Barrie (electoral district)

Prior to the 2015 election Barrie was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It consisted of the City of Barrie in the County of Simcoe. It was created in 2003 when its predecessor, Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, was redistributed. Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford consisted of the City of Barrie and the towns of Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil. It had been formed in 1996 as Barrie—Simcoe from Simcoe Centre and York—Simcoe ridings, but its name was changed before an election was held.

Barrie
Ontario electoral district
Barrie in relation to other Ontario electoral districts
Coordinates:44°22′23″N 79°40′11″W
Location of the constituency office (as of 12 July 2010)
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2003
District abolished2013
First contested2004
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]135,711
Electors (2011)91,447
Area (km²)[2]77.39
Census division(s)Simcoe County
Census subdivision(s)Barrie

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford
Riding created from York—Simcoe and Simcoe Centre
36th  1997–2000     Aileen Carroll Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Barrie
38th  2004–2006     Aileen Carroll Liberal
39th  2006–2008     Patrick Brown Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Barrie—Innisfil
and Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte

Adjacent ridings

Signs for the major parties line the street in south Barrie prior to the 2008 federal election.

Future

For the 2015 federal election, the city of Barrie was split into two new electoral districts, the north half became part of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte,[3] whereas the south half became part of Barrie—Innisfil.[4]

The Barrie—Innisfil federal electoral district 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).

The Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte federal electoral district consists of:

(a) that part of the County of Simcoe comprising (i) the Township of Springwater; (ii) that part of the Township of Oro-Medonte lying southwesterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northwesterly limit of said township with 9 Line North; thence southeasterly along said line to Moonstone Road East; thence northeasterly along said road to 9 Line North; thence generally southeasterly along said line to Horseshoe Valley Road East; thence northeasterly along said road to 9 Line North; thence southeasterly along said line, its intermittent production, 9 Line South and its southeasterly production to the southerly limit of said township; and (b) that part of the City of Barrie lying northerly 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).

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePatrick Brown32,12156.70+4.33$94,892.28
New DemocraticMyrna Clark11,84220.90+8.90$15,554.25
LiberalColin Wilson9,11316.09-7.79$66,558.48
GreenErich Jacoby-Hawkins3,2665.77-5.34$31,306.84
LibertarianDarren Roskam1500.26-0.22
Marxist–LeninistChristine Nugent820.14-0.01
Canadian ActionJeff Sakula770.14
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,65199.69$96,630.18
Total rejected ballots 1740.31-0.00
Turnout 56,82559.85+1.36
Eligible voters 94,939
Conservative hold Swing -2.28
Source(s)
"Elections Canada Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada Candidate Campaign Returns. Elections Canada.
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePatrick Brown27,92752.37+10.5$91,512
LiberalRick Jones12,73223.88-15.3$80,023
New DemocraticMyrna Clark6,40312.01-0.2$16,038
GreenErich Jacoby-Hawkins5,92111.10+4.3$58,204
LibertarianPaolo Fabrizio2600.49N/A$171
Marxist–LeninistChristine Anne Nugent840.16N/A$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,327 100 $92,671
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePatrick Brown23,99941.88+1.8$81,530
LiberalAileen Carroll22,47639.18-3.5$69,313
New DemocraticPeter Bursztyn6,98412.18+1.5$14,496
GreenErich Jacoby-Hawkins3,8746.76+0.2$19,036
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAileen Carroll21,23342.7
ConservativePatrick Brown19,93840.1
New DemocraticPeter Bursztyn5,31210.7
GreenErich Jacoby-Hawkins3,2886.6

Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford (1997-2004)

2000 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAileen Carroll26,30948.27
AllianceRob Hamilton17,60032.29
Progressive ConservativeJane MacLaren7,58813.92
New DemocraticKeith Lindsay2,3854.38
Canadian ActionIan Woods3870.71
Christian HeritageBrian K. White2340.43
1997 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAileen Carroll23,54943.28
ReformBonnie Ainsworth16,04229.62
Progressive ConservativeJohn Trotter10,73519.82
New DemocraticPeggy McComb2,5804.76
GreenMarie Sternberg5060.93
Christian HeritageDan Vander Kooi4210.78
Canadian ActionIan Woods3270.60

See also

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