Scot Davidson

Scot Davidson MP
Member of 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

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

Political career

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

Electoral record

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

2019 Canadian federal election: York—Simcoe
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Scot Davidson	24,918	46.3	7.61	$56,801.81
	Liberal	Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux	14,407	26.8	2.24	none listed
	New Democratic	Jessa McLean	7,620	14.2	6.69	none listed
	Green	Jonathan Arnold	4,650	8.6	5.58	$6,288.49
	Libertarian	Keith Komar	1,311	2.4	1.83	none listed
	People's	Michael Lotter	875	1.6	0.30	$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		2.68
Source: Elections Canada

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

External links

• Scot Davidson – Parliament of Canada biography