Simcoe—Grey

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Ontario

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caption = Simcoe—Grey in relation to Southern Ontario ridings
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 35085
fed-created = 1996
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1997
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Helena Guergis
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
prov-status = active
prov-created = 1999
prov-abolished =
prov-election-first = 1999
prov-election-last = 2007
prov-rep = Jim Wilson
prov-rep-link = Jim Wilson (politician)
prov-rep-party = Progressive Conservative
prov-rep-party-link = Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 125985
demo-electors = 84518
demo-electors-date = 2007
demo-area = 2515
demo-cd = Simcoe, Grey
demo-csd = New Tecumseth, Springwater, Collingwood, Essa, Wasaga Beach, Clearview, Adjala-Tosorontio, Blue Mountains

Simcoe—Grey is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, and 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.

Federal electoral district

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 exlcuding 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 Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

#Paul Bonwick, Liberal (1997-2004)
#Helena Guergis, Conservative (2004-present)

Provincial electoral district

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
#Jim Wilson, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (1990-present)

Federal election results

Provincial election results

Election box begin | title=Ontario general election, 2007
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Jim Wilson
align="right"|24,139
align="right"|50.6
align="right"
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Steven Fishman
align="right"|12,428
align="right"|26.0
align="right"
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Peter Ellis
align="right"|5,416
align="right"|11.4
align="right"|
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Katy Austin
align="right"|4,397
align="right"|9.2
align="right"
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Philip Bender
align="right"|718
align="right"|1.5
align="right"
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Steven Taylor
align="right"|358
align="right"|0.8
align="right"
-
Owen Ferguson
align="right"|275
align="right"|0.6
align="right"

Election box begin | title=Ontario general election, 2003
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Jim Wilson
align="right"|26,114
align="right"|51.47
align="right"|-14.53
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Mark Redmond
align="right"|17,505
align="right"|34.5
align="right"|+8.06
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Leo Losereit
align="right"|5,032
align="right"|9.92
align="right"|+2.36
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Geoffrey Maile
align="right"|875
align="right"|1.72
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Steven J. Taylor
align="right"|801
align="right"|1.58
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Philip Bender
align="right"|411
align="right"|0.81

OntElec5|1999
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Jim Wilson
align="right"|31,984
align="right"|66
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Norman Sandberg
align="right"|12,815
align="right"|26.44
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Mary Hart
align="right"|3,662
align="right"|7.56

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1063 Riding history from the] Library of Parliament
* Elections Ontario [http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/results/1999_results/stat_summary.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&
] and [http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/results/2003_results/stat_summary.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&
]
* [http://www.simcoe-grey.com/ Simcoe-Grey Liberals Provincial Campaign to elect Steven Fishman]
* [http://www.simcoegreyndp.ca Simcoe-Grey NDP Riding Association]
* [http://www.jimwilson.ca Campaign to Re-Elect Jim Wilson]
* [http://www.jimwilsonmpp.com Jim Wilson, MPP]
* [http://www.chpsimcoegrey.ca Christian Heritage Party Simcoe-Grey]
* [http://www.helenaguergis.ca Helena Guergis, MP]
* [http://simcoegrey.greenparty.ca Simcoe-Grey Green Party]
* [http://www.simcoegrey.com Simcoe-Grey Federal Liberal Riding Association]