# Scot Davidson

Scot Davidson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on February 25, 2019. He represents the electoral district of York—Simcoe as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

## Political career

Scot Davidson, Heather Fullerton, and Jason Verkaik sought the Conservative nomination for the 2019 York—Simcoe federal by-election. In a nomination meeting on October 20, Scot Davidson was declared the Conservative candidate. Davidson won the seat in the by election, and held it in the general election in October.

## Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: York—Simcoe :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Scot Davidson | 24,900 | 50.0 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | Daniella Johnson | 14,469 | 29.0 | +2.2 |
| | New Democratic | Benjamin Jenkins | 6,800 | 13.6 | -0.6 |
| | People's | Michael Lotter | 3,662 | 7.3 | +5.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,831 |
| 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: York—Simcoe :
| 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: York—Simcoe 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 |||||||