822 Hwy 48, Mount Albert | East Gwillimbury |
| New Democratic Party | York—Simcoe Federal NDP Riding Association | None | PO Box 1255 | Sutton |
| Green |
| People's Party of Canada | Barrie-Simcoe PPC Association | Stephen Makk | PO Box 543 | Victoria Harbour |
| Progressive Canadian | York—Simcoe PC Party Association | Ronald Anderson | 730 Davis Drive, Suite 200 | Newmarket |

## History

It was originally created in 1966 from parts of Dufferin—Simcoe and York North ridings. It consisted of:
* in the County of Simcoe, the townships of West Gwillimbury, Innisfil and Tecumseth excluding the City of Barrie and the Town of Alliston;
* the Village of Cookstown; and
* in the County of York, the Police Village of Maple, the Village of Stouffville, the Townships of East Gwillimbury, King, Whitchurch and the northern part of the Township of Vaughan lying north of a line drawn from Highway 11 west along Concession 1, south along the road between Concessions 1 and 2, west along County Suburban Road 25, south, west and north along the limit of the Police Village of Maple, west along County Suburban Road 25 to the township boundary.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Simcoe South, York North and York—Peel ridings.
It was recreated in 1987 from parts of Simcoe South, Victoria—Haliburton, Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Peel ridings. The second incarnation of the riding consisted of:
* in the County of Simcoe; the Town of Bradford, the villages of Beeton and Tottenham, and the townships of Adjala, Tecumseth and West Gwillimbury;
* in the Regional Municipality of York: the towns of East Gwillimbury and Newmarket, Georgina Island Indian Reserve No. 33, the Township of Georgina, and the northern part of the Township of King.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey and York North ridings.
It was recreated a second time in 2003 from parts of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Simcoe—Grey and York North ridings with the current boundaries as described above.
This riding lost territory to Barrie—Innisfil and Newmarket—Aurora during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
A by-election in the riding took place on February 25, 2019, to replace Peter Van Loan, who retired. The by-election was won by another Conservative, Scot Davidson.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| York—Simcoe Riding created from Dufferin—Simcoe and York North |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | John Roberts | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Sinclair Stevens | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Sinclair Stevens | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Simcoe South, York North, York—Peel and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe |||||
| Riding re-created from Simcoe South, Victoria—Haliburton, Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Peel |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | John Cole | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Karen Kraft Sloan | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey and York North |||||
| Riding re-created from Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Simcoe—Grey and York North |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Peter Van Loan | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Peter Van Loan | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Peter Van Loan | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Peter Van Loan | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2018 | Peter Van Loan | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2019–2019 | Scot Davidson | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Scot Davidson | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Scot Davidson | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into King—Vaughan, New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury, and York—Durham |||||

## Election results
### 2004–present

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Scot Davidson | 24,900 | 50.0 | +3.7 | $63,978.57 |
| | Liberal | Daniella Johnson | 14,469 | 29.0 | +2.2 | $27,041.24 |
| | New Democratic | Benjamin Jenkins | 6,800 | 13.6 | -0.6 | $1,894.25 |
| | People's | Michael Lotter | 3,662 | 7.3 | +5.7 | $2,355.74 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,831 | – | – | $121,464.27 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 466 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,297 | 53.74 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,596 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Scot Davidson | 24,918 | 46.3 | 7.61 | $56,801.81 |
| | Liberal | Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux | 14,407 | 26.8 | 2.24 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Jessa McLean | 7,620 | 14.2 | 6.69 | none listed |
| | Green | Jonathan Arnold | 4,650 | 8.6 | 5.58 | $6,288.49 |
| | Libertarian | Keith Komar | 1,311 | 2.4 | 1.83 | none listed |
| | People's | Michael Lotter | 875 | 1.6 | 0.30 | $223.47 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,781 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 497 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,278 | 60.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,360 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 2.68 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019 Resignation of Peter Van Loan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Scot Davidson | 8,929 | 53.91 | 3.66 |
| | Liberal | Shaun Tanaka | 4,811 | 29.04 | 8.72 |
| | New Democratic | Jessa McLean | 1,244 | 7.51 | 1.38 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 634 | 3.83 | -- |
| | Green | Mathew Lund | 451 | 2.72 | 0.37 |
| | People's | Robert Geurts | 314 | 1.90 | -- |
| | Libertarian | Keith Dean Komar | 95 | 0.57 | -- |
| | Independent | John The Engineer Turmel | 64 | 0.39 | -- |
| | National Citizens Alliance | Adam Suhr | 22 | 0.13 | -- |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 16,564 | 99.43 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 95 | 0.57 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,659 | 20.03 | -43.23 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,179 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.19 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Peter Van Loan | 24,058 | 50.25 | 13.42 | $138,801.13 |
| | Liberal | Shaun Tanaka | 18,083 | 37.77 | 26.43 | $62,296.23 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Gerl | 4,255 | 8.89 | 9.69 | $12,736.48 |
| | Green | Mark Viitala | 1,483 | 3.1 | 2.26 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,879 | 100.0 | | $208,120.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 232 | 0.48 | 0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,111 | 63.66 | 5.06 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,570 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 24,624 | 63.67 |
| New Democratic | 7,187 | 18.58 |
| Liberal | 4,385 | 11.34 |
| Green | 2,073 | 5.36 |
| Others | 408 | 1.05 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Peter Van Loan | 33,614 | 63.6 | +6.9 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Gerl | 10,190 | 19.3 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal | Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux | 5,702 | 10.8 | -7.9 |
| | Green | John Dewar | 2,851 | 5.4 | -4.7 |
| | Christian Heritage | Vicki Gunn | 352 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| | United | Paul Pisani | 157 | 0.3 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,866 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 201 | 0.4 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,067 | 58.6 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,552 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Peter Van Loan | 27,412 | 56.7 | +8.8 | $89,302 |
| | Liberal | Judith Moses | 9,044 | 18.7 | -12.0 | $63,431 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Gerl | 5,882 | 12.2 | -1.1 | $7,414 |
| | Green | John Dewar | 4,887 | 10.1 | +3.2 | $10,646 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Paul Pisani | 676 | 1.4 | – | $5,640 |
| | Christian Heritage | Vicki Gunn | 444 | 0.9 | -0.2 | $7,287 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,345 | 100.0 | $89,500 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Van Loan | 25,685 | 47.9 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Kate Wilson | 16,456 | 30.7 | -4.8 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Gerl | 7,139 | 13.3 | +2.1 |
| | Green | John Dewar | 3,719 | 6.9 | +1.5 |
| | Christian Heritage | Vicki Gunn | 595 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,594 | 100.0 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Van Loan | 21,343 | 45.2 |
| | Liberal | Kate Wilson | 16,763 | 35.5 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Gerl | 5,314 | 11.2 |
| | Green | Bob Burrows | 2,576 | 5.5 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Stephen Sircelj | 670 | 1.4 |
| | Christian Heritage | Vicki Gunn | 588 | 1.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,254 | 100.0 |

### 1988–1997

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Karen Kraft Sloan | 26,972 | 38.9 | +3.8 |
| | Reform | Paul Pivato | 22,325 | 32.2 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | John E. Cole | 16,139 | 23.3 | -23.9 |
| | New Democratic | Steve Pliakes | 1,768 | 2.5 | -10.7 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ian Knight | 958 | 1.4 | -2.5 |
| | National | Ronald Fletcher | 673 | 1.0 | |
| | Natural Law | Ian Roberts | 416 | 0.6 | |
| | Abolitionist | Gary George Brewer | 95 | 0.1 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 69,346 | 100.0 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | John E. Cole | 26,732 | 47.2 |
| | Liberal | Frank Stronach | 19,906 | 35.1 |
| | New Democratic | Judy Darcy | 7,489 | 13.2 |
| | Christian Heritage | Klass Stel | 2,203 | 3.9 |
| | Libertarian | Maureen E. McAleese | 335 | 0.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 56,665 | 100.0 |

### 1968–1979

1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sinclair Stevens | 23,591 | 47.0 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Mike Willinsky | 18,927 | 37.7 | -0.5 |
| | New Democratic | Wally Gustar | 7,630 | 15.2 | -0.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,148 | 100.0 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sinclair Stevens | 22,957 | 45.7 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | John Roberts | 19,178 | 38.2 | -7.1 |
| | New Democratic | Wally Gustar | 8,046 | 16.0 | -1.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,181 | 100.0 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Roberts | 15,906 | 45.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wallace McCutcheon | 13,100 | 37.3 |
| | New Democratic | Don McFadyen | 6,095 | 17.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,101 | 100.0 |