Newmarket—Aurora is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 2003 | ||
First contested | 2004 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
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 division(s) | York | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Newmarket, Aurora, East Gwillimbury |
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.
The riding consists of that part of the Regional Municipality of York comprising the town of Newmarket, the part of the town of Aurora north of Wellington street, and the part of the town of East Gwillimbury south of Green Lane and west of Highway 404.
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 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 | Rick Gregory | 157 London Road | Newmarket | |
Green | Newmarket—Aurora Federal Green Party Association | Carter Apps | 132 Patterson Street | Newmarket | |
Progressive Canadian | Newmarket—Aurora P.C. Party Association | 200-730 Davis Drive | Newmarket |
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Newmarket—Aurora Riding created from York North and Vaughan—King—Aurora |
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38th | 2004–2005 | Belinda Stronach | Conservative | |
2005–2006 | Liberal | |||
39th | 2006–2008 | |||
40th | 2008–2011 | Lois Brown | Conservative | |
41st | 2011–2015 | |||
42nd | 2015–2019 | Kyle Peterson | Liberal | |
43rd | 2019–2021 | Tony Van Bynen | ||
44th | 2021–present |
2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Tony Van Bynen | 24,208 | 43.8 | +0.7 | ||||
Conservative | Harold Kim | 21,173 | 38.3 | +0.5 | ||||
New Democratic | Yvonne Kelly | 6,338 | 11.5 | +0.8 | ||||
People's | Andre Gagnon | 2,296 | 4.2 | +3.2 | ||||
Green | Tim Fleming | 1,105 | 1.8 | -4.0 | ||||
Independent | Dorian Baxter | 260 | 0.5 | -0.9[5] | ||||
Total valid votes | 55,290 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | 372 | |||||||
Turnout | 55,662 | 60.58 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 91,879 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[6] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Tony Van Bynen | 26,488 | 43.1 | -2.08 | $88,608.07 | |||
Conservative | Lois Brown | 23,232 | 37.8 | -7.81 | $74,278.42 | |||
New Democratic | Yvonne Kelly | 6,576 | 10.7 | +2.19 | $18,620.10 | |||
Green | Walter Bauer | 3,551 | 5.8 | +3.44 | none listed | |||
Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 901 | 1.5 | +0.15 | none listed | |||
People's | Andrew McCaughtrie | 588 | 1.0 | – | none listed | |||
Rhinoceros | Laurie Goble | 104 | 0.2 | – | none listed | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,460 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 424 | |||||||
Turnout | 61,884 | 67.3 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 91,920 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.87 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7] |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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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[8][9][10] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[11] | |||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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