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
Assumed office
February 25, 2019
Preceded byPeter Van Loan
Personal details
BornGeorgina, Ontario
Political partyConservative
ResidenceDuclos 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
ConservativeScot Davidson24,91846.37.61
LiberalCynthia Wesley-Esquimaux14,40726.82.24
New DemocraticJessa McLean7,62014.26.69
GreenJonathan Arnold4,6508.65.58
LibertarianKeith Komar1,3112.41.83
People'sMichael Lotter8751.60.30
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,781100.0
Total rejected ballots 497
Turnout 54,27860.7
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%±%
ConservativeScot Davidson8,92953.913.66
LiberalShaun Tanaka4,81129.048.72
New DemocraticJessa McLean1,2447.511.38
Progressive CanadianDorian Baxter6343.83--
GreenMathew Lund4512.720.37
People'sRobert Geurts3141.90--
LibertarianKeith Dean Komar950.57--
IndependentJohn The Engineer Turmel640.39--
National Citizens AllianceAdam Suhr220.13--
Total valid votes/Expense limit 16,56499.43
Total rejected ballots 950.57+0.09
Turnout 16,65920.03-43.23
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.
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