Simcoe Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Grey—Simcoe, Simcoe South and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings. For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Grey—Simcoe (electoral district ---> Grey—Simcoe was a federal For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Simcoe South (electoral district ---> Simcoe South was a federal For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe (electoral district ---> Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe
Simcoe Centre consisted of the City of Barrie, the towns of Alliston and Wasaga Beach, the Village of Cookstown and the townships of Essa, Innisfille, Sunnidale, Tosorontio and Vespra. Alliston Ontario is a community in Simcoe County in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Town of Wasaga Beach (known as Wasaga Beach or just simply Wasaga is a Town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Innisfil is a town in Ontario, Canada located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, immediately south of Barrie and 80 kilometers north of Essa is a township west and south of the city of Barrie in the County of Simcoe. Innisfil is a town in Ontario, Canada located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, immediately south of Barrie and 80 kilometers north of Clearview is a township in central Ontario, Canada, west of Barrie and south of Collingwood and Wasaga Beach in Adjala-Tosorontio ( 2006 population 10695 is a township in south-central Ontario, in the County
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford and Simcoe—Grey ridings. Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford (previously known as Barrie—Simcoe) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in Simcoe—Grey is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Simcoe Centre was the only riding east of Manitoba to elect a Reform Party Member of Parliament in the 1993 federal election, Ed Harper, who won a narrow victory over the Liberal candidate. The Reform Party of Canada ( Parti réformiste du Canada) was a Canadian federal Political party that existed from 1987 to 2000 A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.
Electoral history
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Edna Anderson | 23,504 | |||
| Liberal | Jack Ramsay | 17,233 | |||
| New Democrat | Judy Watson | 8,380 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Ethel Snow | 2,252 | |||
| Confederation of Regions | B. The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Edna Anderson (born 9 November 1922 in St Catharines Ontario) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993 The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Electoral activity National leaders Ron Gray, national leader Jim Hnatiuk, deputy leader Kelsey The Confederation of Regions Party (CoR was a Right-wing Canadian Political party founded in 1984 by Elmer Knutson. J. Ainsworth | 433 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Reform | Ed Harper | 25,404 | |||
| Liberal | Janice Laking | 25,281 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Jagges | 11,647 | |||
| New Democrat | Pat Peters | 1,873 | |||
| National | Craig Busch | 1,342 | |||
| Independent | Mike Ramsay | 656 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Ann Marie Tomlins | 412 | |||
| Natural Law | John Gregory | 307 | |||
| Independent | John K. The Canadian federal election of 1993 (officially the 35th general election) was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons The Reform Party of Canada ( Parti réformiste du Canada) was a Canadian federal Political party that existed from 1987 to 2000 Ed Harper (born April 9, 1931 in Toronto Ontario) is a former Canadian politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Janice Laking, née McCuaig, is a retired Canadian politician who served as mayor of Barrie, Ontario from 1988 to 2000 The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The National Party of Canada was a short-lived Canadian Political party that contested the 1993 federal election. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Electoral activity National leaders Ron Gray, national leader Jim Hnatiuk, deputy leader Kelsey The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators business leaders and In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Carson | 139 | |||
| Abolitionist | Gene Carter | 41 | |||
See also
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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