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Markham was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada created in 1986. Also known as Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville, it was a federal electoral district that elected representatives to the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2000.Contents
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.
Members of Parliament
- Bill Attewell, Progressive Conservative, 1988-1993
- Jag Bhaduria, Liberal/Independent, 1993-1997
- H. James Jones, Progressive Conservative/Canadian Alliance, 1997-2000
- John McCallum, Liberal, 2000-2003
Election results
Markham
Canadian federal election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Bill Attewell 36,673 Liberal Jag Bhaduria 21,973 New Democrat Susan Krone 6,209 Not affiliated John A. Gamble 3,643 Libertarian Ian Hutchison 568 Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville
Canadian federal election, 1993 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jag Bhaduria 34,263 Progressive Conservative Bill Attewell 18,414 Reform Joe Sherren 16,965 New Democrat Jack Grant 1,600 National Sheldon Bergson 927 Natural Law Stephen R. Porter 449 Independent Paul Wang 444 Abolitionist Dean Papadopoulos 83 Markham
Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative H. James Jones 20,449 Liberal Gobinder Randhawa 16,810 Reform John Paloc 4,947 Independent Jag Bhaduria 1,584 New Democrat Bhanu Gaunt 1,482 Natural Law Stephen R. Porter 258 Canadian Action Jeff Baulch 218 Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John McCallum 32,104 Canadian Alliance H. James Jones 9,015 Progressive Conservative David Scrymgeour 5,085 New Democrat Janice Hagan 1,129 Green Bernadette Manning 493 Independent Akber Choudhry 222 Canadian Action Jim Conrad 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)
2007 by-election
Tony Wong resigned in the fall of 2006 to successfully seek election to York Regional Council. His provincial seat was filled in a by-election on February 8, 2007. However the riding will be abolished at the October 4, 2007 provincial election, and redistributed between the new provincial ridings of Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham as its federal counterpart already has been.
The Ontario Liberal Party candidate Michael Chan, the Liberal Party of Canada federal riding association president, defeated Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate Alex Yuan.[1] The Ontario New Democratic Party candidate is Janice Hagan. She was also the party's candidate in the 2003 General Election.[2] The Green Party candidate is Bernadette Manning. She was also the party's candidate in the 2003 General Election.[3]
By-election, February 8, 2007 Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal Michael Chan 9,080 49.3% -1.4% Progressive Conservative Alex Yuan 6,420 34.9% -5.4% New Democrat Janice Hagan 1,492 8.1% +3.0% Green Bernadette Manning 999 5.4% +3.8% Freedom Cathy McKeever 159 0.9% * Family Coalition Patrick Redmond 135 0.7% -0.6% Libertarian Jay Miller 126 0.7% * Election results
Ontario general election, 2003 Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal Tony Wong 27,253 51.70 +20.62 Progressive Conservative David Tsubouchi 21,257 40.33 -22.72 New Democrat Janice Hagan 2,679 5.08 +1.23 Green Bernadette Manning 824 1.56 +0.50 Family Coalition Patrick Redmond 697 1.32 +0.36 Ontario general election, 1999 Party Candidate Votes % +/- Progressive Conservative David Tsubouchi 26,083 63.05 -1.76 Liberal Steven Kirsch 12,859 31.08 +12.37 New Democrat Janice Hagan 1,594 3.85 -9.66 Green Bernadette Manning 437 1.06 Family Coalition Patrick Redmond 399 0.96 -0.93 Ontario general election, 1995 Party Candidate Votes % +/- Progressive Conservative David Tsubouchi 37,314 64.81 +14.84 Liberal Khalid Usman 10,770 18.71 -10.82 New Democrat Mike Tang 7,779 13.51 -3.00 Family Coalition Patrick Redmond 1088 1.89 -0.23 Natural Law Stephen Porter 626 1.09 Ontario general election, 1990 Party Candidate Votes % +/- Progressive Conservative Don Cousens 25,595 49.97 +5.77 Liberal Frank Scarpitti 15,128 29.53 -13.10 New Democrat Rob Saunders 8,459 16.51 +6.57 Family Coalition Eric Skura 1,086 2.12 -1.11 Libertarian Ian Hutchison 642 1.25 Independent Gary Walsh 311 0.61 Ontario general election, 1987 Party Candidate Votes % +/- Progressive Conservative Don Cousens 19,224 44.20 Liberal Gail Newall 18,543 42.63 New Democrat Anne Swarbrick 4,323 9.94 Family Coalition Rina Puleo 1,403 3.23 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
- ^ Grech, Caroline Grech (December 13, 2006). "No call, but parties still prepping for Markham byelection". York Region.Com. http://www.yorkregion.com/yr/yr4/YR_News/TopStories/story/3811946p-4409714c.html. Retrieved 2007-01-19.[dead link]
- ^ "Markham Candidates". Elections Ontario, Government of Ontario. January 19, 2007. http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/en/markham_candidates_en.shtml. Retrieved 2007-01-19.[dead link]
- ^ "Green Party will Field Full Slate in Provincial By-Elections" (Press release). Green Party of Ontario. 2007-01-17. http://www.greenparty.on.ca/taxonomy/term/359. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
External links
Categories:- Defunct Ontario federal electoral districts
- Defunct Ontario provincial electoral districts
- Politics of Markham, Ontario
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