# Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte (federal electoral district)

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Barrie, Simcoe—Grey and Simcoe North.

## History

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte 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 19 October 2015.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Riding created from Barrie, Simcoe—Grey, and Simcoe North |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Alex Nuttall | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Doug Shipley | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Doug Shipley | Conservative |

## Recount

On Monday October 26, 2015, a judge granted the Liberal Party's request for a judicial recount after a 'significant number of rejected and spoiled ballots' were argued may not have been handled properly.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 85.4% English, 1.7% French, 1.0% Spanish Religions: 52.1% Christian (21.2% Catholic, 6.6% United Church, 5.6% Anglican, 2.3% Presbyterian, 1.7% Baptist, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Pentecostal, 12.5% Other), 1.6% Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 42.6% None Median income: $41,600 (2020) Average income: $54,950 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 88,290 | 84.02% | 88,395 | 89.13% | 88,795 | 92.06% |
| Indigenous | 4,150 | 3.95% | 4,075 | 4.11% | 2,755 | 2.86% |
| South Asian | 3,855 | 3.67% | 1,560 | 1.57% | 760 | 0.79% |
| African | 2,710 | 2.58% | 1,685 | 1.7% | 940 | 0.97% |
| East Asian | 1,685 | 1.6% | 1,340 | 1.35% | 1,255 | 1.3% |
| Southeast Asian | 1,530 | 1.46% | 685 | 0.69% | 650 | 0.67% |
| Latin American | 1,160 | 1.1% | 495 | 0.5% | 600 | 0.62% |
| Middle Eastern | 945 | 0.9% | 465 | 0.47% | 265 | 0.27% |
| Other/multiracial | 750 | 0.71% | 480 | 0.48% | 420 | 0.44% |
| Total responses | 105,080 | 98.32% | 99,180 | 98.4% | 96,450 | 98.54% |
| Total population | 106,871 | 100% | 100,788 | 100% | 97,876 | 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 address | HQ city |
| Conservative | Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Conservative Association | John Thornton | 30 Birchgrove Drive | Oro-Medonte |
| Green | Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Federal Green Party Association | Eric Loewen | 65 Cedar Point Dr. Unit 278 | Barrie |
| Liberal | Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Federal Liberal Association | Mark A. Jessop | 27 Wilde Place | Barrie |
| New Democratic | Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte NDP Riding Association | Ellen White | 299 Johnson Road | Midhurst |
| People's Party of Canada | Barrie-Simcoe PPC Association | Stephen Makk | PO Box 543 | Victoria Harbour |

## Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 26,317 | 45.79 |
| Liberal | 17,481 | 30.41 |
| New Democratic | 9,552 | 16.62 |
| People's | 3,985 | 6.93 |
| Green | 123 | 0.21 |
| Others | 18 | 0.03 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Doug Shipley | 23,555 | 45.09 | +6.08 | $110,912.41 |
| | Liberal | Tanya Saari | 16,145 | 30.91 | -0.33 | $58,262.91 |
| | New Democratic | Sarah Lochhead | 8,910 | 17.06 | +2.24 | $1,879.94 |
| | People's | Chris Webb | 3,629 | 6.95 | +5.15 | $6,804.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,239 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 480 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,719 | 63.43 | -3.11 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,843 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.21 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Doug Shipley | 20,981 | 39.00 | -2.57 | $101,308.80 |
| | Liberal | Brian Kalliecharan | 16,805 | 31.24 | -10.36 | $84,892.64 |
| | New Democratic | Dan Janssen | 7,972 | 14.82 | +4.50 | $11,769.53 |
| | Green | Marty Lancaster | 7,066 | 13.14 | +7.88 | none listed |
| | People's | David Patterson | 969 | 1.80 | – | $3,100.42 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,793 | 99.30 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 378 | 0.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,171 | 66.54 | -0.90 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,414 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.92 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Alex Nuttall | 21,091 | 41.74 | −12.81 | $151,648.41 |
| | Liberal | Brian Tamblyn | 21,005 | 41.57 | +24.63 | $101,563.29 |
| | New Democratic | Ellen White | 5,202 | 10.29 | −9.73 | – |
| | Green | Marty Lancaster | 2,648 | 5.24 | −0.85 | $30,596.20 |
| | Libertarian | Darren Roskam | 401 | 0.79 | – | $1,353.95 |
| | Independent | Ram Faerber | 188 | 0.37 | – | $10.93 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,535 | 99.64 | | $207,773.31 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 181 | 0.36 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,716 | 67.44 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,207 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -18.72 |
| These results were subject to a judicial recount, and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Alex Nuttall over Brian Tamblyn decreased from 108 votes to 86 votes as a result of the recount. |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 24,476 | 54.44 |
| New Democratic | 8,983 | 20.02 |
| Liberal | 7,599 | 16.94 |
| Green | 2,732 | 6.09 |
| Others | 1,080 | 2.41 |