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York - Simcoe
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250/250 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Peter Van Loan | 33,614 | 63.59 |
Elected |
| NDP | Sylvia Gerl | 10,180 | 19.26 |
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| LIB | Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux | 5,703 | 10.79 |
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| GRN | John Dewar | 2,851 | 5.39 |
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| CHP | Vicki Gunn | 352 | 0.67 |
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| UPC | Paul Pisani | 157 | 0.30 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This central Ontario riding takes in the area south of Lake Simcoe and straddles Highway 400 south of Barrie. It contains the towns of East Gwillimbury and Georgina, the part of King township lying north of Highway 9 and part of Simcoe County, including Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil.
York-Simcoe riding was created in the 2004 redistribution from 47 per cent of York North, 33 per cent of Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford and one per cent of Simcoe-Grey.
Population: 120,371 (2006 census; an increase of 7.0% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Conservative Peter Van Loan won a third term, beating Liberal Judith Moses by 18,368 votes. In 2006, Van Loan defeated Liberal Kate Wilson by 9,229 votes. In January 2007, Van Loan was sworn in as leader for the government in the House of Commons and minister for democratic reform.
Van Loan also won this riding in 2004, defeating Wilson.
In 2000 in York North, Liberal Karen Kraft Sloan defeated the Alliance's Bob Yaciuk. PC John Cole was elected MP in York North in 1988. In Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford in 2000, Liberal Aileen Carroll defeated the Alliance's Rob Hamilton. She was appointed minister for international co-operation in December 2003 by Prime Minister Paul Martin.
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 57.16% (68,175) |
| French | 10.01% (11,945) |
| Aboriginal | 3.65% (4,355) |
| American | 1.09% (1,300) |
| Canadian | 32.93% (39,280) |
| Caribbean | 1.48% (1,770) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.59% (700) |
| Western European | 16.97% (20,245) |
| Northern European | 2.72% (3,240) |
| Eastern European | 9.37% (11,175) |
| S European | 13.81% (16,475) |
| Other European | 0.67% (800) |
| Scandinavian | 1.89% (2,255) |
| Baltic | 0.86% (1,020) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.77% (920) |
| African | 0.68% (815) |
| Arab | 0.47% (560) |
| Maghrebi | 0.01% (10) |
| West Asia | 0.23% (270) |
| South Asia | 1.23% (1,465) |
| East/SE Asia | 1.58% (1,885) |
| Oceania | 0.16% (185) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.01% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 119,280 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 87% (103,430) |
| French | 1% (1,570) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (40) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 2% (2,095) |
| Portuguese | 2% (2,100) |
| Romanian | 0% (105) |
| Spanish | 0% (490) |
| Danish | 0% (110) |
| Dutch | 1% (800) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 1% (1,755) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (15) |
| Yiddish | 0% (15) |
| Bosnian | 0% (25) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (15) |
| Croatian | 0% (180) |
| Czech | 0% (65) |
| Macedonian | 0% (110) |
| Polish | 1% (810) |
| Russian | 0% (325) |
| Serbian | 0% (45) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (85) |
| Slovenian | 0% (65) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (345) |
| Latvian | 0% (90) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (15) |
| Estonian | 0% (155) |
| Finnish | 0% (360) |
| Hungarian | 0% (590) |
| Greek | 0% (400) |
| Armenian | 0% (10) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (185) |
| Hebrew | 0% (15) |
| Maltese | 0% (45) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (55) |
| Gujarati | 0% (30) |
| Hindi | 0% (90) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (160) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (25) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (10) |
| Urdu | 0% (70) |
| Malayalam | 0% (15) |
| Tamil | 0% (65) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (15) |
| Korean | 0% (110) |
| Cantonese | 0% (145) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (100) |
| Mandarin | 0% (40) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (45) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (220) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (135) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (20) |
| Ilocano | 0% (15) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (220) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (10) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 118,330 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 23.54 |
| Mining | 1.77 |
| Utilities | 0.76 |
| Construction | 4.80 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.92 |
| Retail | 10.15 |
| Transport | 4.73 |
| Info Culture | 0.81 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.59 |
| Real Estate | 0.42 |
| ProSciTech | 2.00 |
| Management | 0.13 |
| Waste/Remediation | 1.54 |
| Education | 7.52 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 13.99 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.64 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.03 |
| Public Admin | 5.53 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 35,955 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 5.2%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 11.10%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 30.64%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $89,541
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 14%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 29.54%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
LIB – Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
Vicki Gunn | |
| Party: Christian Heritage Party Contact Information: 647-477-1647 | |
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 905-252-5441 |
| Profession: | Professor |
| Education: | Graduate of social cultural anthropology from the University of Toronto. |
Paul Pisani | |
| Party: United Party of Canada Contact Information: 905-836-6221 | |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in York-Simcoe in 2008 as Progressive Canadian Party candidate |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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