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).
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1988 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
| 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 |
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| 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 Conservative | Bill Attewell | 36,673 | 53.10 | |||||
| Liberal | Jag Bhaduria | 21,973 | 31.81 | |||||
| New Democratic | Susan Krone | 6,209 | 8.99 | |||||
| No affiliation | John Gamble | 3,643 | 5.27 | |||||
| Libertarian | Ian Hutchison | 568 | 0.82 | |||||
| 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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jag Bhaduria | 35,909 | 46.50 | +14.69 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Attewell | 19,695 | 25.51 | -27.59 | ||||
| Reform | Joe Sherren | 17,937 | 23.23 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Jack Grant | 1,692 | 2.19 | -6.80 | ||||
| National | Sheldon Bergson | 973 | 1.26 | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Stephen Porter | 469 | 0.61 | – | ||||
| Independent | Paul Wang | 458 | 0.59 | – | ||||
| Abolitionist | Dean Papadopoulos | 85 | 0.11 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 77,218 | 99.30 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 545 | 0.70 | ||||||
| Turnout | 77,763 | 70.25 | ||||||
| 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 Conservative | Jim Jones | 20,449 | 44.70 | +19.19 | ||||
| Liberal | Gobinder Randhawa | 16,810 | 36.74 | -9.76 | ||||
| Reform | John Paloc | 4,947 | 10.81 | -12.42 | ||||
| Independent | Jag Bhaduria | 1,584 | 3.46 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Bhanu Gaunt | 1,482 | 3.24 | +1.05 | ||||
| Natural Law | Stephen Porter | 258 | 0.56 | -0.05 | ||||
| Canadian Action | Jeff Baulch | 218 | 0.48 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,748 | 99.16 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 387 | 0.84 | ||||||
| Turnout | 46,135 | 67.48 | ||||||
| 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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John McCallum | 32,104 | 66.6 | +29.9 | ||||
| Alliance | Jim Jones | 9,015 | 18.7 | +7.9 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Scrymgeour | 5,085 | 10.6 | -34.1 | ||||
| New Democratic | Janice Hagan | 1,129 | 2.3 | -0.9 | ||||
| Green | Bernadette Manning | 493 | 1.0 | – | ||||
| Independent | Akber Choudhry | 222 | 0.5 | – | ||||
| Canadian Action | Jim Conrad | 130 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,178 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +32.0 | ||||||
See also
References
- "Profile of the Markham Electoral District". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on August 29, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- "1988 Federal Election: Markham--Unionville". Canadian Elections Database. University of Calgary. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Government of Canada. Library of Parliament. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- "1993 Federal Election: Markham--Unionville". Canadian Elections Database. University of Calgary. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- "1997 Federal Election: Markham--Unionville". Canadian Elections Database. University of Calgary. Retrieved September 30, 2021.