Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte

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Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Ontario electoral district
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte 2015.svg
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte in relation to nearby electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Alex Nuttall
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]100,788
Electors (2015)74,783
Area (km²)[2]966.10
Pop. density (per km²)104.3
Census divisionsSimcoe
Census subdivisionsBarrie, Oro-Medonte, Springwater

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Barrie, Simcoe—Grey and Simcoe North.[3]

History[edit]

Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[4]

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Riding created from Barrie, Simcoe—Grey, and Simcoe North
42nd  2015–present     Alex Nuttall Conservative

Recount[edit]

On Monday October 26, 2015, a judge granted the Liberal Party's request for a judicial recount after a 'significant number of rejected and spoiled ballots' were argued may not have been handled properly.[5]

Demographics[edit]

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[6][7]

Ethnic groups: 92.1% White, 2.9% Aboriginal
Languages: 90.7% English, 2.5% French, 1.1% German
Religions: 67.4% Christian (24.1% Catholic, 12.2% United Church, 9.9% Anglican, 5.1% Presbyterian, 2.9% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 12.0% Other), 30.5% No religion
Median income (2010): $29,562
Average income (2010): $40,565

Riding associations[edit]

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

Party Association Name CEO HQ Address HQ City
Conservative Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Conservative Association John Thornton 30 Birchgrove Drive Oro-Medonte
Green Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Federal Green Party Association Eric Loewen 65 Cedar Point Dr. Unit 278 Barrie
Liberal Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Federal Liberal Association Mark A. Jessop 27 Wilde Place Barrie
New Democratic Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte NDP Riding Association Ellen White 299 Johnson Road Midhurst

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Alex Nuttall 21,091 41.74 −12.81 $151,648.41
Liberal Brian Tamblyn 21,005 41.57 +24.63 $101,563.29
New Democratic Ellen White 5,202 10.29 −9.73
Green Marty Lancaster 2,648 5.24 −0.85 $30,596.20
Libertarian Darren Roskam 401 0.79 $1,353.95
Independent Ram Faerber 188 0.37 $10.93
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,535 99.64   $207,773.31
Total rejected ballots 181 0.36
Turnout 50,716 67.44
Eligible voters 75,207
Conservative hold Swing -18.72
These results were subject to a judicial recount,[8] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Alex Nuttall over Brian Tamblyn decreased from 108 votes to 86 votes as a result of the recount.[9]
Source: Elections Canada[10][11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 24,476 54.44
  New Democratic 8,983 20.02
  Liberal 7,599 16.94
  Green 2,732 6.09
  Others 1,080 2.41

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  4. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. ^ http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/judicial-recount-to-be-held-in-the-riding-of-barrie-springwater-oro-medonte-1.2628616
  6. ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35005&Data=Count&SearchText=Barrie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  7. ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35005&Data=Count&SearchText=Barrie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
  8. ^ "Recount for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte riding to be held next week". CTV News Barrie. October 30, 2015.
  9. ^ Ian McInroy (6 November 2015). "Conservative candidate Alex Nuttall keeps seat for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte after official recount". Barrie Examiner. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, 30 September 2015
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 44°31′N 79°45′W / 44.52°N 79.75°W / 44.52; -79.75