# Simcoe—Grey (provincial electoral district)

Simcoe—Grey is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
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, Springwater, Essa, New Tecumseth and Adjala-Tosorontio. It had a population of 117,505 in 2001, and an area of 2,515 km².

## History

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.
It consisted initially of:
* the part of the County of Simcoe lying to the west of and including the Town of New Tecumseth and the Township of Essa, to the west of and excluding the City of Barrie, to the east of and including the townships of Vespra and Flos, and to the south of and excluding the Township of Tiny;
* in the County of Grey, the Town of Thornbury, the villages of Flesherton and Markdale, and the townships of Artemesia, Collingwood and Osprey.
In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
Simcoe—Grey :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Bruce—Grey, Simcoe Centre, Simcoe North, and York—Simcoe |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Jim Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Jim Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Jim Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Jim Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Jim Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| 42nd | 2018–2018 | Jim Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Jim Wilson | Independent |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Brian Saunderson | Progressive Conservative |
Wilson resigned from cabinet and the Progressive Conservative caucus on November 2, 2018, and continued the term as an Independent MPP.

## Election results

2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian Saunderson | 30,572 | 53.59 | +2.41 |
| | Liberal | Ted Crysler | 18,507 | 32.44 | +10.34 |
| | New Democratic | Benten Tinkler | 3,264 | 5.72 | –5.34 |
| | Green | Allan Kuhn | 3,154 | 5.53 | –3.44 |
| | New Blue | David Ghobrial | 1,554 | 2.72 | –1.34 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,051 | 99.32 | –0.20 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 392 | 0.68 | +0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,443 | 44.80 | +1.28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 128,213 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –3.97 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian Saunderson | 27,067 | 51.18 | −4.75 |
| | Liberal | Ted Crysler | 11,687 | 22.10 | +7.70 |
| | New Democratic | Keith Nunn | 5,849 | 11.06 | −10.99 |
| | Green | Allan Kuhn | 4,742 | 8.97 | +2.09 |
| | New Blue | David Ghobrial | 2,147 | 4.06 | |
| | Ontario Party | Rodney Sacrey | 1,039 | 1.96 | |
| | None of the Above | Billy G. Gordon | 355 | 0.67 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,886 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 255 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,141 | 43.52 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 120,499 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Independent | Progressive Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | Swing | −6.22 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 34,094 | 55.93 | +8.53 |
| | New Democratic | David Matthews | 13,444 | 22.05 | +7.72 |
| | Liberal | Dan Hambly | 8,780 | 14.40 | -14.40 |
| | Green | Jesseca Perry | 4,192 | 6.88 | -1.01 |
| | Libertarian | John Wright | 453 | 0.74 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 60,963 | 98.74 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 775 | 1.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,738 | 57.08 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 108,156 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.41 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Progressive Conservative | 22,288 | 47.39 |
| Liberal | 14,296 | 30.40 |
| New Democratic | 6,739 | 14.33 |
| Green | 3,707 | 7.88 |
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 25988 | 47.14 | -7.19 |
| | Liberal | Lorne Kenney | 17,199 | 31.24 | +8.93 |
| | New Democratic | David Matthews | 7,793 | 14.08 | -0.58 |
| | Green | Jesseca Dudun | 4,172 | 7.54 | -1.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,152 | 100.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.06 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 25,339 | 54.33 | +3.68 |
| | Liberal | Donna Kenwell | 10,404 | 22.31 | -3.67 |
| | New Democratic | David Matthews | 6,839 | 14.66 | +5.45 |
| | Green | Mike Schreiner | 4,057 | 8.70 | -2.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,639 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 166 | 0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,805 | 48.12 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 97,272 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.68 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 24,270 | 50.65 | -0.87 |
| | Liberal | Steven Fishman | 12,447 | 25.97 | -7.62 |
| | Green | Peter Ellis | 5,428 | 11.33 | * |
| | New Democratic | Katy Austin | 4,417 | 9.22 | -0.98 |
| | Libertarian | Philip Bender | 724 | 1.51 | |
| | Family Coalition | Steven Taylor | 361 | 0.75 | |
| | Independent | Owen Ferguson | 273 | 0.57 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,920 | 100.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +3.37 |
^ Change based on redistributed results
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 26,114 | 51.47 | -14.53 |
| | Liberal | Mark Redmond | 17,505 | 34.50 | +8.06 |
| | New Democratic | Leo Losereit | 5,032 | 9.92 | +2.36 |
| | Green | Geoffrey Maile | 875 | 1.72 | |
| | Family Coalition | Steven J. Taylor | 801 | 1.58 | |
| | Libertarian | Philip Bender | 411 | 0.81 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,738 | 100.0 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Wilson | 31,984 | 66.00 |
| | Liberal | Norman Sandberg | 12,815 | 26.44 |
| | New Democratic | Mary Hart | 3,662 | 7.56 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,461 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 31,429 | 66.8 |
| Mixed member proportional | 15,659 | 33.2 |
| Total valid votes | 47,088 | 100.0 |

## Sources

* ↑ "Ontario PC MPP Jim Wilson resigns, plans to seek treatment for addiction". CTV News. The Canadian Press. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
* ↑ "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
* ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
* ↑ "99 - Simcoe-Grey".
* ↑ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 085 Simcoe-Grey". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Simcoe—Grey" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
* Elections Ontario Past Election Results
* Map of riding for 2018 election
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