Markham (electoral district)
Markham was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada created in 1988. Also known as Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville, it was a federal electoral district that elected representatives to the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2000. Notably in 1997 this was the only district in Ontario that did not elect a Liberal MP.
Markham riding was created from parts of York North and York—Peel ridings. It initially consisted of the towns of Markham and Whitchurch-Stouffville in the Regional Municipality of York. The name of the electoral district was changed in 1989 to "Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville". The electoral district was redistributed 1996 into Markham, Oak Ridges and Thornhill ridings. The new Markham riding consisted of the part of the Town of Markham east of Highway No. 404 and south of 16th Avenue.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham ridings.
Members of Parliament
The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York North and York—Peel prior to 1988 | ||||
| Markham | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Bill Attewell | Progressive Conservative | |
| Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville | ||||
| 35th | 1993–1994 | Jag Bhaduria | Liberal | |
| 1994–1997 | Independent | |||
| Markham | ||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Jim Jones | Progressive Conservative | |
| 2000 | Canadian Alliance | |||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | John McCallum | Liberal | |
| Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham after 2004 | ||||
Election results
Markham
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Attewell | 36,673 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jag Bhaduria | 21,973 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Susan Krone | 6,209 | ||||||
| Not affiliated | John A. Gamble | 3,643 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Ian Hutchison | 568 | ||||||
Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jag Bhaduria | 34,263 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Attewell | 18,414 | ||||||
| Reform | Joe Sherren | 16,965 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jack Grant | 1,600 | ||||||
| National | Sheldon Bergson | 927 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Stephen R. Porter | 449 | ||||||
| Independent | Paul Wang | 444 | ||||||
| Abolitionist | Dean Papadopoulos | 83 | ||||||
Markham
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Jones | 20,449 | 44.7 | |||||
| Liberal | Gobinder Randhawa | 16,810 | 36.7 | |||||
| Reform | John Paloc | 4,947 | 10.8 | |||||
| Independent | Jag Bhaduria | 1,584 | 3.5 | |||||
| New Democratic | Bhanu Gaunt | 1,482 | 3.2 | |||||
| Natural Law | Stephen R. Porter | 258 | 0.6 | |||||
| Canadian Action | Jeff Baulch | 218 | 0.5 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 45,748 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John McCallum | 32,104 | 66.6 | +29.9 | ||||
| Alliance | Jim Jones | 9,015 | 18.7 | +7.9 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Scrymgeour | 5,085 | 10.6 | -34.1 | ||||
| New Democratic | Janice Hagan | 1,129 | 2.3 | -0.9 | ||||
| Green | Bernadette Manning | 493 | 1.0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Akber Choudhry | 222 | 0.5 | – | ||||
| Canadian Action | Jim Conrad | 130 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,178 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +32.0 | ||||||