Markham—Unionville

Markham—Unionville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Markham—Unionville
Ontario electoral district
Markham—Unionville in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Bob Saroya
Conservative
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]123,318
Electors (2015)81,583
Area (km²)[2]89
Pop. density (per km²)1,385.6
Census divisionsYork
Census subdivisionsMarkham
Markham-Unionville 2003 to 2015
Map of Markham-Unionville (2003 to 2015)

Boundaries

Markham—Unionville is located in the City of Markham within an area bordered by a line commencing at the Highway 404-407 interchange, then east along Highway 407 to McCowan Road, north on McCowan Road to 16th Avenue, east on 16th to Highway 48, then to the northern city limit, then along the northern and western city boundaries to the 404-407 interchange.[3]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[4]

Ethnic groups: 57.2% Chinese, 21.1% White, 10.9% South Asian, 1.9% Black, 1.9% Filipino, 1.5% Arab, 1.1% West Asian
Languages: 47.0% Chinese, 36.3% English, 1.9% Tamil, 1.3% Italian, 1.1% Urdu, 1.0% Gujarati, 1.0% Tagalog, 1.0% Arabic, 1.0% French
Religions: 43.7% Christian (20.5% Catholic, 4.4% Christian Orthodox, 3.2% Baptist, 2.2% Anglican, 2.1% United Church, 1.0% Presbyterian, 10.4% Other), 5.2% Buddhist, 5.1% Muslim, 5.1% Hindu, 39.8% No religion
Median income (2010): $27,701
Average income (2010): $46,680

History

It is located in the province of Ontario, and covers suburban areas north of Toronto. It was created in 2003 from Markham. The federal riding has been represented by John McCallum, until he switched to the newly formed Markham—Thornhill riding for the 2015 election. Markham—Unionville was the only seat that the Liberals lost among those they held after the 2011 election, though the riding's boundaries changed considerably and would have been won by the Conservatives in 2011 based on the redistributed results.

Most of (54%) Markham—Unionville (mostly south of Highway 407) was redistributed into the new Markham—Thornhill riding for the 2015 election. The area north of Highway 407 and west of McCowan Road remained in Markham—Unionville. The new Markham—Unionville riding also took in newer subdivisions in the northwest corner of the city, which were previously in the riding of Oak Ridges—Markham. 51% of the new riding came from Oak Ridges—Markham.

Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Markham—Unionville
Riding created from Markham
38th  2004–2006     John McCallum Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019     Bob Saroya Conservative
43rd  2019–present

Election results

2015-present

Graph of general election results in Markham—Unionville (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBob Saroya26,13348.94-0.43
LiberalAlan Ho20,48438.36-4.97
New DemocraticGregory Hines3,5246.60+1.53
GreenElvin Kao2,3944.48+2.25
People'sSarah Chung8611.61
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,396100.0
Total rejected ballots 5230.97
Turnout 53,91960.90+0.22
Eligible voters 88,538
Conservative hold Swing +4.54
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBob Saroya24,60549.37+3.54$148,191.54
LiberalBang-Gu Jiang21,59643.33+9.64$105,134.99
New DemocraticColleen Zimmerman2,5285.07-11.45$3,111.82
GreenElvin Kao1,1102.23-0.77$4,322.49
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,839100.00$218,774.36
Total rejected ballots 2460.49
Turnout 50,08560.68
Eligible voters 82,534
Conservative notional hold Swing -6.10
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative18,02545.83
  Liberal13,25033.69
  New Democratic6,50016.53
  Green1,1793.00
  Others3760.96
Total39,330100.0

2004-2011

Graph of general election results in Markham—Unionville (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn McCallum19,42938.9-16.0$73,376.21
ConservativeBob Saroya17,73435.5+5.3$87,364.37
New DemocraticNadine Hawkins10,89721.8+11.6$456.44
GreenAdam Poon1,5973.2-1.0$10,810.65
LibertarianAllen Small2310.5$1,384.33
Total valid votes/Expense Limit 49,888100.0$95,073.73
Total rejected ballots 290 0.6
Turnout 50,178 55.1 +2.8
Eligible voters 91,057
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn McCallum25,19554.9-6.7$58,875
ConservativeDuncan Fletcher13,85530.2+3.2$58,523
New DemocraticNadine Hawkins4,68210.2+2.2$4,250
GreenLeonard Aitken1,9314.2+2.0$2,524
LibertarianAllen Small2290.5N/A$348
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,892 100.0$90,944.51
Turnout 52.31
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn McCallum32,79761.6-4.7
ConservativeJoe Li14,35727.0+4.5
New DemocraticJanice Hagan4,2668.0-0.7
GreenWesley Weese1,1512.2-0.3
Progressive CanadianFayaz Choudhary3630.7
IndependentPartap Dua2970.6
Total valid votes 53,231100.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn McCallum30,44266.3
ConservativeJoe Li10,32522.5
New DemocraticJanice Hagan3,9938.7
GreenEd Wong1,1482.5
Total valid votes 45,908100.0
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