Markham—Thornhill (provincial electoral district)

Coordinates: 43°50′06″N 79°18′47″W / 43.835°N 79.313°W / 43.835; -79.313
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Markham—Thornhill
Ontario electoral district
Markham—Thornhill in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Logan Kanapathi
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2018
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)99,075
Electors (2018)72,583
Area (km²)42
Pop. density (per km²)2,358.9
Census division(s)York
Census subdivision(s)Markham

Markham—Thornhill is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The riding was created in 2015.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Markham—Thornhill
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Markham—Unionville and Thornhill
42nd  2018–2022     Logan Kanapathi Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–present

Election results[edit]

2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Logan Kanapathi 14,011 48.82 −1.63
Liberal Sandra Tam 10,763 37.50 +13.11
New Democratic Matthew Henriques 2,597 9.05 −12.28
Green Zane Abulail 733 2.55 +0.27
New Blue Jennifer Gleason 376 1.31  
Ontario Centrist Party Mansoor Qureshi 219 0.76  
Total valid votes 28,699 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 121
Turnout 28,820 39.68
Eligible voters 72,345
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −7.37
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Logan Kanapathi 18,943 50.45
Liberal Juanita Nathan 9,160 24.40
New Democratic Cindy Hackelberg 8,010 21.33
Green Caryn Bergmann 859 2.29
Libertarian David Nadler 408 1.09
Independent Jeff Kuah 168 0.45
Total valid votes 37,548 100.0  
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ontario's Liberal government adds 15 new ridings, bringing total to 122". CBC. Canadian Press. December 2, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

External links[edit]

43°50′06″N 79°18′47″W / 43.835°N 79.313°W / 43.835; -79.313