Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON — 2015 Federal Election Results Map
Parry Sound—Muskoka — 2015 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Parry Sound—Muskoka was contested in the 2015 election.
🏆 Tony Clement, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 22,206 votes (43.3% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was Trisha Cowie (Liberal) with 19,937 votes (38.9%), defeated by a margin of 2,269 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Matt McCarthy (NDP-New Democratic Party, 10%) and Glen Hodgson (Green Party, 7%).
Riding information
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Parry Sound—Muskoka stretches from the shores of Georgian Bay and Lake Muskoka northeast to the edge of Algonquin Park, encompassing the towns of Parry Sound, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, and Huntsville along with dozens of smaller communities, lakes, and townships. The riding's landscape of Canadian Shield rock, boreal forest, and interconnected waterways makes it one of Ontario's premier cottage and tourism destinations.
Candidates
Tony Clement (Conservative) — A lawyer who studied political science and law at the University of Toronto, Clement entered politics as a Progressive Conservative MPP for Brampton South in 1995 and held several Ontario cabinet portfolios, including Minister of Health during the 2003 SARS crisis. He won the federal seat of Parry Sound—Muskoka in 2006 and was appointed to cabinet, serving as Minister of Health and later as President of the Treasury Board from 2011 to 2015, where he oversaw the government's expenditure reduction program.
Trisha Cowie (Liberal) — A lawyer and the owner of a law practice based in Bala, Cowie was active as a volunteer with the YWCA and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Muskoka. She ran a competitive campaign focused on local concerns about health care access and economic opportunity in the region.
Matt McCarthy (NDP) — A political science graduate and certified translator from Bracebridge, McCarthy was a longtime NDP activist in the riding.
Glen Hodgson (Green Party) — Hodgson was a community volunteer who had carried the Green Party colours in the riding across multiple elections.
About the Riding
The riding's economy is heavily dependent on seasonal tourism, with the Muskoka lakes region drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors each summer to its resorts, lodges, and cottage properties. Beyond the summer season, forestry, small-scale manufacturing, and health care provide year-round employment, though access to medical services remains a persistent concern in the more remote northern communities around Parry Sound and Sundridge. Broadband connectivity in rural areas, the condition of Highway 400 and Highway 11, and the seasonal nature of the local economy were all prominent issues. Clement's personal profile and deep local roots made him a formidable incumbent, though the Liberal candidate mounted a strong challenge.
