Markham—Thornhill
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 Ontario electoral district |
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal |
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| District created | 2012 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 102,221 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 70,211 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 44 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2,323.2 | ||
| Census divisions | York | ||
| Census subdivisions | Markham | ||
Markham—Thornhill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Markham—Unionville and Thornhill.[3]
Markham—Thornhill was created by 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the dropping of the writs for the 2015 federal election. [4]
Members of Parliament[edit]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Markham—Thornhill Riding created from Markham—Unionville and Thornhill |
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| 42nd | 2015–Present | John McCallum | Liberal | |
Election results[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| The 2015 general election will be held on October 19. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Senthi Chelliah | – | – | – | – | |||
| Conservative | Jobson Easow | – | – | – | – | |||
| Liberal | John McCallum | – | – | – | – | |||
| Green | Joshua Russell | – | – | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | $203,521.96 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | – | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 70,211 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 14,128 | 37.11 | |
| Conservative | 13,856 | 36.39 | |
| New Democratic | 8,907 | 23.39 | |
| Green | 998 | 2.62 | |
| Others | 186 | 0.49 | |
References[edit]
- ^ Stastistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Stastistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Final Report – Ontario
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Markham—Thornhill, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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