Markham—Thornhill

Markham—Thornhill
Ontario electoral district
Markham—Thornhill in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mary Ng
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
Last contested 2017
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1] 99,078
Electors (2015) 70,211
Area (km²)[2] 44
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Census divisions York
Census subdivisions Markham

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]

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% Farsi, 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
Markham—Thornhill
Riding created from Markham—Unionville and Thornhill
42nd  2015–2017     John McCallum Liberal
 2017–Present Mary Ng

Election results

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.[7]

Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017
Resignation of John McCallum
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMary Ng9,85651.534.19
ConservativeRagavan Paranchothy7,50139.22+6.91
New DemocraticGregory Hines6713.517.21
Progressive CanadianDorian Baxter5662.96
GreenCaryn Bergmann4262.23+0.98
LibertarianBrendan Thomas Reilly1180.62
IndependentAbove Znoneofthe770.40
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

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn McCallum23,87855.72+18.61$78,406.90
ConservativeJobson Easow13,84932.31-4.08$128,323.59
New DemocraticSenthi Chelliah4,59510.72-12.67$48,598.52
GreenJoshua Russell5351.25-1.37
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,857100.00 $203,953.81
Total rejected ballots 2400.56
Turnout 43,09761.14
Eligible voters 70,484
Liberal notional hold Swing +11.34
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Liberal14,12837.11
  Conservative13,85636.39
  New Democratic8,90723.39
  Green9982.62
  Others1860.49

References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. Final Report – Ontario
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/three-new-faces-trudeau-cabinet-1.3928984
  8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Markham—Thornhill, 30 September 2015
  9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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

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