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Simcoe North
Ontario electoral district
Map
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Adam Chambers
Conservative
District created1867
First contested1867
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]120,656
Electors (2015)85,156
Area (km²)[1]1,752
Pop. density (per km²)68.9
Census divisionSimcoe County
Census subdivision(s)Orillia, Midland, Severn, Tiny, Tay, Ramara, Penetanguishene, Chippewas of Rama, Christian Island, Christian Island

Simcoe North (French: Simcoe-Nord) is a federal electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was established as a federal riding in 1867, and is the only electoral district in Ontario, and one of four in Canada, that has continually existed since Confederation.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

Ethnic groups: 84.0% White, 11.8% Indigenous, 1.0% South Asian
Languages: 89.7% English, 2.6% French
Religions: 54.3% Christian (23.8% Catholic, 7.3% United Church, 6.2% Anglican, 3.0% Presbyterian, 1.8% Baptist, 12.2% Other), 43.4% None.
Median income: $38,800 (2020)
Average income: $48,680 (2020)

Geography

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The district includes all of the north and eastern parts of Simcoe County. Municipalities and Indian reserves include Midland, Orillia, Penetanguishene, Tay, Tiny, Christian Island 30, Christian Island 30A, Severn, Ramara, Oro-Medonte (part) and Mnjikaning First Nation. The area is 1,752 km2 (676 sq mi).

History

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The electoral district was created in 1867 by the British North America Act. In 1867, it included the townships of Nottawasaga, Sunnidale, Vespra, Flos, Oro, Medonte, Orillia and Matchedash, Tiny and Tay, Balaklava and Robinson, and the Towns of Barrie and Collingwood. In 1882, it lost Oro, Medonte, Orillia and Matchedash, Tiny and Tay, and Balaklava and Robinson. In 1903, it gained Oro, but lost Barrie. In 1947, it lost Oro and gained Barrie. In 1966, it lost Nottawasaga, Sunnidale and Flos and gained Penetanguishene, Matchedash, Medonte, Orillia, Oro, and Tay. In 1976, it gained the townships of Mara, Rama and Tiny but Lost Barrie and Vespra. In 1987, it gained Flos Township, only to lose it again in the 1996 redistribution. In the 2003 redistribution, its southern boundary was altered slightly to follow the boundary of the new municipality of Springwater in neighbouring Simcoe—Grey with the municipalities of Oro-Medonte, Tiny and Tay in Simcoe North. In 2013, the riding lost all of Oro-Medonte west of 9 Line.

Riding associations

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Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party Association name CEO HQ city
  Christian Heritage Party of Canada CHP Simcoe North Adrian P. Kooger Orillia
  Conservative Party of Canada Simcoe North Conservative Association Charlene E. Anderson Midland
  Green Party of Canada Simcoe North Green Party Association Erik Schomann Tiny
  Liberal Party of Canada Simcoe North Federal Liberal Association Ryan D. Barber Midland
  New Democratic Party Simcoe North Federal NDP Riding Association Brian Trujillo Ottawa
  People's Party of Canada Barrie-Simcoe PPC Association Myles Wilson Orillia

Members of Parliament

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Simcoe North has elected the following members of Parliament to represent it in the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Simcoe North
1st  1867–1872     Thomas David McConkey Liberal
2nd  1872–1874 Herman Henry Cook
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     Dalton McCarthy Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896     Independent
8th  1896–1898     McCarthyite
 1898–1900     Leighton McCarthy Independent
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911     John Allister Currie Conservative
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Thomas Edwin Ross Progressive
15th  1925–1926     William Alves Boys Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935 John Thomas Simpson
18th  1935–1940     Duncan Fletcher McCuaig Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Julian Ferguson Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958 Heber Smith
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972 Philip Bernard Rynard
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Doug Lewis
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Paul DeVillers Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008     Bruce Stanton Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025 Adam Chambers
45th  2025–present

Election results

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Vote shareYear00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.81860189019201950198020102040Conservative / PCCCF / NDPLiberalSocial Credit/Reform / AllianceGreenMcCarthy (As Ind./McCarthyite)People'sProgressiveOther >5% (Independent 1921, Reconstruction 1935)Election results in Simcoe North
Graph of election results in Simcoe North (1874–2019, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted) View source data.
2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeAdam Chambers32,24148.41+6.23
LiberalRyan Rocca29,76744.69+13.86
New DemocraticMelissa Lloyd2,5083.77–12.19
GreenRay Little1,2601.89–1.16
People'sStephen Toivo Makk6380.96–6.69
Christian HeritageRuss Emo1910.29–0.04
Total valid votes/expense limit 66,605
Total rejected ballots 482
Turnout 67,08768.86
Eligible voters 97,424
Conservative notional hold Swing –4.05
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Conservative24,61742.18
  Liberal17,99530.83
  New Democratic9,31515.96
  People's4,4657.65
  Green1,7803.05
  Others1920.33
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeAdam Chambers27,38343.0-0.4$124,130.04
LiberalCynthia Wesley-Esquimaux19,33230.4-0.4$70,369.83
New DemocraticJanet-Lynne Durnford9,95815.7+1.6$7,481.15
People'sStephen Makk4,8227.6+5.8$27,666.23
GreenKrystal Brooks1,9033.0-6.4$5,982.80
Christian HeritageRuss Emo2100.3$2,585.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,608$127,623.16
Total rejected ballots 294
Turnout 63,90263.18
Eligible voters 101,144
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBruce Stanton27,24143.4-0.12$100,103.63
LiberalGerry Hawes19,31030.8-9.01$83,974.59
New DemocraticAngelique Belcourt8,85014.1+3.52$4,832.36
GreenValerie Powell5,8829.4+4.94$6,203.63
People'sStephen Makk1,1541.8$4,480.03
Christian HeritageChris Brown3410.5-0.06$2,923.18
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,778100.0
Total rejected ballots 358
Turnout 63,13665.0
Eligible voters 97,148
Conservative hold Swing +4.45
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election: Simcoe North
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBruce Stanton24,83643.52-10.36$91,741.02
LiberalLiz Riley22,71839.81+20.56$74,044.17
New DemocraticRichard Banigan6,03710.58-9.85$3,879.75
GreenPeter Stubbins2,5434.46-1.4$11,996.03
No AffiliationJacob Kearey-Moreland6181.08$2,744.47
Christian HeritageScott Whittaker3190.56-0.02$2,753.34
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,071100.0 $224,845.90
Total rejected ballots 189
Turnout 57,260
Eligible voters 86,859
Conservative hold Swing -15.46
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  Conservative27,79653.88
  New Democratic10,54020.43
  Liberal9,93219.25
  Green3,0215.86
  Christian Heritage3010.58
2011 Canadian federal election: Simcoe North
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBruce Stanton31,58154.5+4.8
New DemocraticRichard Banigan11,51519.9+8.2
LiberalSteve Clarke11,09019.1-8.6
GreenValerie Powell3,4896.0-5.0
Christian HeritageAdrian Kooger3220.6
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,997100.0
Total rejected ballots 1610.3
Turnout 58,15864.9
Eligible voters 89,588
Conservative hold Swing -1.7
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBruce Stanton26,32849.7+9.3$84,616
LiberalSteve Clarke14,67027.7-10.7$87,766
New DemocraticRichard Banigan6,20711.7-2.4$6,265
GreenValerie Powell5,82011.0+5.0$26,424
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,025100.0$90,754

Note: Results are preliminary as of 18 October 2008.

2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeBruce Stanton23,26640.4+2.7
LiberalKaren Graham22,07838.4-5.0
New DemocraticJen Hill8,13214.1+2.8
GreenSandy Agnew3,4516.0-0.4
Christian HeritageAdrian Kooger6171.1+0.1
Total valid votes 57,544100.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Devillers23,66443.4-7.4
ConservativePeter Stock20,57037.7-6.2
New DemocraticJen Hill6,16211.3+6.6
GreenMary Lou Kirby3,4866.4
Christian HeritageAdrian Kooger5441.0+0.4
Canadian ActionIan Woods1450.3
Total valid votes 54,571100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Devillers24,51050.8+6.4
AlliancePeter Stock14,28329.6+1.6
Progressive ConservativeLucy Stewart6,91414.3-6.8
New DemocraticAnn Billings2,2724.7-0.1
IndependentAdrian P. Kooger3050.6
Total valid votes 48,284100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Devillers22,77544.4+3.9
ReformPeter Stock14,36328.0-2.8
Progressive ConservativeSharon Henry10,84921.1-2.0
New DemocraticAnn Billings2,4884.8+1.4
GreenAdam Mazzara3880.8
Natural LawPeter Cameron2300.4-0.1
Canadian ActionGloria Earl2130.4
Total valid votes 51,306100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Devillers23,04740.5+2.7
ReformRay Lyons17,49830.8
Progressive ConservativeDoug Lewis13,14523.1-20.9
New DemocraticMarsha Mitzak1,9583.4-14.7
NationalBrian Stewart8451.5
Natural LawGarry Foster3000.5
AbolitionistBobby-Joe Edwards670.1
Total valid votes 56,860100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Lewis21,84744.0-10.9
LiberalAlan Martin18,75537.8+11.2
New DemocraticMike McMurter8,99518.1+1.0
Total valid votes 49,597100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Lewis24,88755.0+18.5
LiberalAlan Martin12,06226.6-9.6
New DemocraticTim Tynan7,74217.1-10.2
GreenJohn Brandon Letts3620.8
LibertarianIan Mcteer2290.5
Total valid votes 45,282100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Lewis14,87436.4-10.0
LiberalAlan Martin14,80836.3+9.7
New DemocraticFayne Bullen11,13927.3+0.3
Total valid votes 40,821100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Lewis19,38846.4+6.2
New DemocraticFayne Bullen11,28427.0+4.7
LiberalWalter Connell11,09926.6+4.3
Total valid votes 41,771100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeP.B. Rynard18,95040.2-7.7
LiberalJanice Laking17,06836.2+3.7
New DemocraticFayne Bullen10,50222.3+2.8
IndependentStephen Ridley3300.7
Social CreditBruce Arnold2670.6
Total valid votes 47,117100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeP.B. Rynard22,14547.9+2.1
LiberalBruce Owen15,03832.6-8.6
New DemocraticRich Partridge9,01619.5+6.5
Total valid votes 46,199100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeP.B. Rynard16,61945.8+0.3
LiberalBill A. Bell14,93641.20.0
New DemocraticCharles Perrie Rintoul4,73013.0+5.0
Total valid votes 36,285100.0
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHeber Smith9,51345.5-0.4
LiberalBill Bell8,59041.1+3.3
New DemocraticEd Genge1,6778.0-0.8
Social CreditMel Rowat1,1095.3-3.6
Total valid votes 20,889100.0
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHeber Smith10,15745.9-12.2
LiberalRalph Snelgrove8,37437.8+7.1
Social CreditWilliard Kinzie1,9618.9-2.4
New DemocraticRussell Pogue9634.4
Independent ConservativeJack Browne6783.1
Total valid votes 22,133100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHeber Smith11,72858.1-12.1
LiberalHank Howard6,21030.7+0.9
New DemocraticRussell Pogue2,26511.2
Total valid votes 20,203100.0
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHeber Smith13,85570.2+7.7
LiberalWilliam S. Campbell5,89029.8-7.7
Total valid votes 19,745100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHeber Smith11,43762.5+10.9
LiberalWilliam Seymour Campbell6,86037.5-10.9
Total valid votes 18,297100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJulian Harcourt Ferguson8,31651.6+1.6
LiberalRalph Trapnell Snelgrove7,79648.4+5.2
Total valid votes 16,112100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJulian Harcourt Ferguson7,65850.0-3.0
LiberalJ. Gladstone Currie6,61343.2+2.7
Co-operative CommonwealthReginald Edward Ayres1,0536.9+0.3
Total valid votes 15,324100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJulian Harcourt Ferguson8,25152.9+7.0
LiberalDuncan Fletcher McCuaig6,30940.5-13.6
Co-operative CommonwealthArthur Eric Cresswell1,0276.6
Total valid votes 15,587100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDuncan Fletcher McCuaig7,09654.1+4.0
National GovernmentFrederick Aylsworth Brock6,03045.9+9.4
Total valid votes 13,126100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDuncan Fletcher McCuaig7,24450.1
ConservativeJohn Thomas Simpson5,29036.6-16.5
ReconstructionHerbert James Crawford1,3249.2
Co-operative CommonwealthSeymour Cornwall Cooper6084.2
Total valid votes 14,466100.0
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn Thomas Simpson7,29553.0+2.3
ProgressiveErnest Charles Drury6,45947.0-2.3
Total valid votes 13,754100.0
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Alves Boys7,05850.7-1.5
ProgressiveErnest Charles Drury6,86549.3+1.5
Total valid votes 13,923100.0
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Alves Boys6,88552.2+8.7
ProgressiveErnest Drury6,29547.8-3.6
Total valid votes 13,180100.0
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ProgressiveThomas Edwin Ross5,29851.4
ConservativeJohn Allister Currie4,48943.5-21.4
IndependentWilliam John Holden5275.1
Total valid votes 10,314100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election.

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Government (Unionist)John Allister Currie4,24064.9+13.2
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Ernest Drury2,29335.1-13.2
Total valid votes 6,533100.0

Note: Government vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election, and Opposition vote is compared to Liberal vote.

1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn Allister Currie2,64851.7+1.2
LiberalLeighton Goldie McCarthy2,47648.3-1.2
Total valid votes 5,124100.0
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn Allister Currie2,75650.5+0.9
LiberalDaniel Wilson2,70549.5
Total valid votes 5,461100.0
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentLeighton Goldie McCarthy2,48650.4-6.2
ConservativeJohn Allister Currie2,44449.6+6.2
Total valid votes 4,930100.0
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentLeighton Goldie McCarthy2,52456.6
ConservativeCharles Cameron1,93643.4+25.2
Total valid votes 4,460100.0

Note: popular vote compared to vote in 1896 general election.

By-election on 14 December 1898

On Mr. McCarthy's death, 11 May 1898

Party Candidate Votes
IndependentLeighton Goldie McCarthyelected
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
McCarthyiteDalton McCarthy2,51752.4-0.8
LiberalElihu Stewart1,41029.4-17.4
ConservativeHoughton Lennox87518.2
Total valid votes 4,802100.0
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentDalton McCarthy2,41753.3-0.4
LiberalHerman Henry Cook2,12146.7+0.5
Total valid votes 4,538100.0
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDalton McCarthy2,36253.7-0.1
LiberalTimothy Warren Anglin2,03346.3
Total valid votes 4,395100.0
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDalton McCarthy1,76153.8+3.4
IndependentCharles Drury1,51146.2
Total valid votes 3,272100.0
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDalton McCarthy2,94350.4+1.2
LiberalHerman Henry Cook2,89349.6-1.2
Total valid votes 5,836100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 26 December 1874
Party Candidate Votes%±%
On Mr. Cook being unseated on petition, 11 November 1874
LiberalHerman Henry Cook2,35550.8-1.0
ConservativeDalton McCarthy2,28149.2+1.0
Total valid votes 4,636100.0
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHerman Henry Cook2,27951.7+1.0
ConservativeDalton McCarthy2,12548.3-1.0
Total valid votes 4,404100.0
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHerman Henry Cook1,90850.7
ConservativeDalton McCarthy1,85249.3
Total valid votes 3,760100.0
1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalThomas David McConkeyacclaimed

See also

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References

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  • "Simcoe North (federal electoral district) (Code 35086) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

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  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2021
  2. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Simcoe North [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  4. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  5. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  6. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  9. Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
  10. Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca.
  11. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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