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Markham (federal electoral district)

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For the provincial electoral district, see Markham (provincial 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

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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

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Markham

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1988 Canadian federal election
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 A. 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

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1993 Canadian federal election
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

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1997 Canadian federal election
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "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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