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{{short description|Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada}}
{{for|the provincial electoral district|Simcoe North (provincial electoral district)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| province            = Ontario
| image               = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=Canadian federal electoral districts/2025/Simcoe North.map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|zoom=9|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=[[File:Simcoe North (Canadian electoral district) (2022 redistribution).svg|100x100px]]}}
| caption             = Interactive map of riding boundaries from the [[2025 Canadian federal election|2025 federal election]]
| fed-status          = active
| fed-district-number = 35100
| fed-created         = 1867
| fed-abolished       = 
| fed-election-first  = 1867
| fed-election-last   = 2021
| fed-rep             = [[Adam Chambers (politician)|Adam Chambers]]
| fed-rep-party       = Conservative
| demo-pop-ref        = <ref name="2021Census">[[#2021fed|Statistics Canada]]: 2021</ref>
| demo-area-ref       = <ref name="2021Census"/>
| demo-electors-ref   = 
| demo-census-date    = [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]
| demo-pop            = 120656
| demo-electors       = 85156
| demo-electors-date  = 2015
| demo-area           = 1752
| demo-cd             = [[Simcoe County]]
| demo-csd            = [[Orillia]], [[Midland, Ontario|Midland]], [[Severn, Ontario|Severn]], [[Tiny, Ontario|Tiny]], [[Tay, Ontario|Tay]], [[Ramara]], [[Penetanguishene]], [[Chippewas of Rama First Nation|Chippewas of Rama]], [[Christian Island 30|Christian Island]], [[Christian Island 30A|Christian Island]]
}}

'''Simcoe North''' ({{langx|fr|'''Simcoe-Nord'''}}) is a federal [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in central [[Ontario]], Canada. It was established as a federal [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] in 1867, and is the only electoral district in Ontario, and one of four in Canada, that has continually existed since [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]].

==Demographics==
:''According to the [[2021 Canadian census]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Simcoe North [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

'''Ethnic groups:''' 84.0% White, 11.8% Indigenous, 1.0% South Asian<br />
'''Languages:''' 89.7% English, 2.6% French<br />
'''Religions:''' 54.3% Christian (23.8% Catholic, 7.3% United Church, 6.2% Anglican, 3.0% Presbyterian, 1.8% Baptist, 12.2% Other), 43.4% None. <br />
'''Median income:''' $38,800 (2020) <br />
'''Average income:''' $48,680 (2020)

==Geography==
The district includes all of the north and eastern parts of [[Simcoe County]]. Municipalities and Indian reserves include [[Midland, Ontario|Midland]], [[Orillia]], [[Penetanguishene]], [[Tay, Ontario|Tay]], [[Tiny, Ontario|Tiny]], [[Christian Island 30, Ontario|Christian Island 30]], [[Christian Island 30A]], [[Severn, Ontario|Severn]], [[Ramara, Ontario|Ramara]], [[Oro-Medonte]] (part) and [[Mnjikaning First Nation 32, Ontario|Mnjikaning First Nation]]. The area is 1,752&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

==History==
The electoral district was created in 1867 by the [[British North America Act, 1867|British North America Act]]. In 1867, it included the townships of [[Nottawasaga Township, Ontario|Nottawasaga]], [[Sunnidale Township, Ontario|Sunnidale]], [[Vespra Township, Ontario|Vespra]], [[Flos Township, Ontario|Flos]], [[Oro Township, Ontario|Oro]], [[Medonte Township, Ontario|Medonte]], [[Orillia and Matchedash Township, Ontario|Orillia and Matchedash]], [[Tiny and Tay Township, Ontario|Tiny and Tay]], [[Balaklava and Robinson Township, Ontario|Balaklava and Robinson]], and the Towns of [[Barrie]] and [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]]. In 1882, it lost Oro, Medonte, Orillia and Matchedash, Tiny and Tay, and Balaklava and Robinson. In 1903, it gained Oro, but lost Barrie. In 1947, it lost Oro and gained Barrie. In 1966, it lost Nottawasaga, Sunnidale and Flos and gained Penetanguishene, Matchedash, Medonte, Orillia, Oro, and Tay. In 1976, it gained the townships of [[Mara Township, Ontario|Mara]], [[Rama Township, Ontario|Rama]] and Tiny but Lost Barrie and Vespra. In 1987, it gained Flos Township, only to lose it again in the 1996 redistribution. In the 2003 redistribution, its southern boundary was altered slightly to follow the boundary of the new municipality of [[Springwater, Ontario|Springwater]] in neighbouring [[Simcoe—Grey (federal electoral district)|Simcoe—Grey]] with the municipalities of [[Oro-Medonte]], Tiny and Tay in Simcoe North. [[Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012|In 2013]], the riding lost all of Oro-Medonte west of [[9 Line (Oro-Medonte)|9 Line]].

==Riding associations==

[[Riding association]]s are the local branches of the national political parties:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top" | '''Party'''
| valign="top" |'''Association name'''
| valign="top" |'''CEO'''
| valign="top" |'''HQ city'''
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Christian Heritage|row}}
|[[Christian Heritage Party of Canada]]
|CHP Simcoe North
|Adrian P. Kooger
|[[Orillia]]
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|row}}
|[[Conservative Party of Canada]]
|Simcoe North Conservative Association
|Charlene E. Anderson
|[[Midland, Ontario|Midland]]
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|row}}
|[[Green Party of Canada]]
|Simcoe North Green Party Association
|Erik Schomann
|[[Tiny, Ontario|Tiny]]
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}
|[[Liberal Party of Canada]]
|Simcoe North Federal Liberal Association
|Ryan D. Barber
|[[Midland, Ontario|Midland]]
{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|row}}
|[[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]]
|Simcoe North Federal NDP Riding Association
|Brian Trujillo
|[[Ottawa]]
{{Canadian party colour|CA|PPC|row}}
|[[People's Party of Canada]]
|[https://ppcbarriesimcoe.ca/ Barrie-Simcoe PPC Association]
|Myles Wilson
|[[Orillia]]
|}

==Members of Parliament==

Simcoe North has elected the following [[Member of Parliament|members of Parliament]] to represent it in the [[House of Commons of Canada]]:

{{CanMP}}
{{CanMP nodata|Simcoe North}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1867
| ToYr = 1872
| Assembly# = 1
| CanParty = Liberal
| RepName = Thomas David McConkey
| PartyTerms# = 3
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1872
| ToYr = 1874
| Assembly# = 2
| RepName = Herman Henry Cook
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1874
| ToYr = 1878
| Assembly# = 3
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1878
| ToYr = 1882
| Assembly# = 4
| CanParty = Conservative (historical)
| RepName = Dalton McCarthy
| RepTerms# = 5
| PartyTerms# = 3
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1882
| ToYr = 1887
| Assembly# = 5
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1887
| ToYr = 1891
| Assembly# = 6
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1891
| ToYr = 1896
| Assembly# = 7
| CanParty = Independent
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1896
| ToYr = 1898
| Assembly# = 8
| CanParty = [[McCarthyite candidates 1896|McCarthyite]]
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1898
| ToYr = 1900
| CanParty = Independent
| RepName = Leighton McCarthy
| RepTerms# = 3
| PartyTerms# = 3
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1900
| ToYr = 1904
| Assembly# = 9
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1904
| ToYr = 1908
| Assembly# = 10
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1908
| ToYr = 1911
| Assembly# = 11
| CanParty = Conservative (historical)
| RepName = John Allister Currie
| RepTerms# = 3
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1911
| ToYr = 1917
| Assembly# = 12
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1917
| ToYr = 1921
| Assembly# = 13
| CanParty = Unionist
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1921
| ToYr = 1925
| Assembly# = 14
| CanParty = Progressive
| RepName = Thomas Edwin Ross
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1925
| ToYr = 1926
| Assembly# = 15
| CanParty = Conservative (historical)
| RepName = William Alves Boys
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 3
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1926
| ToYr = 1930
| Assembly# = 16
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1930
| ToYr = 1935
| Assembly# = 17
| RepName = John Thomas Simpson
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1935
| ToYr = 1940
| Assembly# = 18
| CanParty = Liberal
| RepName = Duncan Fletcher McCuaig
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1940
| ToYr = 1945
| Assembly# = 19
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1945
| ToYr = 1949
| Assembly# = 20
| CanParty = PC
| RepName = Julian Ferguson
| RepLink = Julian Ferguson
| RepTerms# = 3
| PartyTerms# = 15
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1949
| ToYr = 1953
| Assembly# = 21
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1953
| ToYr = 1957
| Assembly# = 22
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1957
| ToYr = 1958
| Assembly# = 23
| RepName = Heber Smith
| RepTerms# = 5
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1958
| ToYr = 1962
| Assembly# = 24
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1962
| ToYr = 1963
| Assembly# = 25
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1963
| ToYr = 1965
| Assembly# = 26
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1965
| ToYr = 1968
| Assembly# = 27
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1968
| ToYr = 1972
| Assembly# = 28
| RepName = Philip Bernard Rynard
| RepTerms# = 3
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1972
| ToYr = 1974
| Assembly# = 29
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1974
| ToYr = 1979
| Assembly# = 30
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1979
| ToYr = 1980
| Assembly# = 31
| RepName = [[Doug Lewis (politician)|Doug Lewis]]
| RepTerms# = 4
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1980
| ToYr = 1984
| Assembly# = 32
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1984
| ToYr = 1988
| Assembly# = 33
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1988
| ToYr = 1993
| Assembly# = 34
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1993
| ToYr = 1997
| Assembly# = 35
| CanParty = Liberal
| RepName = Paul DeVillers
| RepTerms# = 4
| PartyTerms# = 4
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1997
| ToYr = 2000
| Assembly# = 36
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2000
| ToYr = 2004
| Assembly# = 37
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2004
| ToYr = 2006
| Assembly# = 38
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2008
| Assembly# = 39
| CanParty = Conservative
| RepName = Bruce Stanton
| RepTerms# = 5
| PartyTerms# = 7
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2008
| ToYr = 2011
| Assembly# = 40
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2011
| ToYr = 2015
| Assembly# = 41
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2015
| ToYr = 2019
| Assembly# = 42
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2019
| ToYr = 2021
| Assembly# = 43
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2021
| ToYr = 2025
| Assembly# = 44
| RepName = [[Adam Chambers (politician)|Adam Chambers]]
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2025
| ToYr = 
| Assembly# = 45
}}
{{CanMP end}}

==Election results==
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| content = {{Graph:Chart
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 | height=300
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 | yAxisTitle=Vote share
 | xAxisMin=1867
 | xAxisMax=2021
 | yAxisMin=0
 | yAxisMax=0.8
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 | legend=Legend
 | y1Title=Liberal
 | y2Title=Conservative
 | y3Title=CCF/NDP
 | y4Title=Green
 | y5Title=PC/Hist. Con.
 | y6Title=Reform/Alliance
 | y7Title=Reconstruction (1935)
 | y8Title=Social Credit
 | y9Title=Progressive
 | y10Title=People's
 | y11Title=McCarthy (As Ind./McCarthyite)
 | y12Title=Other Independent (1882)(>5%)
 | y13Title=Other Independent (1921)(>5%)
 | linewidth=2
 | x=1872,1874,1874<!--by-election-->,1878,1882,1887,1891,1896,1900,1904,1908,1911,1917,1921,1925,1926,1930,1935,1940,1945,1949,1953,1957,1958,1962,1963,1965,1968,1972,1974,1979,1980,1984,1988,1993,1997,2000,2004,2006,2008,2011,2011<!--redistributed-->,2015,2019,2021
 | y1=0.507,0.517,0.508,0.496,,0.463,0.467,0.294,,,0.495,0.483,0.351,,,,,0.501,0.541,0.405,0.432,0.484,0.375,0.298,0.307,0.378,0.411,0.412,0.326,0.362,0.266,0.363,0.266,0.378,0.405,0.444,0.508,0.434,0.384,0.277,0.191,0.1925,0.3981,0.308,0.304
 | y2=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.377,0.404,0.497,0.545,0.5388,0.4352,0.434,0.43
 | y3=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.042,,0.066,0.069,,,,0.112,0.044,0.08,0.13,0.195,0.223,0.27,0.273,0.171,0.181,0.034,0.048,0.047,0.113,0.141,0.117,0.199,0.2043,0.1058,0.141,0.157
 | y4=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.008,,,0.008,,0.064,0.06,0.11,0.06,0.0586,0.0446,0.094,0.03
 | y5=0.493,0.483,0.492,0.504,0.538,0.537,,0.182,0.434,0.496,0.505,0.517,0.649,0.435,0.522,0.507,0.53,0.366,0.459,0.529,0.5,0.516,0.625,0.702,0.581,0.459,0.455,0.458,0.479,0.402,0.464,0.364,0.55,0.44,0.231,0.211,0.143
 | y6=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.308,0.28,0.296
 | y7=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.092
 | y8=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.089,0.053,,,0.006
 | y9=,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.514,0.478,0.493,0.47
 | y10=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.018,0.076
 | y11=,,,,,,0.533,0.524,0.566,0.504
 | y12=,,,,0.462
 | y13=,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.051
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 | showSymbols=true }}
| caption=Graph of election results in Simcoe North (since 1874 (by-election)-2019, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| align=center
}}

{{2025 Canadian federal election/Simcoe North}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]] redistributed results<ref>{{Cite web| title=Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders|url=https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/tra/2023rep&document=index&lang=e|access-date=9 April 2024|website=[[Elections Canada]]}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] ||align=right| 24,617 ||align=right| 42.18
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] ||align=right| 17,995 ||align=right| 30.83
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 9,315 ||align=right| 15.96
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PPC|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[People's Party of Canada|People's]] ||align=right| 4,465 ||align=right| 7.65
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of Canada|Green]] ||align=right| 1,780 ||align=right| 3.05
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|background}} | &nbsp;
| Others ||align=right| 192 ||align=right| 0.33
|}
{{2021 Canadian federal election/Simcoe North}}
{{2019 Canadian federal election/Simcoe North}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|Simcoe North|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[Bruce Stanton]]|24,836|43.52|-10.36|$91,741.02}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Liz Riley|22,718|39.81|+20.56|$74,044.17}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Richard Banigan|6,037|10.58|-9.85|$3,879.75}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Peter Stubbins|2,543|4.46|-1.4|$11,996.03}}
{{CANelec|CA|No Affiliation|Jacob Kearey-Moreland|618|1.08|&ndash;|$2,744.47}}
{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Scott Whittaker|319|0.56|-0.02|$2,753.34}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|57,071|100.0|&nbsp;|$224,845.90}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|189|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|57,260|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|86,859}}
{{CANelec/hold|CA|Conservative|-15.46}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Canada]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&QID=-1&PAGEID=20|title=Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district|first=Elections|last=Canada|website=www.elections.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/error.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/content2.aspx|title=Error page|first=Elections|last=Canada|website=www.elections.ca}}</ref>}}
{{end}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2011 Canadian federal election|2011 federal election]] redistributed results<ref>[http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2046 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections]</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] ||align=right| 27,796 ||align=right| 53.88
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 10,540 ||align=right| 20.43
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] ||align=right| 9,932 ||align=right| 19.25
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of Canada|Green]] ||align=right| 3,021 ||align=right| 5.86
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Christian Heritage|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Christian Heritage Party of Canada|Christian Heritage]] ||align=right| 301 ||align=right| 0.58
|}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|Simcoe North|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[Bruce Stanton]] |31,581	|54.5 | +4.8|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Richard Banigan |11,515 |19.9 | +8.2|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Steve Clarke|11,090 |19.1 | -8.6|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Valerie Powell |3,489|6.0 | -5.0|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Adrian Kooger |322|0.6 |&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit| 57,997 |100.0|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots| 161| 0.3|&ndash;| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| 58,158	|64.9 |&ndash;| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters| 	89,588	|&ndash;|&ndash;| }}
{{CANelec/hold|CA|Conservative|-1.7}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[Bruce Stanton]] |26,328|49.7 | +9.3|$84,616}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Steve Clarke |14,670|27.7| -10.7|$87,766}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Richard Banigan |6,207|11.7| -2.4|$6,265}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green| Valerie Powell|5,820|11.0| +5.0|$26,424}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|53,025|100.0|$90,754 }}
{{end}}
Note: Results are preliminary as of 18 October 2008.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[Bruce Stanton]] |23,266|40.4| +2.7}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Karen Graham|22,078|38.4|-5.0 }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Jen Hill |8,132|14.1| +2.8}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Sandy Agnew |3,451|6.0|-0.4 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Adrian Kooger |617|1.1|+0.1 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|57,544 |100.0 }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Paul Devillers]] |23,664|43.4|-7.4 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Peter Stock |20,570 |37.7|-6.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Jen Hill |6,162 |11.3|+6.6}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Mary Lou Kirby |3,486|6.4| }}
{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Adrian Kooger |544 |1.0|+0.4}}
{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Action|Ian Woods |145 |0.3|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 54,571|100.0}}
{{end}}
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Paul Devillers]] |24,510 |50.8|+6.4}}
{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Peter Stock |14,283|29.6|+1.6 }}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Lucy Stewart|6,914|14.3|-6.8 }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ann Billings|2,272 |4.7|-0.1}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Adrian P. Kooger|305|0.6| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|48,284 |100.0}}
{{end}}
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Paul Devillers]] |22,775|44.4|+3.9 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Peter Stock |14,363 |28.0|-2.8}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Sharon Henry|10,849 |21.1|-2.0}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ann Billings|2,488|4.8|+1.4 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Adam Mazzara|388|0.8|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Peter Cameron|230 |0.4|-0.1}}
{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Action|Gloria Earl|213 |0.4|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 51,306|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1993|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Paul Devillers]] |23,047|40.5|+2.7 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Ray Lyons|17,498 |30.8|}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Doug Lewis (politician)|Doug Lewis]]|13,145|23.1|-20.9 }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Marsha Mitzak|1,958 |3.4|-14.7}}
{{CANelec|CA|National|Brian Stewart|845 |1.5|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Garry Foster|300 |0.5|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Abolitionist|Bobby-Joe Edwards|67 |0.1|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|56,860 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Doug Lewis (politician)|Doug Lewis]]|21,847 |44.0|-10.9}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Alan Gray Martin|Alan Martin]]|18,755 |37.8|+11.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Mike McMurter|8,995 |18.1|+1.0}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|49,597 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1984|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Doug Lewis (politician)|Doug Lewis]]|24,887 |55.0|+18.5}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Alan Gray Martin|Alan Martin]]|12,062 |26.6|-9.6}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Tim Tynan|7,742 |17.1|-10.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|John Brandon Letts|362 |0.8|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Ian Mcteer|229 |0.5|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 45,282|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1980|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Doug Lewis (politician)|Doug Lewis]]|14,874 |36.4|-10.0}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Alan Gray Martin|Alan Martin]]|14,808|36.3|+9.7 }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Fayne Bullen|11,139|27.3|+0.3 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|40,821 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1979|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Doug Lewis (politician)|Doug Lewis]]|19,388 |46.4|+6.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Fayne Bullen|11,284 |27.0|+4.7}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Walter Connell|11,099 |26.6|+4.3}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 41,771|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1974|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[P.B. Rynard]]|18,950|40.2|-7.7 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Janice Laking|17,068|36.2|+3.7 }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Fayne Bullen|10,502 |22.3|+2.8}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Stephen Ridley|330 |0.7|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Bruce Arnold|267 |0.6|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|47,117 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1972|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[P.B. Rynard]]|22,145 |47.9|+2.1}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bruce Owen|15,038 |32.6|-8.6}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Rich Partridge|9,016 |19.5|+6.5}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|46,199 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1968|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[P.B. Rynard]]|16,619 |45.8|+0.3}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bill A. Bell|14,936 |41.2|0.0}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Charles Perrie Rintoul|4,730 |13.0|+5.0}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|36,285 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1965|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Heber Smith]]|9,513|45.5|-0.4 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bill Bell|8,590 |41.1|+3.3}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ed Genge|1,677 |8.0|-0.8}}
{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Mel Rowat|1,109 |5.3|-3.6}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 20,889|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1963|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Heber Smith]]|10,157 |45.9|-12.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ralph Snelgrove|8,374 |37.8|+7.1}}
{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Williard Kinzie|1,961 |8.9|-2.4}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Russell Pogue|963 |4.4|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent Conservative|Jack Browne|678 |3.1|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|22,133 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1962|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Heber Smith]]|11,728 |58.1|-12.1}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Hank Howard|6,210 |30.7|+0.9}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Russell Pogue|2,265 |11.2|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|20,203 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1958|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Heber Smith]]|13,855|70.2|+7.7 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|William S. Campbell|5,890 |29.8|-7.7}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 19,745|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1957|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Heber Smith]]|11,437 |62.5|+10.9}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|William Seymour Campbell|6,860 |37.5|-10.9}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|18,297 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1953|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Julian Harcourt Ferguson]]|8,316 |51.6|+1.6}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ralph Trapnell Snelgrove|7,796|48.4|+5.2 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|16,112	 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1949|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Julian Harcourt Ferguson]]|7,658|50.0|-3.0 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|J. Gladstone Currie|6,613|43.2|+2.7 }}
{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Reginald Edward Ayres|1,053 |6.9|+0.3}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|15,324 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1945|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Julian Harcourt Ferguson]]|8,251 |52.9|+7.0}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Duncan Fletcher McCuaig]]|6,309 |40.5|-13.6}}
{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Arthur Eric Cresswell|1,027 |6.6|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|15,587 |100.0}}
{{end}}
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1940|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Duncan Fletcher McCuaig]]|7,096|54.1|+4.0 }}
{{CANelec|CA|National Government|Frederick Aylsworth Brock|6,030|45.9|+9.4 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 13,126|100.0}}
{{end}}
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1935|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Duncan Fletcher McCuaig]]|7,244 |50.1	|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[John Thomas Simpson]]|5,290|36.6|-16.5 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Reconstruction|Herbert James Crawford|1,324 |9.2|}}
{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Seymour Cornwall Cooper|608|4.2| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 14,466|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1930|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[John Thomas Simpson]]|7,295 |53.0|+2.3}}
{{CANelec|CA|Progressive|[[Ernest Charles Drury]]|6,459|47.0|-2.3 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|13,754 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1926|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[William Alves Boys]]|7,058 |50.7|-1.5}}
{{CANelec|CA|Progressive|[[Ernest Charles Drury]]|6,865 |49.3|+1.5}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|13,923|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1925|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[William Alves Boys]]|6,885|52.2|+8.7 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Progressive|[[Ernest Drury]] |6,295 |47.8|-3.6}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|13,180 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1921|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Progressive|[[Thomas Edwin Ross]]|5,298|51.4|	 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|John Allister Currie|4,489|43.5|-21.4}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|William John Holden|527 |5.1|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|10,314 |100.0}}
{{end}}
Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1917|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Unionist|[[John Allister Currie]]|4,240|64.9|+13.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|Laurier Liberals|[[Ernest Drury]] |2,293 |35.1|-13.2}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,533 |100.0}}
{{end}}
Note: Government vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election, and Opposition vote is compared to Liberal vote.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1911|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[John Allister Currie]]|2,648|51.7|+1.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Leighton Goldie McCarthy|2,476|48.3|-1.2 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,124 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1908|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[John Allister Currie]]|2,756|50.5|+0.9}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Daniel Wilson|2,705 |49.5|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 5,461|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1904|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|[[Leighton Goldie McCarthy]]|2,486 |50.4|-6.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|John Allister Currie|2,444|49.6|+6.2}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|4,930 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1900|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|[[Leighton Goldie McCarthy]]|2,524 |56.6	|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Charles Cameron|1,936 |43.4	|+25.2}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 4,460|100.0}}
{{end}}

Note: popular vote compared to vote in 1896 general election.

{{CanElec1-by|14 December 1898|On Mr. McCarthy's death, 11 May 1898}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|[[Leighton Goldie McCarthy]]|elected }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1896|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|[[McCarthyite candidates 1896|McCarthyite]]|[[Dalton McCarthy]]|2,517 |52.4|-0.8}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Elihu Stewart|1,410 |29.4|-17.4}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Houghton Lennox|875 |18.2|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|4,802 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1891|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|[[Dalton McCarthy]] |2,417 |53.3|-0.4}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Herman Henry Cook]]|2,121 |46.7|+0.5}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 4,538|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1887|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[Dalton McCarthy]] |2,362|53.7|-0.1 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Timothy Warren Anglin]]|2,033 |46.3|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 4,395|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1882|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[Dalton McCarthy]] |1,761 |53.8|+3.4}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|[[Charles Alfred Drury|Charles Drury]]|1,511|46.2| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 3,272|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1878|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[Dalton McCarthy]] |2,943 |50.4|+1.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Herman Henry Cook]]|2,893 |49.6|-1.2}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 5,836|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|26 December 1874|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec/note|On Mr. Cook being unseated on petition, 11 November 1874}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Herman Henry Cook]]|2,355 |50.8|-1.0}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[Dalton McCarthy]] |2,281 |49.2|+1.0}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 4,636|100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1874|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Herman Henry Cook]]|2,279 |51.7|+1.0}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[Dalton McCarthy]] |2,125|48.3|-1.0 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|4,404 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1872|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Herman Henry Cook]]|1,908|50.7 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[Dalton McCarthy]] |1,852|49.3 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|3,760 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1867}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Thomas David McConkey]]|acclaimed }}
{{end}}

==See also==
* [[List of Canadian electoral districts]]
* [[Historical federal electoral districts of Canada]]

==References==
*{{SCref|unit=fed|name=2011fed|accessdate=2011-03-03|35086}}
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=686&Include= Riding history from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts_e.aspx?type=3&criteria=Simcoe%20North 2011 results from Elections Canada]
* [http://www.elections.ca Campaign expense data from Elections Canada]

===Notes===
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