Summary: The city of Barrie has been split in two for this election. There is no incumbent running in this new riding. Patrick Brown, who held the former riding of Barrie from 2006 to 2015 for the Conservatives, resigned his seat earlier this year after winning the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Alex Nuttall, who sat on Barrie city council from 2006 to 2014, will try to keep this seat for the Conservatives, but he faces some high profile competition. The Liberal candidate is the former President of Georgian College, and the NDP candidate runs a local radio station.
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Boundaries: This new riding includes the northern half of Barrie, as well as the township of Springwater and part of the township of Oro-Medonte. Includes communities of Midhurst, Craighurst, Horseshoe Valley, Hillsdale and Elmvale. These areas were formerly represented by the ridings of Barrie, Simcoe-Grey, and Simcoe North.
Last Election: If this riding existed in 2011, the Conservatives would have won with 54.5 per cent of the vote, followed by the NDP with 20.0 per cent.
History: All of the ridings that form this new riding have elected Conservative MPs since at least 2006.
Candidates
Conservative: Alex Nuttall, former Barrie councillor
NDP: Ellen White, general manager, 92.1 myFM
Liberal: Brian Tamblyn, management consultant
Green: Martin Lancaster, teacher
Independent: Ram Faerber
Libertarian: Darren Roskam
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