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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]

For the provincial electoral district, see Markham—Thornhill (provincial electoral district).

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 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 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 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
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


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 general election


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMary Ng23,70961.5+7.6
ConservativeMelissa Felian10,13626.3-8.3
New DemocraticPaul Sahbaz3,2228.4+1.1
GreenMimi Lee8132.1-0.7
People'sIlia Pashaev6481.7+0.9
Total valid votes 38,528
Total rejected ballots 398
Turnout 38,92655.70
Eligible voters 69,883
Source: Elections Canada[7]

2019 general election


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2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMary Ng23,89953.91+2.55$80,357.71
ConservativeAlex Yuan15,31934.56-4.43$74,064.17
New DemocraticPaul Sahbaz3,2337.29+3.81none listed
GreenChris Williams1,2472.81+0.60none listed
People'sPeter Remedios3570.81$0.00
IndependentJosephbai Macwan2760.62none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,331100.0
Total rejected ballots 4481.00+0.41
Turnout 44,77961.76+31.14
Eligible voters 72,499
Liberal hold Swing +3.49
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

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.[10]

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Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017
Resignation of John McCallum
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMary Ng9,85651.53−4.19
ConservativeRagavan Paranchothy7,50139.22+6.91
New DemocraticGregory Hines6713.51−7.21
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


2015 Canadian federal election
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[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote  %
  Liberal14,12837.11
  Conservative13,85636.39
  New Democratic8,90723.39
  Green9982.62
  Others1860.49

References


  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. "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". May 8, 2013.
  6. "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". May 8, 2013.
  7. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  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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