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Markham—Thornhill (federal electoral district)

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Markham—Thornhill
Ontario electoral district
Markham—Thornhill in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mary Ng
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]97,510
Electors (2015)70,211
Area (km²)[2]44
Pop. density (per km²)2,216.1
Census division(s)York
Census subdivision(s)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

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Markham—Thornhill loses 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 2021 Canadian census[5]

Ethnic groups: 42.8% Chinese, 27.5% South Asian, 12.7% White, 3.8% Black, 2.7% Filipino, 3.0% West Asian, 1.3% Korean
Languages: 29.5% English, 18.7% Cantonese, 13.8% Mandarin, 7.6% Tamil, 3.1% Urdu, 2.3% Punjabi, 2.0% Persian, 1.9% Gujarati, 1.3% Tagalog, 1.0% Korean
Religions: 28.2% Christian (13.5% Catholic, 2.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Anglican, 11.3% other), 14.3% Hindu, 10.8% Muslim, 4.7% Buddhist, 3.1% Jewish, 2.2% Sikh, 36.1% none
Median income: $32,400 (2020)
Average income: $47,640 (2020)

Members of Parliament

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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
 2017–2019 Mary Ng
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of general election results in Markham—Thornhill (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mary Ng 23,709 61.5 +7.6 $67,977.46
Conservative Melissa Felian 10,136 26.3 -8.3 $57,520.72
New Democratic Paul Sahbaz 3,222 8.4 +1.1 $633.62
Green Mimi Lee 813 2.1 -0.7 $4,285.37
People's Ilia Pashaev 648 1.7 +0.9 $1,203.75
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,528 $106,559.92
Total rejected ballots 398
Turnout 38,926 55.70
Eligible voters 69,883
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2021 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 27,193 61.54
  Conservative 11,659 26.38
  New Democratic 3,693 8.36
  Green 883 2.00
  People's 762 1.72

2019

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2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mary Ng 23,899 53.91 +2.55 $80,357.71
Conservative Alex Yuan 15,319 34.56 -4.43 $74,064.17
New Democratic Paul Sahbaz 3,233 7.29 +3.81 none listed
Green Chris Williams 1,247 2.81 +0.60 none listed
People's Peter Remedios 357 0.81 $0.00
Independent Josephbai Macwan 276 0.62 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,331 100.0
Total rejected ballots 448 1.00 +0.41
Turnout 44,779 61.76 +31.14
Eligible voters 72,499
Liberal hold Swing +3.49
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

2017 by-election

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A by-election was held on April 3, 2017, following John McCallum's appointment as Ambassador to China on January 10, 2017.[10]


Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017
Resignation of John McCallum
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

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2015 Canadian federal election
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[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  4. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Markham--Thornhill [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "FORTY-THIRD GENERAL ELECTION 2019 — Poll-by-poll results (Markham—Thornhill)". Elections Canada. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "The 3 new faces of Justin Trudeau's Liberal cabinet | CBC News".
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Markham—Thornhill, 30 September 2015
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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