Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Parry Sound—Muskoka electoral district Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP Scott Aitchison Conservative District created 1947 First contested 1949 Last contested 2021 District webpage profile ,map Demographics Population (2021 )[ 1] 104,494 Electors (2015)74,977 Area (km²)[ 2] 14,402 Pop. density (per km²) 7.3 Census division(s) Parry Sound ,Muskoka Census subdivision(s) Huntsville ,Bracebridge ,Gravenhurst ,Muskoka Lakes ,Parry Sound ,Seguin ,Lake of Bays ,Georgian Bay ,McDougall ,Perry
Parry Sound—Muskoka is a federalelectoral district inOntario , Canada, that has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada since 1949.
The riding consists of the Territorial District ofParry Sound (excluding the Town ofPowassan , the townships ofNipissing and North Himsworth, and the part of the Town of Killarney contained in the district), the District Municipality ofMuskoka , and the part of the Town ofKearney lying in theTerritorial District of Nipissing .
In 2004,Liberal Andy Mitchell was electedMember of Parliament for the district, and was theMinister of Agriculture . He was narrowly defeated in the 2006 election by ConservativeTony Clement , who was thePresident of the Treasury Board until November 4, 2015. In 2019, Conservative Scott Aitchison was elected.
Parry Sound—Muskoka was created in 1947 from parts ofMuskoka ,Nipissing andParry Sound ridings.
It consisted initially of the territorial districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka (excluding the township of Baxter), and the following townships in the territorial district of Nipissing: Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Boyd, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lister, Butt, Devine, Bishop, Freswick, McCraney, Hunter, McLaughlin, Bower, Finlayson, Peck, Canisbay and Sproule.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the territorial districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound, and Georgian Bay Islands National Park except Flower Pot Island.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Territorial District of Parry Sound, the District Municipality of Muskoka, and the part of Territorial District of Nipissing lying south and west of and including the townships of Ballantyne, Boulter, Lauder, Boyd, Lister, Freswick, Bower and Sproule. In 1987, the Nipissing portions of the riding were removed.
In 1996, the riding was expanded to include the townships of Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale in the County of Haliburton. The towns of Powassan and Trout Creek and the townships of Nipissing, North Himsworth and South Himsworth in the Territorial District of Parry Sound were excluded from the riding.
In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above. There were no changes after the2012 electoral redistribution .
Members of Parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the followingmembers of Parliament :
According to the2021 Canadian census [ 3]
Ethnic groups: 90.9% White, 6.6% Indigenous
Languages: 93.1% English, 1.2% French, 1.1% German
Religions: 52.8% Christian (14.2% Catholic, 10.5% United Church, 7.9% Anglican, 3.2% Presbyterian, 2.3% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.0% Lutheran, 12.5% Other), 45.3% None
Median income: $39,200 (2020)
Average income: $52,500 (2020)
Graph of election results in Parry Sound—Muskoka (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Scott Aitchison 26,600 47.9 +6.1 $51,208.95 Liberal Jovanie Nicoyishakiye 12,014 21.6 -8.8 $16,882.76 New Democratic Heather Hay 9,339 16.8 +5.1 $7,768.65 People's James Tole 4,184 7.5 N/A $4,502.18 Green Marc Mantha 3,099 5.6 -9.8 $17,519.77 Independent Daniel Predie Jr 169 0.3 -0.4 $0.00 National Citizens Alliance James Fawcett 95 0.2 – $29.70 Total valid votes 55,500 Total rejected ballots 299 Turnout 55,799 65.01 Eligible voters 85,831 Source:Elections Canada [ 7]
2019 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Scott Aitchison 22,845 41.8 -1.50 $77,914.80 Liberal Trisha Cowie 16,615 30.4 -8.48 $71,267.46 Green Gord Miller 8,409 15.4 +8.18 $55,284.74 New Democratic Tom Young 6,417 11.7 +1.59 none listed Independent Daniel Predie Jr 377 0.7 – none listed Total valid votes/expense limit 54,663 100.0 Total rejected ballots 392 Turnout 55,055 66.4 Eligible voters 82,930 Conservative hold Swing +3.49 Source:Elections Canada [ 8] [ 9]
2015 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Tony Clement 22,206 43.30 -12.43 $135,346.97 Liberal Trisha Cowie 19,937 38.88 +27.40 $54,044.00 New Democratic Matthew McCarthy 5,183 10.11 -14.06 $14,429.33 Green Glen Hodgson 3,704 7.22 -0.92 $9,993.57 Pirate Duncan Bell 121 0.24 – Canadian Action Gordie Merton 88 0.17 – Marxist–Leninist Albert Gray Smith 40 0.08 -0.04 – Total valid votes/expense limit 51,279 100.00 +10.49 $221,183.08 Total rejected ballots 134 0.26 -0.03 Turnout 51,413 67.96 +2.85 Eligible voters 75,642 +4.43 Conservative hold Swing -19.92
2011 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Tony Clement 25,864 55.73 +5.55 $ 68,527.11 New Democratic Wendy Wilson 11,217 24.17 +11.86 16.583.78 Liberal Cindy Waters 5,330 11.48 -13.51 25,599.58 Green Glen Hodgson 3,776 8.14 -3.63 12,055.16 Independent David Carmichael 168 0.36 1,086.61 Marxist–Leninist Albert Gray Smith 54 0.12 – Total valid votes/expense limit 46,409 100.00 +6.68 $ 89,717.72 Total rejected ballots 133 0.29 +0.07 Turnout 46,542 65.11 +2.40 Eligible voters 71,477 +2.82 Conservative hold Swing -3.16
2008 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Tony Clement 21,831 50.19 +10.09 $ 85,379.18 Liberal Jamie McGarvey 10,871 24.99 −15.05 53,208.34 New Democratic Jo-Anne Boulding 5,355 12.31 +0.46 11,360.08 Green Glen Hodgson 5,119 11.77 +3.75 9,469.06 Independent David Rowland 325 0.75 620.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 43,501 100.0 -5.78 $ 86,569.39 Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 93 0.21 −0.10 Turnout 43,594 62.71 −4.83 Electors on the lists 69,514 +1.37 Conservative hold Swing +12.57
2006 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Tony Clement 18,513 40.10 +3.75 $ 78,455.14 Liberal Andy Mitchell 18,485 40.04 −3.82 76,877.80 New Democratic Jo-Anne Boulding 5,472 11.85 +0.08 17,712.85 Green Glen Hodgson 3,701 8.02 – 4,700.60 Total valid votes 46,171 100.0 +5.09 $ 80,177.85 Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 147 0.32 +0.03 Turnout 46,318 67.54 +3.51 Electors on the lists 68,577 -0.35 Conservative gain fromLiberal Swing +3.78
2004 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Andy Mitchell 19,271 43.86 −3.73 $73,114 Conservative Keith Montgomery 15,970 36.35 −7.57 $64,246 New Democratic Jo-Anne Boulding 5,171 11.77 +7.31 $10,914 Green Glen Hodgson 3,524 8.02 +3.99 $4,271 Total valid votes 43,936 100.00 Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 126 0.29 −0.07 Turnout 44,062 64.03 +5.33 Electors on the lists 68,819 Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada .
2000 Canadian federal election :Parry Sound—Muskoka Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Andy Mitchell 17,911 47.52 +5.92 $50,894 Alliance George Stripe 9,569 25.39 −0.17 $27,742 Progressive Conservative Keith Montgomery 7,055 18.72 −8.07 $32,500 New Democratic Joanne Bury 1,665 4.42 +0.44 $4,021 Green Richard Thomas 1,495 3.97 +2.77 $1,893 Total valid votes 37,695 100.00 Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 134 0.35 +0.04 Turnout 37,829 58.70 −10.41 Electors on the lists 64,448 Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada .
1997 Canadian federal election :Parry Sound—Muskoka Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Andy Mitchell 17,752 41.60 −2.39 $50,060 Progressive Conservative Lewis MacKenzie 11,435 26.79 +6.13 $57,680 Reform Peter Spadzinski 10,909 25.56 −2.71 $37,010 New Democratic Carl Wirth 1,700 3.98 −0.77 $9,543 Green Glen Hodgson 513 1.20 $1,385 Canadian Action Jackie Raney 236 0.55 $1,277 Natural Law Rick Alexander 133 0.31 $0 Total valid votes 42,678 100.00 Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 135 0.32 −0.15 Turnout 42,813 69.11 +0.01 Electors on the lists 61,951 Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada .
1993 Canadian federal election :Parry Sound—Muskoka Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Andy Mitchell 20,427 44.22 +13.13 $35,935 Reform Jim Newman 13,022 28.19 $33,012 Progressive Conservative Terry Clarke 9,529 20.63 −22.62 $47,594 New Democratic Party Shirley Davy 2,164 4.68 −20.98 $22,828 National John Marshall 581 1.26 $529 Natural Law Russell Guest 263 0.57 $0 Independent John Farr 181 0.39 $0 Abolitionist Jim Journeau 26 0.06 $0 Total valid votes 46,193 100.00 Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 215 0.46 0.00 Turnout 46,408 69.11 −0.63 Electors on the lists 67,150 Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken fromofficial contributions and expenses provided byElections Canada .
1988 Canadian federal election :Parry Sound—Muskoka Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Progressive Conservative Stan Darling 17,232 43.25 $39,582 Liberal Jamie McGarvey 12,386 31.09 – $28,035 New Democratic Joanne Malchuk 10,225 25.66 $47,108 Total valid votes 39,843 100.00 Total rejected ballots 187 0.47 Turnout 40,030 69.74 Electors on the lists 57,396 Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988.
Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.
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