Markham—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 in relation to other electoral districts in the Greater Toronto Area | |||
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 divisions | Regional Municipality of York | ||
Census subdivisions | Markham, Whitchurch–Stouffville, |
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
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Helena Jaczek | 24,743 | 38.9 | |||||
Conservative | Theodore Antony | 19,570 | 30.7 | |||||
Independent | Jane Philpott | 13,216 | 20.8 | |||||
New Democratic | Hal Berman | 4,013 | 6.3 | |||||
Green | Roy Long | 1,581 | 2.5 | |||||
People's | Jeremy Lin | 531 | 0.8 | |||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 63,654 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Source: CBC News[8] |
2015 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[9][10] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[11] | |||
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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
- "Canada Votes 2019". CBC News. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- 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