Markham (federal electoral district)

Markham was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada created in 1988. Also known as Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville, it was a federal electoral district that elected representatives to the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2000. Notably in 1997 this was the only district in Ontario that did not elect a Liberal MP or an Independent (York South-Weston).

Markham
Ontario electoral district
Map of the riding
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1988
District abolished2003
First contested1988
Last contested2000
Demographics
Population (2001)[1]142,408
Electors (2002)[1]85,207
Area (km²)[1]96
Census subdivision(s)Markham

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

The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Markham
Riding created from York North and York—Peel
34th  1988–1993     Bill Attewell Progressive Conservative
Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville
35th  1993–1994     Jag Bhaduria Liberal
 1994–1997     Independent
Markham
36th  1997–2000     Jim Jones Progressive Conservative
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2004     John McCallum Liberal
Riding dissolved into Markham—Unionville, Oak Ridges—Markham

Election results

Markham

1988 Canadian federal election: Markham
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBill Attewell36,67353.10
LiberalJag Bhaduria21,97331.81
New DemocraticSusan Krone6,2098.99
No affiliationJohn Gamble3,6435.27
LibertarianIan Hutchison5680.82
Total valid votes 69,066
Sources: Canadian Elections Database[2], Library of Parliament[3]

Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville

1993 Canadian federal election: Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJag Bhaduria35,90946.50+14.69
Progressive ConservativeBill Attewell19,69525.51-27.59
ReformJoe Sherren17,93723.23
New DemocraticJack Grant1,6922.19-6.80
NationalSheldon Bergson9731.26
Natural LawStephen Porter4690.61
IndependentPaul Wang4580.59
AbolitionistDean Papadopoulos850.11
Total valid votes 77,21899.30
Total rejected ballots 5450.70
Turnout 77,76370.25
Eligible voters 110,696
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +21.14
Sources: Canadian Elections Database[4], Library of Parliament[3]

Markham

1997 Canadian federal election: Markham
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Jones20,44944.70+19.19
LiberalGobinder Randhawa16,81036.74-9.76
ReformJohn Paloc4,94710.81-12.42
IndependentJag Bhaduria1,5843.46
New DemocraticBhanu Gaunt1,4823.24+1.05
Natural LawStephen Porter2580.56-0.05
Canadian ActionJeff Baulch2180.48
Total valid votes 45,74899.16
Total rejected ballots 3870.84
Turnout 46,13567.48
Eligible voters 68,366
Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Swing +14.48
Sources: Canadian Elections Database[5], Library of Parliament[3]
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn McCallum32,10466.6+29.9
AllianceJim Jones9,01518.7+7.9
Progressive ConservativeDavid Scrymgeour5,08510.6-34.1
New DemocraticJanice Hagan1,1292.3-0.9
GreenBernadette Manning4931.0
IndependentAkber Choudhry2220.5
Canadian ActionJim Conrad1300.3-0.2
Total valid votes 48,178100.0
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +32.0

See also

References

  1. "Profile of the Markham Electoral District". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on August 29, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "1988 Federal Election: Markham--Unionville". Canadian Elections Database. University of Calgary. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  3. "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Government of Canada. Library of Parliament. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  4. "1993 Federal Election: Markham--Unionville". Canadian Elections Database. University of Calgary. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  5. "1997 Federal Election: Markham--Unionville". Canadian Elections Database. University of Calgary. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

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