Barrie (federal electoral district)

Barrie was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. 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 / 44.37306°N 79.66972°W / 44.37306; -79.66972
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

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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

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

Future

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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

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2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Patrick Brown 32,121 56.70 +4.33 $94,892.28
New Democratic Myrna Clark 11,842 20.90 +8.90 $15,554.25
Liberal Colin Wilson 9,113 16.09 -7.79 $66,558.48
Green Erich Jacoby-Hawkins 3,266 5.77 -5.34 $31,306.84
Libertarian Darren Roskam 150 0.26 -0.22
Marxist–Leninist Christine Nugent 82 0.14 -0.01
Canadian Action Jeff Sakula 77 0.14
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,651 99.69 $96,630.18
Total rejected ballots 174 0.31 -0.00
Turnout 56,825 59.85 +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
Conservative Patrick Brown 27,927 52.37 +10.5 $91,512
Liberal Rick Jones 12,732 23.88 -15.3 $80,023
New Democratic Myrna Clark 6,403 12.01 -0.2 $16,038
Green Erich Jacoby-Hawkins 5,921 11.10 +4.3 $58,204
Libertarian Paolo Fabrizio 260 0.49 N/A $171
Marxist–Leninist Christine Anne Nugent 84 0.16 N/A $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,327 100 $92,671
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Patrick Brown 23,999 41.88 +1.8 $81,530
Liberal Aileen Carroll 22,476 39.18 -3.5 $69,313
New Democratic Peter Bursztyn 6,984 12.18 +1.5 $14,496
Green Erich Jacoby-Hawkins 3,874 6.76 +0.2 $19,036
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Aileen Carroll 21,233 42.7
Conservative Patrick Brown 19,938 40.1
New Democratic Peter Bursztyn 5,312 10.7
Green Erich Jacoby-Hawkins 3,288 6.6

Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford (1997-2004)

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2000 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Aileen Carroll 26,309 48.27
Alliance Rob Hamilton 17,600 32.29
Progressive Conservative Jane MacLaren 7,588 13.92
New Democratic Keith Lindsay 2,385 4.38
Canadian Action Ian Woods 387 0.71
Christian Heritage Brian K. White 234 0.43
1997 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Aileen Carroll 23,549 43.28
Reform Bonnie Ainsworth 16,042 29.62
Progressive Conservative John Trotter 10,735 19.82
New Democratic Peggy McComb 2,580 4.76
Green Marie Sternberg 506 0.93
Christian Heritage Dan Vander Kooi 421 0.78
Canadian Action Ian Woods 327 0.60

See also

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References

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Notes

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