Barrie—Innisfil

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Barrie—Innisfil
Ontario electoral district
Barrie—Innisfil 2015.svg
Barrie—Innisfil in relation to nearby electoral districts
Coordinates:44°20′52″N 79°39′53″W / 44.347639°N 79.664861°W / 44.347639; -79.664861Coordinates: 44°20′52″N 79°39′53″W / 44.347639°N 79.664861°W / 44.347639; -79.664861
Location of the federal constituency office (as of 7 May 2016)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
John Brassard
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]109,286
Electors (2015)76,389
Area (km²)[2]331.08
Pop. density (per km²)330.1
Census divisionsSimcoe
Census subdivisionsBarrie, Innisfil

Barrie—Innisfil is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Barrie and York—Simcoe.[3]

History[edit]

Barrie—Innisfil 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 October 2015.[4]

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Barrie—Innisfil
Riding created from Barrie and York—Simcoe
42nd  2015–present     John Brassard Conservative

Geography[edit]

Barrie—Innisfil consists of:

(a) that part of the County of Simcoe comprising the Town of Innisfil; and

(b) that part of the City of Barrie lying southerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of said city with Dunlop Street West; thence northeasterly along said street to Tiffin Street; thence southeasterly and easterly along said street to Lakeshore Drive; thence northeasterly in a straight line to the easterly limit of said city (at the intersection of the southerly limit of the Township of Oro-Medonte with the northerly limit of the Town of Innisfil).[5]

Riding associations[edit]

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

Party Association Name CEO HQ City
  Conservative Party of Canada Barrie—Innisfil Conservative Association Joshua A. Valler Barrie
  Green Party of Canada Barrie—Innisfil Federal Green Party Association Ronald J. Fischer Barrie
  Liberal Party of Canada Barrie—Innisfil Federal Liberal Association Ryan S. Ward Barrie
  New Democratic Party Barrie—Innisfil Federal NDP Riding Association Pekka Reinio Barrie

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative John Brassard 22,901 46.41 −14.85 $152,037.98
Liberal Colin Wilson 18,308 37.11 +24.59 $45,769.43
New Democratic Myrna Clark 5,812 11.78 −8.49 $20,283.99
Green Bonnie North 1,991 4.04 −1.28 $11,907.65
Christian Heritage Gary Nail 199 0.40 $512.25
Canadian Action Jeff Sakula 130 0.26
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,341 100.00   $209,977.36
Total rejected ballots 187 0.38
Turnout 49,528 64.46
Eligible voters 76,831
Conservative hold Swing -19.72
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 25,226 61.27
  New Democratic 8,345 20.27
  Liberal 5,154 12.52
  Green 2,190 5.32
  Others 258 0.63

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://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=on&dir=now/reports/35004&document=index&lang=e
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Barrie—Innisfil, 30 September 2015
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  9. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections