Markham—Thornhill
Markham—Thornhill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Markham—Unionville and Thornhill.[3]
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Markham—Thornhill in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2019 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016)[1] | 99,078 | ||
Electors (2015) | 70,211 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 44 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 2,251.8 | ||
Census division(s) | York | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Markham |
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]
Demographics
Markham—Thornhill losses more people than any other federal electoral district in the 905 region. The population in 2016 was 99,078 which is a 3.1% drop from 102,221 in 2011.
- According to the Canada 2011 Census[5][6]
Ethnic groups: 35.2% Chinese, 30.8% South Asian, 17.9% White, 4.1% Black, 3.0% Filipino, 2.3% West Asian, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Southeast Asian
Languages: 36.2% English, 29.8% Chinese, 9.1% Tamil, 3.7% Urdu, 3.1% Punjabi, 2.5% Gujarati, 2.2% Persian, 1.7% Tagalog, 1.2% Hindi, 1.0% Korean
Religions: 33.4% Christian (17.4% Catholic, 2.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.4% Anglican, 1.4% Baptist, 1.0% United Church, 8.0% Other Christian), 16.8% Hindu, 10.4% Muslim, 5.5% Buddhist, 4.9% Jewish, 2.7% Sikh, 25.7% None.
Median income: $22,619 (2010)
Average income: $33,775 (2010)
Members of Parliament
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 | 2015–2017 | John McCallum | Liberal | |
2017–2019 | Mary Ng | |||
43rd | 2019–present |
Election results
2019 general election
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Mary Ng | 24,124 | 53.9 | +2.4 | $80,357.71 | |||
Conservative | Alex Yuan | 15,474 | 34.6 | -4.6 | $74,064.17 | |||
New Democratic | Paul Sahbaz | 3,264 | 7.3 | +3.8 | none listed | |||
Green | Chris Williams | 1,253 | 2.8 | +0.6 | none listed | |||
People's | Peter Remedios | 358 | 0.8 | $0.00 | ||||
Independent | Josephbai Macwan | 277 | 0.6 | none listed | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,750 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 445 | |||||||
Turnout | 45,195 | 62.8 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 71,954 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7][8] |
2017 by-election
A by-election was held on April 3, 2017, following John McCallum's appointment as Ambassador to China on January 10, 2017.[9]
Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017 Resignation of John McCallum | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Mary Ng | 9,856 | 51.53 | −4.19 | ||||
Conservative | Ragavan Paranchothy | 7,501 | 39.22 | +6.91 | ||||
New Democratic | Gregory Hines | 671 | 3.51 | −7.21 | ||||
Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 566 | 2.96 | |||||
Green | Caryn Bergmann | 426 | 2.23 | +0.98 | ||||
Libertarian | Brendan Thomas Reilly | 118 | 0.62 | |||||
Independent | Above Znoneofthe | 77 | 0.40 | |||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 19,125 | 100.0 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | - | |||||||
Turnout | 27.51 | |||||||
Eligible voters | 69,838 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.55 |
2015 general election
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | John McCallum | 23,878 | 55.72 | +18.61 | $78,406.90 | |||
Conservative | Jobson Easow | 13,849 | 32.31 | -4.08 | $128,323.59 | |||
New Democratic | Senthi Chelliah | 4,595 | 10.72 | -12.67 | $48,598.52 | |||
Green | Joshua Russell | 535 | 1.25 | -1.37 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 42,857 | 100.00 | $203,953.81 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 240 | 0.56 | – | |||||
Turnout | 43,097 | 61.14 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 70,484 | |||||||
Liberal notional hold | Swing | +11.34 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[10][11] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[12] | |||
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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
- Statistics Canada: 2012
- Statistics Canada: 2012
- Final Report – Ontario
- Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35055&Data=Count&SearchText=Markham&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35055&Data=Count&SearchText=Markham&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
- "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "FORTY-THIRD GENERAL ELECTION 2019 — Poll-by-poll results (Markham—Thornhill)". Elections Canada. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/three-new-faces-trudeau-cabinet-1.3928984
- Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Markham—Thornhill, 30 September 2015
- Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections