Markham—Stouffville
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2019 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 109,780 | ||
Electors (2015) | 86,464 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 299 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 367.2 | ||
Census division(s) | Regional Municipality of York | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Markham, Whitchurch–Stouffville, |
Markham—Stouffville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham.[3]
Markham—Stouffville was created by the 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. Helena Jaczek has represented the riding since the 2019 federal election.
Geography[]
The territory of the riding (map[4]) consists of part of the Regional Municipality of York: (a) the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville; and (b) the part of the City of Markham lying easterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northerly limit of Markham with Highway 48; then southerly along Highway 48 to 16th Avenue; then westerly to McCowan Road; then southerly to Highway 407; then easterly along Highway 407 to the Rouge River; then generally southeasterly along Rouge River to the southerly limit of Markham. The riding's population is estimated at 109,780.[5]
Demographics[]
Group | 2011 Census | |
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Population | % of total | |
Aboriginal | 925 | 0.9 |
Visible Minority | 49,570 | 45.8 |
All other | 57,845 | 53.3 |
Total | 108,340 | 100.0 |
Ethnic groups: 16.4% Chinese, 15.3% South Asian, 3.8% Black, 3.7% Filipino
Group | 2011 Census | |
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Population | % of total | |
English | 66,020 | 60.7 |
French | 1,105 | 1.0 |
English and French | 265 | 0.2 |
All other | 41,395 | 38.1 |
Total | 108,785 | 100.0 |
Other languages: 12.9% Chinese, 3.9% Tamil, 2.5% Italian, 1.8% Tagalog, 1.6% Urdu, 1.4% French, 1.1% Greek, 1.0% Gujarati
Group | 2011 Census | |
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Population | % of total | |
At the same address | 56,075 | 55.7 |
In the same constituency | 18,480 | 18.4 |
In the same province | 22,330 | 22.2 |
From another province | 815 | 0.8 |
From another country | 2,970 | 2.9 |
Total aged 5 or over | 100,670 | 100.0 |
- Religions: 60.9% Christian (27.9% Catholic, 6.2% Anglican, 5.5% United Church, 4.8% Christian Orthodox, 2.4% Baptist, 2.2% Presbyterian, 1.5% Pentecostal, 10.5% Other), 8.0% Hindu, 4.9% Muslim, 1.8% Buddhist, 22.6% No religion
- Median income (2010): $36,258
- Average income (2010): $48,199
Members of Parliament[]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Markham—Stouffville Riding created from Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham |
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42nd | 2015–2019 | Jane Philpott | Liberal | |
2019–2019 | Independent | |||
43rd | 2019–present | Helena Jaczek | Liberal |
Election results[]
hide2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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The 2021 general election will be held on September 20. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Green | Uzair Baig | |||||||
People's | René De Vries | |||||||
Liberal | Helena Jaczek | |||||||
New Democratic | Muhammad Ahsin Sahi | |||||||
Conservative | Ben Smith | |||||||
Total valid votes | ||||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Source: Elections Canada[8] |
hide2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Helena Jaczek | 24,743 | 38.88 | -10.33 | $101,615.44 | |||
Conservative | Theodore Antony | 19,570 | 30.74 | -12.03 | $80,408.76 | |||
Independent | Jane Philpott | 13,216 | 20.76 | $101,260.04 | ||||
New Democratic | Hal Berman | 4,013 | 6.30 | +0.2 | none listed | |||
Green | Roy Long | 1,581 | 2.48 | +0.56 | $5,982.06 | |||
People's | Jeremy Lin | 531 | 0.83 | $1,962.39 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 63,654 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.85 | ||||||
Sources: CBC News[9], Elections Canada[10] |
hide2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Jane Philpott | 29,416 | 49.21 | +20.26 | $112,011.35 | |||
Conservative | Paul Calandra | 25,565 | 42.77 | -7.72 | $164,609.85 | |||
New Democratic | Gregory Hines | 3,647 | 6.10 | -10.88 | $7,176.28 | |||
Green | Myles O'Brien | 1,145 | 1.92 | -0.81 | $1,395.62 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59,773 | 100.00 | $225,802.37 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 189 | 0.32 | ||||||
Turnout | 59,962 | 68.56 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 87,460 | |||||||
Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.99 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[11][12] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[13] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 23,820 | 50.49 | |
Liberal | 13,662 | 28.96 | |
New Democratic | 8,010 | 16.98 | |
Green | 1,284 | 2.72 | |
Others | 406 | 0.86 | |
Total | 47,182 | 100.00 |
References[]
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Final Report – Ontario; Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections; see also Statistics Canada, National Household Survey Profile: Markham-Stouffville (2011).
- ^ Elections Canada Markham—Stouffville Boundaries Map and Description
- ^ Markham—Stouffville – Commission's Report.
- ^ in private households
- ^ excluding institutional residents
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Canada Votes 2019". CBC News. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Markham—Stouffville, 30 September 2015; Elections Canada, Electoral Districts, accessed Oct. 20, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
Coordinates: 43°58′37″N 79°16′23″W / 43.977°N 79.273°W
- Ontario federal electoral districts
- Politics of Markham, Ontario
- Whitchurch-Stouffville
- 2013 establishments in Ontario