Markham—Stouffville

Markham—Stouffville
Ontario electoral district
	Markham—Stouffville in relation to other electoral districts in the Greater Toronto Area
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Helena Jaczek; Liberal
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District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2019
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	109,780
Electors (2015)	86,464
Area (km²)	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[]

Visible Minorities and Aboriginals^[6]
Group	2011 Census
Group	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

Population by mother tongue^[7]
Group	2011 Census
Group	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

Mobility over previous five years
Group	2011 Census
Group	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		Party
Markham—Stouffville Riding created from Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham
42nd	2015–2019	Jane Philpott	Liberal
42nd	2019–2019	Jane Philpott	Independent
43rd	2019–present	Helena Jaczek	Liberal

Election results[]

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

hide2021 Canadian federal election
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]

hide v t 2019 Canadian federal election
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
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]
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 / 43.977; -79.273

[1] Statistics Canada: 2012

[2] Statistics Canada: 2012

[report-3] Final Report – Ontario; Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections; see also Statistics Canada, National Household Survey Profile: Markham-Stouffville (2011).

[4] Elections Canada Markham—Stouffville Boundaries Map and Description

[5] Markham—Stouffville – Commission's Report.

[6] rivate households

[7] xcluding institutional residents

[8] "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[9] "Canada Votes 2019". CBC News. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

[10] "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[11] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Markham—Stouffville, 30 September 2015; Elections Canada, Electoral Districts, accessed Oct. 20, 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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