York—Simcoe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, from 1988 to 1997 and since 2004.
It covers part of the region north of Toronto by Lake Simcoe.
It has existed on three occasions. Its first incarnation was created in 1966 from parts of Dufferin—Simcoe and York North. It existed until 1976 when it was split between York North, Simcoe South, and York—Peel.
It was reformed in 1987 from parts of Simcoe South, York—Peel, Victoria—Haliburton, and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe. It was again broken up in 1996 with a split between Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey, and York North.
Its current incarnation came into being in 2003 made up of parts of Simcoe—Grey, York North, and Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford.
Its previous member of Parliament was Peter Van Loan, the former Government House Leader. A by-election took place on February 25, 2019.[2]
The riding consists of:
(a) that part of the Regional Municipality of York comprising
(b) Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Indian Reserve; and
(c) that part of the County of Simcoe comprising the towns of Bradford West Gwillimbury.[3]
According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]
Ethnic groups: 74.1% White, 5.1% South Asian, 4.9% Chinese, 3.0% West Asian, 2.7% Indigenous, 2.5% Black, 2.0% Latin American, 1.5% Southeast Asian, 1.4% Filipino
Languages: 72.7% English, 2.1% Portuguese, 2.0% Russian, 1.9% Mandarin, 1.7% Cantonese, 1.6% Italian, 1.5% Spanish, 1.1% Persian
Religions: 53.2% Christian (26.6% Catholic, 4.2% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 3.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist), 4.0% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Jewish, 37.2% none
Median income: $43,200 (2020)
Average income: $55,200 (2020)
Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
It was originally created in 1966 from parts of Dufferin—Simcoe and York North ridings. It consisted of:
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Simcoe South, York North and York—Peel ridings.
It was recreated in 1987 from parts of Simcoe South, Victoria—Haliburton, Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Peel ridings. The second incarnation of the riding consisted of:
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey and York North ridings.
It was recreated a second time in 2003 from parts of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Simcoe—Grey and York North ridings with the current boundaries as described above.
This riding lost territory to Barrie—Innisfil and Newmarket—Aurora during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
A by-election in the riding took place on February 25, 2019, to replace Peter Van Loan, who retired.[5] The by-election was won by another Conservative, Scot Davidson.
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
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