Scot Davidson

Scot Davidson MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on February 25, 2019.[2] He represents the electoral district of York—Simcoe as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.[2]

Scot Davidson MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for York—Simcoe
Incumbent
Assumed office February 25, 2019
Preceded by	Peter Van Loan
Personal details
Born	Georgina, Ontario
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Duclos Point, Ontario[1]

Political career

Scot Davidson, Heather Fullerton, and Jason Verkaik sought the Conservative nomination for the 2019 York—Simcoe federal by-election.[3] In a nomination meeting on October 20, Scot Davidson was declared the Conservative candidate.[4] Davidson won the seat in the by election, and held it in the general election in October.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election

2019 Canadian federal election: York—Simcoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Scot Davidson	24,918	46.3	7.61
	Liberal	Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux	14,407	26.8	2.24
	New Democratic	Jessa McLean	7,620	14.2	6.69
	Green	Jonathan Arnold	4,650	8.6	5.58
	Libertarian	Keith Komar	1,311	2.4	1.83
	People's	Michael Lotter	875	1.6	0.30
Total valid votes/expense limit			53,781	100.0
Total rejected ballots			497
Turnout			54,278	60.7
Eligible voters			89,360
	Conservative hold		Swing		2.69
Source: Elections Canada[5]

2019 York—Simcoe federal by-election

Canadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019: York—Simcoe Resignation of Peter Van Loan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Scot Davidson	8,929	53.91	3.66
	Liberal	Shaun Tanaka	4,811	29.04	8.72
	New Democratic	Jessa McLean	1,244	7.51	1.38
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	634	3.83	--
	Green	Mathew Lund	451	2.72	0.37
	People's	Robert Geurts	314	1.90	--
	Libertarian	Keith Dean Komar	95	0.57	--
	Independent	John The Engineer Turmel	64	0.39	--
	National Citizens Alliance	Adam Suhr	22	0.13	--
Total valid votes/Expense limit			16,564	99.43
Total rejected ballots			95	0.57	+0.09
Turnout			16,659	20.03	-43.23
Eligible voters			83,179
	Conservative hold		Swing		+6.19
Source: Elections Canada[6]

References

1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
2. "Scot Davidson keeps York-Simcoe riding Tory blue". Toronto Star, February 25, 2019.
3. Heidi, Riedner (September 12, 2018). "York-Simcoe Tory nomination garners 3 bids for federal riding". Georgina Advocate. YorkRegion.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
4. King, Miriam (October 24, 2018). "Conservative Party votes in new York-Simcoe representative". BarrieToday.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
6. "February 25, 2019 By-elections Election Results". Elections Canada. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.