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Ontario election 2014: York-Simcoe riding


On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of York-Simcoe.

Candidates

Liberals: Loralea Carruthers
Progressive Conservatives: Julia Munro*
NDP: Laura Bowman
Green:  Peter Elgie

Geography

The “Riding Between Barrie and the GTA,” York-Simcoe is a rural riding containing East Gwillimbury and Bradford, along with the many small towns along the south shore of Lake Simcoe.
The “Riding Between Barrie and the GTA,” York-Simcoe is a rural riding containing East Gwillimbury and Bradford, along with the many small towns along the south shore of Lake Simcoe.

History

PC MPP Julia Munro took this riding by nearly 11,000 votes over the Liberal candidate to win a fifth term, having held a seat in the north York/Durham area since 1995.

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By the numbers

The average household income is $69,956, the third most of any predominately rural riding in the province.

Riding in a tweet

Munro looks set to win a sixth straight election in York-Simcoe, a riding that has more in common with rural Ontario than the GTA.
Poll-level results, 2011: York-Simcoe »

Poll-level results, 2011: York-Simcoe

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