Markham—Unionville (provincial electoral district)
Markham—Unionville is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2007 provincial election.
Markham—Unionville in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 2003 | ||
First contested | 2007 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 136,857 | ||
Electors (2011) | 88,931 | ||
Area (km²) | 64 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 2,138.4 | ||
Census divisions | York | ||
Census subdivisions | Markham |
History
Markham—Unionville is located in the province of Ontario, and covers suburban areas north of Toronto. It was created in 2003 from Markham.
It consists of the part of the city of Markham south of a line drawn from the southern limit of the city north on Highway 404, east along 16th Avenue, south along McCowan Road, east along Highway 7, and south along 9th Line to the southern limit of the city.
In the 2018 election, incumbent Michael Chan did not run for re-election. Liberal candidate Amanda Yeung Collucci, a sitting Markham councillor, drew attention for campaign signs that omitted her party's name and logo, and for a Facebook post in 2012 suggesting that the 9/11 terror attacks was an inside job.[1]
Members of Provincial Parliament
Markham—Unionville | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Riding created from Markham | ||||
39th | 2007–2011 | Michael Chan | Liberal | |
40th | 2011–2014 | |||
41st | 2014–2018 | |||
42nd | 2018–Present | Billy Pang | Progressive Conservative |
Election results
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Billy Pang | 29,305 | 62.44 | +28.46 | ||||
Liberal | Amanda Yeung Collucci | 8,456 | 18.01 | -33.32 | ||||
New Democratic | Sylvie David | 7,778 | 16.57 | +6.54 | ||||
Green | Deborah Moolman | 996 | 2.12 | -1.48 | ||||
Libertarian | Allen Small | 244 | 0.52 | -0.54 | ||||
Ontario Moderate Party | Anastasia Afonina | 161 | 0.34 | |||||
Total valid votes | 46,940 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 505 | 1.08 | ||||||
Turnout | 47,445 | 57.74 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 86,671 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +30.89 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Michael Chan | 21,517 | 51.33 | -1.25 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Shan Thayaparan | 14,241 | 33.98 | +2.51 | ||||
New Democratic | Nadine Kormos Hawkins | 4,205 | 10.03 | -2.26 | ||||
Green | Myles O'Brien | 1,509 | 3.60 | +0.64 | ||||
Libertarian | Allen Small | 444 | 1.06 | +0.36 | ||||
Total valid votes | 41,916 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 563 | 1.34 | ||||||
Turnout | 42,479 | 44.54 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 95,367 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.88 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[3] |
2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Michael Chan | 19,579 | 52.58 | −6.74 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Shan Thayaparan | 11,720 | 31.47 | +4.47 | ||||
New Democratic | P.C. Choo | 4,575 | 12.29 | +4.97 | ||||
Green | Myles O'Brien | 1,104 | 2.96 | −2.42 | ||||
Libertarian | Allen Small | 259 | 0.70 | |||||
Total valid votes | 37,237 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 284 | 0.76 | ||||||
Turnout | 37,521 | 40.68 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 92,232 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.61 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Markham—Unionville" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014. |
2007 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Michael Chan | 21,054 | 59.32 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Ki Kit Li | 9,581 | 27.00 | |||||
New Democratic | Andy Arifin | 2,599 | 7.32 | |||||
Green | Bernadette Manning | 1,911 | 5.38 | |||||
Family Coalition | Leon Williams | 345 | 0.97 | |||||
Total valid votes | 35,490 | 100.0 |
2007 electoral reform referendum
2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 20,156 | 58.8 | |
Mixed member proportional | 14,143 | 41.2 | |
Total valid votes | 34,299 | 100.0 |
Sources
- Kelly, Tim (May 19, 2018). "Markham-Unionville Liberal 'sorry' for posting 9/11 was 'cover up' on Facebook". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Official result from the records, 046 Markham—Unionville" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.