Markham (electoral district)
Markham is a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1986. Also known as Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville, it was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.Federal district
Markham riding was created from parts of York North and York—Peel ridings. It initially consisted of the towns of Markham and Whitchurch-Stouffville in the Regional Municipality of York.The name of the electoral district was changed in 1989 to "Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville".
The electoral district was redistributed 1996 into Markham, Oak Ridges and Thornhill ridings.
The new Markham riding consisted of the part of the Town of Markham east of Highway No. 404 and south of 16th Avenue.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham ridings.
Electoral history
Markham
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|ATTEWELL, Bill |align="right"|36,673 |-
|BHADURIA, Jag |align="right"|21,973 |-
|KRONE, Susan |align="right"|6,209 |-
|GAMBLE, John |align="right"|3,643 |-
|HUTCHISON, Ian |align="right"|568 |}
Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville
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|BHADURIA, Jag |align="right"|34,263 |-
|ATTEWELL, Bill |align="right"|18,414 |-
|SHERREN, Joe |align="right"|16,965 |-
|GRANT, Jack |align="right"|1,600 |-
|BERGSON, Sheldon |align="right"|927 |-
|PORTER, Stephen R. |align="right"|449 |-
|WANG, Paul |align="right"|444 |-
|PAPADOPOULOS, Dean |align="right"|83 |}
Markham
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|JONES, Jim |align="right"|20,449 |-
|RANDHAWA, Gobinder |align="right"|16,810 |-
|PALOC, John |align="right"|4,947 |-
|BHADURIA, Jag |align="right"|1,584 |-
|GAUNT, Bhanu |align="right"|1,482 |-
|PORTER, Stephen R. |align="right"|258 |-
|BAULCH, Jeff |align="right"|218 |}
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|MCCALLUM, John |align="right"| 32,104 |-
|JONES, Jim |align="right"| 9,015 |-
|SCRYMGEOUR, David |align="right"|5,085 |-
|HAGAN, Janice |align="right"|1,129 |-
|MANNING, Bernadette |align="right"|493 |-
|CHOUDHRY, Akber |align="right"|222 |-
|CONRAD, Jim |align="right"|130 |}
Provincial district
Members of Provincial Parliament
- W. Donald Cousens, Progressive Conservative (1987-1994)
- David Tsubouchi, Progressive Conservative (1995-2003)
- Tony C. Wong, Liberal (2003-2006)
Election results
{| class="wikitable" |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6"|Ontario general election, 2003 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party ! style="width: 170px"|Candidate ! style="width: 40px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/- |-| style="width: 185px"| Liberal |Tony Wong |align=right|27,253 |align=right|51.70 |align=right| +20.62 |-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative |David Tsubouchi |align=right|21,257 |align=right|40.33 |align=right| -22.72 |-
| style="width: 185px"|New Democrat |Janice Hagan |align=right|2,679 |align=right|5.08 |align=right| +1.23 |-
| style="width: 185px"|Green |Bernadette Manning |align=right|824 |align=right|1.56 |align=right| +0.50 |-
| style="width: 185px"|Family Coalition |Patrick Redmond |align=right|697 |align=right|1.32 |align=right| +0.36
{| class="wikitable" |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6"|Ontario general election, 1999 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party ! style="width: 170px"|Candidate ! style="width: 40px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/- |-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative |David Tsubouchi |align=right|26,083 |align=right|63.05 |align=right| -1.76 |-
| style="width: 185px"| Liberal |Steven Kirsch |align=right|12,859 |align=right|31.08 |align=right| +12.37
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| style="width: 185px"|New Democrat |Janice Hagan |align=right|1,594 |align=right|3.85 |align=right| -9.66 |-
| style="width: 185px"|Green |Bernadette Manning |align=right|437 |align=right|1.06 |align=right| |-
| style="width: 185px"|Family Coalition |Patrick Redmond |align=right|399 |align=right|0.96 |align=right| -0.93
{| class="wikitable" |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6"|Ontario general election, 1995 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party ! style="width: 170px"|Candidate ! style="width: 40px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/- |-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative |David Tsubouchi |align=right|37,314 |align=right|64.81 |align=right| +14.84 |-
| style="width: 185px"| Liberal |Khalid Usman |align=right|10,770 |align=right|18.71 |align=right| -10.82
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| style="width: 185px"|New Democrat |Mike Tang |align=right|7,779 |align=right|13.51 |align=right| -3.00 |-
| style="width: 185px"|Family Coalition |Patrick Redmond |align=right|1088 |align=right|1.89 |align=right| -0.23 |-
| style="width: 185px"|Natural Law |Stephen Porter |align=right|626 |align=right|1.09 |align=right|
{| class="wikitable" |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6"|Ontario general election, 1990 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party ! style="width: 170px"|Candidate ! style="width: 40px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/- |-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative |Don Cousens |align=right|25,595 |align=right|49.97 |align=right| +5.77 |-
| style="width: 185px"| Liberal |Frank Scarpitti |align=right|15,128 |align=right|29.53 |align=right| -13.10
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| style="width: 185px"|New Democrat |Rob Saunders |align=right|8,459 |align=right|16.51 |align=right| +6.57 |-
| style="width: 185px"|Family Coalition |Eric Skura |align=right|1,086 |align=right|2.12 |align=right| -1.11 |-
| style="width: 185px"|Libertarian |Ian Hutchison |align=right|642 |align=right|1.25 |align=right| |-
| style="width: 185px"|Independent |Gary Walsh |align=right|311 |align=right|0.61 |align=right|
{| class="wikitable" |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6"|Ontario general election, 1987 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party ! style="width: 170px"|Candidate ! style="width: 40px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/- |-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative |Don Cousens |align=right|19,224 |align=right|44.20 |align=right| |-
| style="width: 185px"| Liberal |Gail Newall |align=right|18,543 |align=right|42.63 |align=right|
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| style="width: 185px"|New Democrat |Anne Swarbrick |align=right|4,323 |align=right|9.94 |align=right| |-
| style="width: 185px"|Family Coalition |Rina Puleo |align=right|1,403 |align=right|3.23 |align=right|
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links