York—Simcoe
 Ontario electoral district
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York—Simcoe in relation to Southern Ontario ridings
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative |
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| District created | 1966 | ||
| First contested | 1968 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 94,616 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 74,911 | ||
| Area (km²) | 844 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 112.1 | ||
| Census divisions | York, Simcoe County | ||
| Census subdivisions | Bradford West Gwillimbury, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Innisfil | ||
York—Simcoe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, from 1988 to 1997 and since 2004.
It covers part of the region north of Toronto by Lake Simcoe.
It has existed on three separate occasions. Its first incarnation was created in 1966 from parts of Dufferin—Simcoe and York North. It existed until 1976 when it was split between York North, Simcoe South, and York—Peel.
It was reformed in 1987 from parts of Simcoe South, York—Peel, Victoria—Haliburton, and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe. It was again broken up in 1996 with a split between Barrie—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey, and York North.
Its current incarnation came into being in 2003 made up of parts of Simcoe—Grey, York North, and Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford.
Its Member of Parliament is Peter Van Loan, the former Government House Leader.
The riding consists of:
(a) that part of the Regional Municipality of York comprising
(b) Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Indian Reserve; and
(c) that part of the County of Simcoe comprising the towns of Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil.
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