Barrie—Innisfil (federal electoral district) explained

Province:Ontario
Coordinates:44.3476°N -79.6649°W
Coordinates Caption:Location of the federal constituency office
Coordinates Date:2016-05-07
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35004
Fed-Created:2013
Fed-Election-First:2015
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:John Brassard
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:109286
Demo-Electors:90,268
Demo-Electors-Date:2021
Demo-Area:331.08
Demo-Cd:Simcoe
Demo-Csd: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.

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. Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Barrie South—Innisfil.[2]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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).[3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

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)

Panethnic group! colspan="2"
2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
European95,67093,93591,415
African4,6552,8051,955
South Asian4,0902,0051,165
Indigenous3,4253,1752,010
Latin American2,9951,565810
East Asian2,5851,7101,055
Southeast Asian2,4101,6151,045
Middle Eastern1,730585270
Other/multiracial1,705870825
Total responses119,275108,265100,540
Total population120,378109,286101,584

Riding associations

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

PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ cityConservative Party of CanadaBarrie—Innisfil Conservative AssociationJoshua A. VallerBarrieGreen Party of CanadaBarrie—Innisfil Federal Green Party AssociationRonald J. FischerBarrieLiberal Party of CanadaBarrie—Innisfil Federal Liberal AssociationRyan S. WardBarrieNew Democratic PartyBarrie—Innisfil Federal NDP Riding AssociationPekka ReinioBarriePeople's Party of CanadaBarrie-Simcoe PPC AssociationStephen MakkVictoria Harbour

Election results

2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
PartyVote%
 25,226 61.27
 8,34520.27
 5,154 12.52
 2,190 5.32
 Others 258 0.63

Notes and References

  1. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: New Federal Electoral Map for Ontario.
  3. Web site: Barrie—Innisfil – Commission's Report - Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts. www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca.
  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Barrie--Innisfil [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario ]. 2023-04-03 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-11-12 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  6. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-11-12 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  7. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-11-12 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  8. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1950 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections