Barrie—Innisfil

Barrie—Innisfil is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Barrie and York—Simcoe.[2]

For the provincial district, see Barrie—Innisfil (provincial electoral district).
Barrie—Innisfil
Ontario electoral district
Barrie—Innisfil in relation to nearby electoral districts
Coordinates:44.347639°N 79.664861°W / 44.347639; -79.664861
Location of the federal constituency office (as of 7 May 2016)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
John Brassard
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]109,286
Electors (2021)90,268
Area (km²)[1]331.08
Pop. density (per km²)330.1
Census division(s)Simcoe
Census subdivision(s)Barrie, Innisfil

History

Barrie—Innisfil 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 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Barrie—Innisfil
Riding created from Barrie and York—Simcoe
42nd  2015–2019     John Brassard Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Geography

Barrie—Innisfil 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).[4]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canada Census[5]

Ethnic groups: 79.0% White, 4.1% Indigenous, 3.9% Black, 3.4% South Asian, 2.5% Latin American, 1.5% Chinese, 1.3% Filipino

Languages: 79.5% English, 2.0% Spanish, 1.8% Russian, 1.5% French, 1.4% Italian, 1.4% Portuguese

Religions: 55.4% Christian (26.6% Catholic, 4.6% Anglican, 4.6% United Church, 1.9% Christian Orthodox, 1.8% Presbyterian, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.5% Baptist, 12.8% Other), 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 1.1% Jewish, 38.3% None

Median income: $42,800 (2020)

Average income: $54,200 (2020)

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party Association Name CEO HQ City
  Conservative Party of Canada Barrie—Innisfil Conservative Association Joshua A. Valler Barrie
  Green Party of Canada Barrie—Innisfil Federal Green Party Association Ronald J. Fischer Barrie
  Liberal Party of Canada Barrie—Innisfil Federal Liberal Association Ryan S. Ward Barrie
  New Democratic Party Barrie—Innisfil Federal NDP Riding Association Pekka Reinio Barrie
  People's Party of Canada Barrie-Simcoe PPC Association Stephen Makk Victoria Harbour

Election results
Graph of election results in Barrie—Innisfil (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJohn Brassard25,23447.70+3.90
LiberalLisa-Marie Wilson15,27928.90-0.37
New DemocraticAleesha Gostkowski8,34415.80-0.57
People'sCorrado Brancato4,0607.70+5.83
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 52,91758.62-4.15
Eligible voters 90,268
Conservative hold Swing +3.90
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJohn Brassard23,76543.80-2.61$67,066.96
LiberalLisa-Marie Wilson15,87929.27-7.84$25,221.89
New DemocraticPekka Reinio8,88016.37+4.59$12,185.72
GreenBonnie North4,7168.69+4.66$0.00
People'sStephanie Robinson1,0131.87–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,25399.31
Total rejected ballots 3760.69+0.31
Turnout 54,62962.77-1.28
Eligible voters 87,025
Conservative hold Swing -2.61
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJohn Brassard22,90146.41−14.85$152,037.98
LiberalColin Wilson18,30837.11+24.59$45,769.43
New DemocraticMyrna Clark5,81211.78−8.49$20,283.99
GreenBonnie North1,9914.04−1.28$11,907.65
Christian HeritageGary Nail1990.40–$512.25
Canadian ActionJeff Sakula1300.26––
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,34199.62 $209,977.36
Total rejected ballots 1870.38–
Turnout 49,52864.06–
Eligible voters 77,320
Conservative hold Swing -19.72
Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative25,22661.27
  New Democratic8,34520.27
  Liberal5,15412.52
  Green2,1905.32
  Others2580.63

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. Final Report – Ontario
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. "Barrie—Innisfil – Commission's Report - Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts". www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca.
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Barrie--Innisfil [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  6. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  8. Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
  9. Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  10. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  11. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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