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For the provincial electoral district, see Newmarket—Aurora (provincial electoral district).
Newmarket—Aurora 
Ontario electoral district
Newmarket—Aurora in relation to southern Ontario ridings Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
Lois Brown
ConservativeDistrict created 2003 First contested 2004 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 121,924 Electors (2011) 86,113 Area (km²) 92 Pop. density (per km²) 1,325.3 Census divisions York Census subdivisions Newmarket, Aurora Newmarket—Aurora is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
The district contains the towns of Newmarket and Aurora.
The riding was created for the 2004 election by merging 50% of the riding of York North with 24% of the riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora.
According to the 2006 census, 121,924 people are represented in the House of Commons in this riding.
The major industry in the riding is manufacturing, and auto parts maker Magna International is the largest manufacturer. Average family income in the riding is higher than the national average at slightly over $97,000 a year. Unemployment in the riding is lower than the national average at 3.6%.
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Boundaries
The riding consists of that part of the Regional Municipality of York comprising the towns of Newmarket and Aurora.
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
Party Association Name CEO HQ Address HQ City Conservative Party of Canada Conservative Party of Canada Newmarket—Aurora Electoral District Association Greg Rider 248 Tamarac Trail Aurora Liberal Party of Canada Newmarket—Aurora Federal Liberal Association Kyle Jeremy Peterson 619 Queen Street Newmarket New Democratic Party Newmarket—Aurora New Democratic Party Federal Riding Association Gerald Fox 131 Orsi Drive Newmarket Green Party of Canada Newmarket—Aurora Federal Green Party Association Carter Apps 132 Patterson Street Newmarket Progressive Canadian Party Newmarket—Aurora P.C. Party Association Sinclair Stevens 730 Davis Drive, Suite 200 Newmarket Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament Years Member Party York North and Vaughan—King—Aurora prior to 2003 38th 2004–2005 Belinda Stronach Conservative 2005–2006 Liberal 39th 2006–2008 40th 2008–2011 Lois Brown Conservative 41st 2011–present Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Lois Brown 31,600 54.29 +7.56 Liberal Kyle Peterson 13,908 23.90 -10.39 New Democrat Kassandra Bidarian 8,886 15.27 +6.80 Green Vanessa Long 2,628 4.52 -3.71 Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 998 1.71 -0.18 Animal Alliance Yvonne Mackie 182 0.31 - Total valid votes 58,202 100.00 Total rejected ballots 219 0.37 Turnout 58,421 64.01 Eligible voters 91,275 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Lois Brown 24,873 46.73 +8.68 $57,856 Liberal Tim Jones 18,250 34.29 -11.93 $64,060 New Democrat Mike Seaward 4,508 8.47 -1.12 $6,085 Green Glenn Hubbers 4,381 8.23 +3.46 $5,981 Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 1,004 1.89 +0.65 $3,426 Christian Heritage Ray Luff 211 0.40 N/A $1,150 Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,227 100.00 $89,219 Conservative gain from Liberal Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Belinda Stronach 27,176 46.22 +5.14 Conservative Lois Brown 22,371 38.05 -4.37 New Democrat Ed Chudak 5,639 9.59 -0.34 Green Glenn Hubbers 2,805 4.77 +0.30 Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 729 1.24 -0.86 Canadian Action Peter Maloney 79 0.13 N/A Total valid votes 58,799 100.00 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing -4.8 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Belinda Stronach 21,818 42.42 -2.43 Liberal Martha Hall Findlay 21,129 41.08 -9.48 New Democrat Ed Chudak 5,111 9.93 +6.18 Green Daryl Wyatt 2,298 4.47 Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 1,079 2.10 Total valid votes 51,435 100.00 Change is from redistributed 2000 results. Conservative change is from the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
Sources
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Conservative Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe
Categories:- Aurora, Ontario
- Newmarket, Ontario
- Ontario federal electoral districts
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