Markham—Unionville
Ontario electoral district
Markham—Unionville in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Paul Chiang
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]128,308
Electors (2021)87,781
Area (km²)[2]83.78
Pop. density (per km²)1,531.5
Census division(s)York
Census subdivision(s)Markham
Markham-Unionville 2003 to 2015
Map of Markham-Unionville (2003 to 2015)

Markham—Unionville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Boundaries

Markham—Unionville is located in the City of Markham within an area bordered by a line commencing at the Highway 404-407 interchange, then east along Highway 407 to McCowan Road, north on McCowan Road to 16th Avenue, east on 16th to Highway 48, then to the northern city limit, then along the northern and western city boundaries to the 404-407 interchange.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 66.6% Chinese, 12.1% White, 9.9% South Asian, 2% Black, 1.4% Filipino, 1.2% West Asian
Languages: 29.5% Yue, 28.4% English, 20.7% Mandarin, 1.6% Tamil
Religions: 51.2% No religion, 33.3% Christian (14.8% Catholic, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Baptist), 4.8% Buddhist, 4.8% Hindu, 4.8% Muslim
Median income (2020): $34,000
Average income (2020): $52,900

History

It is located in the province of Ontario and covers suburban areas north of Toronto. It was created in 2003 from the former Markham riding. The federal riding was first represented by John McCallum until he switched to the newly formed Markham—Thornhill riding for the 2015 election. Markham—Unionville was the only seat that the Liberals lost among those they held after the 2011 election, though the riding's boundaries changed considerably and would have been won by the Conservatives in 2011 based on the redistributed results.

54% of Markham—Unionville's territory (mostly south of Highway 407) was redistributed into the new Markham—Thornhill riding for the 2015 election. The area north of Highway 407 and west of McCowan Road remained in Markham—Unionville. The new Markham—Unionville riding also gained new territoryin the northwest corner of the city of Markham which were previously in the riding of Oak Ridges—Markham. 51% of the new riding came from Oak Ridges—Markham.

Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Markham—Unionville
Riding created from Markham
38th  2004–2006     John McCallum Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019     Bob Saroya Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present     Paul Chiang Liberal

Election results

2015-present

Graph of general election results in Markham—Unionville (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPaul Chiang21,95848.6+10.24$110,433.44
ConservativeBob Saroya18,95941.9-7.04$99,523.48
New DemocraticAftab Qureshi3,0016.6—$7,138.72
GreenElvin Kao1,3062.9-1.56$3,056.16
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,224––$116,665.09
Total rejected ballots 452
Turnout 45,67652.0-8.9
Eligible voters 87,781
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.64
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBob Saroya26,13348.94-0.43$105,729.16
LiberalAlan Ho20,48438.36-4.97$111,317.79
New DemocraticGregory Hines3,5246.60+1.53none listed
GreenElvin Kao2,3944.48+2.25$5,836.95
People'sSarah Chung8611.61–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,396100.0–
Total rejected ballots 5230.97–
Turnout 53,91960.90+0.22
Eligible voters 88,538
Conservative hold Swing +2.27
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBob Saroya24,60549.37+3.54$148,191.54
LiberalBang-Gu Jiang21,59643.33+9.64$105,134.99
New DemocraticColleen Zimmerman2,5285.07-11.45$3,111.82
GreenElvin Kao1,1102.23-0.77$4,322.49
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,839100.00–$218,774.36
Total rejected ballots 2460.49–
Turnout 50,08560.68
Eligible voters 82,534
Conservative notional hold Swing -6.10
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative18,02545.83
  Liberal13,25033.69
  New Democratic6,50016.53
  Green1,1793.00
  Others3760.96
Total39,330100.0

2004-2011

Graph of general election results in Markham—Unionville (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn McCallum19,42938.9-16.0$73,376.21
ConservativeBob Saroya17,73435.5+5.3$87,364.37
New DemocraticNadine Hawkins10,89721.8+11.6$456.44
GreenAdam Poon1,5973.2-1.0$10,810.65
LibertarianAllen Small2310.5–$1,384.33
Total valid votes/Expense Limit 49,888100.0–$95,073.73
Total rejected ballots 290 0.6–
Turnout 50,178 55.1 +2.8
Eligible voters 91,057 ––
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn McCallum25,19554.9-6.7$58,875
ConservativeDuncan Fletcher13,85530.2+3.2$58,523
New DemocraticNadine Hawkins4,68210.2+2.2$4,250
GreenLeonard Aitken1,9314.2+2.0$2,524
LibertarianAllen Small2290.5N/A$348
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,892 100.0–$90,944.51
Turnout – 52.31
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn McCallum32,79761.6-4.7
ConservativeJoe Li14,35727.0+4.5
New DemocraticJanice Hagan4,2668.0-0.7
GreenWesley Weese1,1512.2-0.3
Progressive CanadianFayaz Choudhary3630.7
IndependentPartap Dua2970.6
Total valid votes 53,231100.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn McCallum30,44266.3
ConservativeJoe Li10,32522.5
New DemocraticJanice Hagan3,9938.7
GreenEd Wong1,1482.5
Total valid votes 45,908100.0

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2022
  3. ↑ "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district".
  4. ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Markham--Unionville [Federal electoral district], Ontario and Ontario [Province]". December 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results: Markham—Unionville". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Markham—Unionville, 30 September 2015
  9. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Sources

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