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
History
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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.
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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