Markham (federal electoral district)

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Markham
Ontario electoral district
Map of the riding
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1988
District abolished	2003
First contested	1988
Last contested	2000
Demographics
Population (2001)	142,408
Electors (2002)	85,207
Area (km²)	96
Census subdivision(s)	Markham

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 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		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
35th	1994–1997	Jag Bhaduria	Independent
Markham
36th	1997–2000	Jim Jones	Progressive Conservative
36th	2000–2000	Jim Jones	Alliance
37th	2000–2004	John McCallum	Liberal
**Riding dissolved into Markham—Unionville, Oak Ridges—Markham**

Election results

Markham

v t e 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, Library of Parliament

Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville

v t e 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, Library of Parliament

Markham

v t e 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, Library of Parliament

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

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.

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Federal ridings in Ontario

Central
Ontario

Eastern
Ontario

S Durham
& York

SW Durham	Ajax Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Whitby
S York	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)

Scarborough	Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough-Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest
Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston
Etobicoke	Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North

Cities of
Brampton &
Mississauga

Brampton	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West
Mississauga	Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern
Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara

Southwestern Halton	Burlington Milton Oakville Oakville North—Burlington
City of Hamilton	Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Niagara	Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West St. Catharines

See also: Former federal ridings in Ontario
Provincial ridings in Ontario

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Members of Parliament

Election results

Markham

Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville

Markham

See also

References

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