Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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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.[2]
 Ontario electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016)[1] | 100,788 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 74,783 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 966.10 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 104.3 | ||
| Census division | Simcoe | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Barrie (part), Oro-Medonte, Springwater | ||
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History
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 2015 Canadian federal election, held on 19 October 2015.[3]
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, it gained the remainder of Oro-Medonte from Simcoe North.
Members of Parliament
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 |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Alex Nuttall | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Doug Shipley | ||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | |||
Recount
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.[4]
Demographics
- According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]
Languages: 85.4% English, 1.7% French, 1.0% Spanish
Religions: 52.1% Christian (21.2% Catholic, 6.6% United Church, 5.6% Anglican, 2.3% Presbyterian, 1.7% Baptist, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Pentecostal, 12.5% Other), 1.6% Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 42.6% None
Median income: $41,600 (2020)
Average income: $54,950 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 88,290 | 84.02% | 88,395 | 89.13% | 88,795 | 92.06% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 4,150 | 3.95% | 4,075 | 4.11% | 2,755 | 2.86% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 3,855 | 3.67% | 1,560 | 1.57% | 760 | 0.79% | ||||||||
| African | 2,710 | 2.58% | 1,685 | 1.7% | 940 | 0.97% | ||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 1,685 | 1.6% | 1,340 | 1.35% | 1,255 | 1.3% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 1,530 | 1.46% | 685 | 0.69% | 650 | 0.67% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 1,160 | 1.1% | 495 | 0.5% | 600 | 0.62% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 945 | 0.9% | 465 | 0.47% | 265 | 0.27% | ||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 750 | 0.71% | 480 | 0.48% | 420 | 0.44% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 105,080 | 98.32% | 99,180 | 98.4% | 96,450 | 98.54% | ||||||||
| Total population | 106,871 | 100% | 100,788 | 100% | 97,876 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO' | HQ city | |
| Conservative | Barrie--Springwater--Oro-Medonte Conservative Association | Shawn Scott | Oro-Medonte | |
| Green | Barrie--Springwater--Oro-Medonte Green Party Association | Eric P. Loewen | Barrie | |
| Liberal | Barrie--Springwater--Oro-Medonte Federal Liberal Association | Tanya S. Saari | Barrie | |
| New Democratic | Barrie--Springwater--Oro-Medonte Federal NDP Riding Association | Brandon R. Amyot | Barrie | |
Election results
Graph of election results in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Mendote (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Doug Shipley | 33,949 | 51.67 | +5.88 | ||||
| Liberal | Rose Zacharias | 29,150 | 44.36 | +13.95 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gabriela Trujillo | 1,559 | 2.37 | −14.25 | ||||
| Green | Greg Taylor | 893 | 1.36 | +1.15 | ||||
| Communist | Michael Speers | 158 | 0.24 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 65,709 | 99.37 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 415 | 0.63 | -0.22 | |||||
| Turnout | 66,124 | 70.66 | +6.35 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 93,580 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | −4.04 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 26,317 | 45.79 | |
| Liberal | 17,481 | 30.41 | |
| New Democratic | 9,552 | 16.62 | |
| People's | 3,985 | 6.93 | |
| Green | 123 | 0.21 | |
| Christian Heritage | 18 | 0.03 | |
| Total valid votes | 57,476 | 99.15 | |
| Rejected ballots | 494 | 0.85 | |
| Registered voters/ estimated turnout | 90,142 | 64.31 | |
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Doug Shipley | 23,555 | 45.09 | +6.08 | $110,912.41 | |||
| Liberal | Tanya Saari | 16,145 | 30.91 | -0.33 | $58,262.91 | |||
| New Democratic | Sarah Lochhead | 8,910 | 17.06 | +2.24 | $1,879.94 | |||
| People's | Chris Webb | 3,629 | 6.95 | +5.15 | $6,804.55 | |||
| Total valid votes | 52,239 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 480 | |||||||
| Turnout | 52,719 | 63.43 | -3.11 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,843 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.21 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Doug Shipley | 20,981 | 39.00 | -2.57 | $101,308.80 | |||
| Liberal | Brian Kalliecharan | 16,805 | 31.24 | -10.36 | $84,892.64 | |||
| New Democratic | Dan Janssen | 7,972 | 14.82 | +4.50 | $11,769.53 | |||
| Green | Marty Lancaster | 7,066 | 13.14 | +7.88 | none listed | |||
| People's | David Patterson | 969 | 1.80 | – | $3,100.42 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,793 | 99.30 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 378 | 0.70 | ||||||
| Turnout | 54,171 | 66.54 | -0.90 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,414 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.92 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 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,[15] 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.[16] | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[17][18][19] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[20] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.