Scot Davidson

Scot Davidson
MP
Member of Parliament
for New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury
York—Simcoe (2019–2025)
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 25, 2019
Preceded byPeter Van Loan
Personal details
BornGeorgina, Ontario
Political partyConservative
ResidenceDuclos Point, Ontario[1]

Scot Davidson 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 New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.[2]

Political career

On October 20, 2018, Davidson won the Conservative nomination for the 2019 York—Simcoe federal by-election, which was held to fill the seat vacated by Peter Van Loan’s retirement.[3][4] Davidson won the seat in the by-election,[5] and retained it in the general election in October.[6]

Electoral record

2025 Canadian federal election: New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative 39,246 59.35 +11.68
Liberal Mike Hanrahan 24,444 36.97 +6.70
New Democratic Nancy Morrison 1,226 1.85 –11.20
Green Callum McKinnon 712 1.08 –0.16
People's Paul Montague 496 0.75 –6.74
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 66,124 68.34
Eligible voters 96,762
Conservative notional hold Swing +2.49
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2021 Canadian federal election: York—Simcoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Scot Davidson 24,900 50.0 +3.7
Liberal Daniella Johnson 14,469 29.0 +2.2
New Democratic Benjamin Jenkins 6,800 13.6 -0.6
People's Michael Lotter 3,662 7.3 +5.7
Total valid votes 49,831
Total rejected ballots 466
Turnout 50,297 53.74
Eligible voters 93,596
Source: Elections Canada[9]


2019 Canadian federal election: York—Simcoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative 24,918 46.3 Decrease7.61 $56,801.81
Liberal Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux 14,407 26.8 Decrease2.24 none listed
New Democratic Jessa McLean 7,620 14.2 Increase6.69 none listed
Green Jonathan Arnold 4,650 8.6 Increase5.58 $6,288.49
Libertarian Keith Komar 1,311 2.4 Increase1.83 none listed
People's Michael Lotter 875 1.6 Decrease0.30 $223.47
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 Decrease2.68
Source: Elections Canada[10]


Canadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019: York—Simcoe
Resignation of Peter Van Loan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 8,929 53.91 Increase3.66
Liberal Shaun Tanaka 4,811 29.04 Decrease8.72
New Democratic Jessa McLean 1,244 7.51 Decrease1.38
Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 634 3.83 --
Green Mathew Lund 451 2.72 Decrease0.37
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[11]

References

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ King, Miriam (February 26, 2019). "Trudeau's days are numbered, says newly elected York-Simcoe MP". Newmarket Today. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  6. ^ Bowe, Raymond (October 22, 2019). "Simcoe County painted blue in a big way amid Liberal minority". Orillia Matters. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  9. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  11. ^ "February 25, 2019 By-elections Election Results". Elections Canada. February 28, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019.


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