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Parry Sound—Muskoka (provincial electoral district)

FieldValue
nameParry Sound—Muskoka
provinceOntario
imageNorthern Ontario ridings 2018 - Parry Sound—Muskoka.png
captionParry Sound—Muskoka in relation to other Northern Ontario ridings
prov-statusactive
prov-created1999
prov-election-first1999
prov-election-last2025
prov-repGraydon Smith
prov-rep-partyPC
demo-census-date2016
demo-pop94400
demo-pop-ref
demo-electors80180
demo-electors-date2018
demo-electors-ref
demo-area19275
demo-cdParry Sound District, Muskoka District, Nipissing District
demo-csdHuntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Muskoka Lakes, Parry Sound, Seguin, Lake of Bays, McDougall, Georgian Bay, Perry

| prov-status = active | prov-created = 1999 | prov-abolished = | prov-election-first = 1999 | prov-election-last = 2025 | prov-rep = Graydon Smith | prov-rep-link = | prov-rep-party = PC | prov-rep-party-link = | demo-census-date = 2016 | demo-pop = 94400 |demo-pop-ref = | demo-electors = 80180 | demo-electors-date = 2018 | demo-electors-ref = | demo-area = 19275 | demo-cd = Parry Sound District, Muskoka District, Nipissing District | demo-csd = Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Muskoka Lakes, Parry Sound, Seguin, Lake of Bays, McDougall, Georgian Bay, Perry Parry Sound—Muskoka is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The riding was once held by Ontario Premier Ernie Eves, and, by Norm Miller, son of former Premier Frank Miller.

The district, which has existed since 1999, has identical boundaries to those of the federal district of Parry Sound-Muskoka.

The riding consists of the Territorial District of Parry Sound (excluding the Town of Powassan, the townships of Nipissing and North Himsworth, and the part of the Town of Killarney contained in the district), the District Municipality of Muskoka, and the part of the Town of Kearney lying in the Territorial Nipissing District.

History

Prior to the 1999 boundary realignment two ridings covered the area: Parry Sound and Muskoka. Parry Sound—Muskoka provincial electoral district was created in 1906, Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes. They were redistributed whenever a readjustment took place at the federal level.

It initially consisted of the District Municipality of Muskoka, the Territorial District of Parry Sound (excluding the towns of Powassan and Trout Creek and the townships of Nipissing, North Himsworth and South Himsworth) and the township of Sherborne and Others (formerly Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale) in the County of Haliburton.

In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the next provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts are those defined for federal purposes in 1996, based on the 1991 census (except for a minor boundary adjustment). The 96 southern electoral districts are those defined for federal electoral purposes in 2003, based on the 2001 census. Without this legislation, the number of electoral districts in northern Ontario would have been reduced from eleven to ten.

While the riding is a stronghold of the Progressive Conservatives, it has also been friendly to the Greens, scoring only a little more than 2000 votes less than the PCs in the 2022 election. The Greens generally do best in the larger towns like Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, and Parry Sound. The PCs do best in more rural areas, especially those in the north of the riding. They do worst in reservations, which are also where the NDP does best.

Members of Provincial Parliament

| Assembly# = 37 | #ByElections = 1 | PartyTerms# = 9 | RepTerms# = 6 | Assembly# = 38 | Assembly# = 39 | Assembly# = 40 | Assembly#=41 | Assembly#=42 | Assembly# = 43 | RepTerms# = 2 |Assembly# = 44

Election results

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendumSideVotes%Total valid votes
First Past the Post24,43067.9
Mixed member proportional11,52332.1
35,953100.0

Notes

Sources

References

  1. "Elections Ontario".
  2. "Elections Ontario".
  3. [http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/en/new_electoral_boundaries_en.shtml Elections Ontario web site, “New Electoral Boundaries”] {{webarchive. link. (December 8, 2006)
  4. "Parry Sound—Muskoka".
  5. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate". Elections Ontario.
  6. "Political Financing and Party Information". [[Elections Ontario]].
  7. "Data Explorer". [[Elections Ontario]].
  8. Elections Ontario. (2014). "General Election Results by District, 069 Parry Sound-Muskoka".
  9. Elections Ontario. (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Parry Sound—Muskoka".
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