Newmarket—Aurora

Newmarket—Aurora
Ontario electoral district
	Newmarket—Aurora in relation to southern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
;
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	109,457
Electors (2015)	83,108
Area (km²)[2]	62
Pop. density (per km²)	1,765.4
Census divisions	York
Census subdivisions	Newmarket, Aurora, East Gwillimbury

Newmarket—Aurora is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

The district contains the towns of Newmarket, Aurora, and a very small portion of East Gwillimbury.

The riding was created for the 2004 election by merging 50% of the riding of York North with 24% of the riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora.

According to the 2006 census, 121,924 people are represented in the House of Commons in this riding.

The major industry in the riding is manufacturing, and auto parts maker Magna International is the largest manufacturer. According to the 2006 census, the average family income is $118,060 which is higher than the national average. Unemployment in the riding is lower than the national average at 3.6%. Retail trade and the service sector are also important to the economy.

Boundaries

The riding consists of that part of the Regional Municipality of York comprising the towns of Newmarket and Aurora.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation^[3]^[4]

Ethnic groups: 78.8% White, 4.4% Chinese, 3.5% South Asian, 2.7% Southeast Asian, 2.6% Black, 1.5% Filipino, 1.3% West Asian, 1.2% Latin American
Languages: 77.2% English, 3.3% Chinese, 1.9% Italian, 1.7% French, 1.7% Russian, 1.4% Spanish, 1.1% Persian
Religions: 66.2% Christian (29.9% Catholic, 8.4% United Church, 7.7% Anglican, 3.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% Presbyterian, 1.7% Pentecostal, 1.6% Baptist, 10.7% Other), 2.6% Buddhist, 2.5% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 1.2% Jewish, 25.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $36,416
Average income (2010): $48,162

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party		Association Name	CEO	HQ Address	HQ City
	Conservative	Newmarket—Aurora Conservative Association	Andrew M. Leroux	276 Alex Doner Drive	Newmarket
	Liberal	Newmarket—Aurora Federal Liberal Association	William P. Chadwick	195 Forsyth Road	Newmarket
	New Democratic	Newmarket—Aurora New Democratic Party Federal Riding Association	Tamara Oomen	2-331 Botsford Street	Newmarket
	Green	Newmarket—Aurora Federal Green Party Association	Carter Apps	132 Patterson Street	Newmarket
	Progressive Canadian	Newmarket—Aurora P.C. Party Association	Sinclair Stevens	200-730 Davis Drive	Newmarket

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Newmarket—Aurora Riding created from York North and Vaughan—King—Aurora
38th	2004–2005	Belinda Stronach	Conservative
38th	2005–2006		Liberal
39th	2006–2008		Liberal
40th	2008–2011	Lois Brown	Conservative
41st	2011–2015	Lois Brown	Conservative
42nd	2015–Present	Kyle Peterson	Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Kyle Peterson	25,508	45.18	+21.47	$84,535.55
	Conservative	Lois Brown	24,057	42.61	−11.45	$162,456.63
	New Democratic	Yvonne Kelly	4,806	8.51	−7.28	$26,593.85
	Green	Vanessa Long	1,331	2.36	−2.03	$2,677.04
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	762	1.35		$3,282.89
Total valid votes/Expense limit			56,464	100.00		$219,830.00
Total rejected ballots			257	0.45	–
Turnout			56,721	68.25	–
Eligible voters			83,108
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+16.46
Source: Elections Canada^[5]^[6]^[7]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	25,557	54.05
	Liberal	11,207	23.70
	New Democratic	7,467	15.79
	Green	2,072	4.38
	Others	977	2.07

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lois Brown	31,600	54.29	+7.56
	Liberal	Kyle Peterson	13,908	23.90	−10.39
	New Democratic	Kassandra Bidarian	8,886	15.27	+6.80
	Green	Vanessa Long	2,628	4.52	−3.71
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	998	1.71	−0.18
	Animal Alliance	Yvonne Mackie	182	0.31
Total valid votes			58,202	100.00
Total rejected ballots			219	0.37
Turnout			58,421	64.01
Eligible voters			91,275

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lois Brown	24,873	46.73	+8.68
	Liberal	Tim Jones	18,250	34.29	−11.93
	New Democratic	Mike Seaward	4,508	8.47	−1.12
	Green	Glenn Hubbers	4,381	8.23	+3.46
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	1,004	1.89	+0.65
	Christian Heritage	Ray Luff	211	0.40

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Belinda Stronach	27,176	46.22	+5.14
	Conservative	Lois Brown	22,371	38.05	−4.37
	New Democratic	Ed Chudak	5,639	9.59	−0.34
	Green	Glenn Hubbers	2,805	4.77	+0.30
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	729	1.24	−0.86
	Canadian Action	Peter Maloney	79	0.13

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Belinda Stronach	21,818	42.42	−2.43
	Liberal	Martha Hall Findlay	21,129	41.08	−9.48
	New Democratic	Ed Chudak	5,111	9.93	+6.18
	Green	Daryl Wyatt	2,298	4.47
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	1,079	2.10	–
Total valid votes			51,435	100.00	–
Change is from redistributed 2000 results. Conservative change is from the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.

References

"(Code 35053) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
2011 results from Elections Canada
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

Coordinates: 44°01′37″N 79°26′56″W / 44.027°N 79.449°W / 44.027; -79.449

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[1] Statistics Canada: 2011

[2] Statistics Canada: 2011

[3] ttp://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35065&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Newmarket&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1

[4] ttp://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35065&Data=Count&SearchText=Newmarket&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1

[5] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Newmarket—Aurora, 30 September 2015

[6] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

[7] "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

[8] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Newmarket, Ontario
Municipality	Newmarket Bogarttown Regional Municipality of York
Business and services	Newmarket Public Library Southlake Regional Health Centre Upper Canada Mall
Education	Public: Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School Huron Heights Secondary School Newmarket High School Sacred Heart Catholic High School (Newmarket) Sir William Mulock Secondary School Private: Pickering College
Government	List of mayors Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse Electoral districts: Newmarket—Aurora (federal, provincial) Defunct: Durham—York York—Peel
Transportation	Newmarket Transit (now part of York Region Transit) Newmarket GO Station Newmarket Bus Terminal Ontario Highway 404
Sport	Ray Twinney Complex Newmarket Hurricanes Newmarket Royals Newmarket Saints (AHL) Newmarket Saints (OLA)
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Until 1949	Brant Brantford City Muskoka—Ontario Parry Sound
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Until 1904	Addington Algoma Bothwell Brant South Bruce East Bruce West Cardwell Centre Toronto Cornwall and Stormont Durham East Durham West East York Grenville South Haldimand and Monck Hamilton Hastings North Kent Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds South Lennox Lincoln and Niagara Middlesex South Muskoka and Parry Sound Norfolk North Norfolk South Ontario West Victoria North Victoria South Wellington Centre Wentworth North and Brant Wentworth South West Toronto York West
Until 1896	Brant North Haldimand Monck Wentworth North
Until 1882	Bruce South Cornwall Essex Huron Centre Huron North Lambton Lincoln Muskoka Niagara Stormont