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Scot Davidson | |
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| Member of Parliament for York—South Simcoe York—Simcoe (2019–2025) New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury (2025–2026) | |
| Assumed office February 25, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Van Loan |
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| Born | |
| Party | Conservative |
| Education | York University |
Scot Davidson is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament for the riding of York—South Simcoe as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada since 2019.
Davidson was born in Georgina, Ontario. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from York University.[1]
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.[2][3] Davidson won the seat in the by-election,[4][5] and retained it in the general election in October.[6] He was re-elected in the 2021 and 2025 elections.[7][8] He was elected joint chair of the Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
| 2025 Canadian federal election: New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Scot Davidson | 39,247 | 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 | 66,125 | 99.34 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 442 | 0.66 | -0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 66,567 | 68.45 | +11.43 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 97,255 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | +2.49 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: York—Simcoe | ||||||||
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| 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[11] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: York—Simcoe | ||||||||
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| 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
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| Source: Elections Canada[12] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019: York—Simcoe Resignation of Peter Van Loan | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Scot Davidson | 8,929 | 53.91 | 3.66
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| Liberal | Shaun Tanaka | 4,811 | 29.04 | 8.72
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| New Democratic | Jessa McLean | 1,244 | 7.51 | 1.38
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| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 634 | 3.83 | -- | ||||
| Green | Mathew Lund | 451 | 2.72 | 0.37
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| 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[13] | ||||||||
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Scot Davidson is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament for the riding of York—South Simcoe as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada since 2019.
Philip Scot Davidson (born August 24, 1960) is a retired four-star admiral in the United States Navy who last served as the 25th commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command from May 30, 2018 to April 30, 2021. He previously served as the commander of United States Fleet Forces Command and United States Naval Forces Northern Command from 2014 to 2018. Davidson is from St. Louis, Missouri, and is a 1982 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He retired from the U.S. Navy effective May 1, 2021. On April 24, 2018, the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmed Davidson to succeed Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. as the commander of United States Pacific Command. The change of command ceremony happened on May 30, 2018. On that same day, United States Pacific Command was renamed to United States Indo-Pacific Command. When Admiral Kurt W. Tidd retired, Davidson received the title of "Old Salt", conferred upon the longest-serving surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy. Davidson relinquished the title to Admiral Christopher W. Grady upon his retirement.
Ansnorveldt is a hamlet located at the northeastern extent of King Township, in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Holland Marsh, north of Highway 9. Whereas most of King township is in the Oak Ridges—Markham electoral district, Ansnorveldt and all other portions of King north of Highway 9 are part of the York—Simcoe electoral district, represented federally by Scot Davidson of the Conservative Party of Canada and provincially by Caroline Mulroney of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
A by-election was held in the federal riding of York—Simcoe in Ontario on February 25, 2019, following the resignation of incumbent Conservative MP Peter Van Loan. After 15 years in Parliament, the former Leader of the Official Opposition announced that he would resign his seat. The by-election occurred alongside two others; Outremont and Burnaby South. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Scot Davidson.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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