Markham—Unionville (provincial electoral district)
For the federal electoral district, see Markham—Unionville.
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Markham—Unionville in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
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District created | 2003 | ||
First contested | 2007 | ||
Last contested | 2014 | ||
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 |
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.
History
It 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.
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–Present |
Election results
Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.88 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[1] |
Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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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. |
Ontario general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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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
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 | |||
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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
- ↑ "Official result from the records, 046 Markham—Unionville" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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