Richmond Hill
Ontario electoral district
Richmond Hill in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Majid Jowhari
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]114,180
Electors (2021)83,148
Area (km²)[1]39.83
Pop. density (per km²)2,866.7
Census division(s)York
Census subdivision(s)Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill riding from 2003 to 2015
Map of Richmond Hill riding from 2003 to 2015

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

It was created in 2003 from parts of Oak Ridges riding.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Richmond Hill South at the first election held after approximately April 2024.[2] It will gain all of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill south of Elgin Mills Road (Rouge Woods area).

Geography

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Elgin Mills, Bayview North, Bayview South, North Richvale, Hillsview, Bayview Hill, South Richvale, Langstaff and Doncrest in the City of Richmond Hill.

The electoral district consists of the part of Richmond Hill lying south of a line starting at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Elgin Mills Road West, east along Elgin Mills to Bayview, south along Bayview to the unnamed creek north of Taylor Mills Drive North, along the creek to Shirley Drive, Shirley Drive south to Major Mackenzie Drive, and east on Major Mackenzie to the eastern city limits. It also contains the part of the City of Markham east of Bayview Avenue, north of Highway 407, and west of Highway 404.[3]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2021 Census; 2013 representation[4]

Languages: 32.8% English, 13.2% Yue, 11.6% Mandarin, 10.4% Iranian Persian, 4.1% Russian, 2.6% Italian, 2.5% Korean, 1.8% Persian, 1.2% Arabic, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.2% Spanish
Religions: 39.5% Christian (18.1% Catholic, 4.8% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Anglican, 1.3% United Church, 1.1% Baptist, 1% Presbyterian), 37.6% No religion, 12.7% Muslim, 4.4% Jewish, 2.3% Buddhist, 2.3% Hindu
Median income (2020): $35,600
Average income (2020): $55,000

Ethnicity groups: Chinese: 32.6%, White: 32.4%, West Asian: 13.9%, South Asian: 6.8%, Korean: 3.4%, Black: 2.4%, Filipino: 2.4%, Arab: 1.3%, Latin American: 1.3%

Ethnic origins: Chinese 28.7%, Iranian 10.8%, Italian 6.4%, English 4.4%, Canadian 4.3%, Indian 4.1%, Russian 4.0%, Persian 4.0%, Irish 3.8%, Scottish 3.4%

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following member of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Richmond Hill
Riding created from Oak Ridges
38th  2004–2006     Bryon Wilfert Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Costas Menegakis Conservative
42nd  2015–2019     Majid Jowhari Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of general election results in Richmond Hill (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMajid Jowhari21,78447.71+4.23$100,540.48
ConservativeCostas Menegakis17,71538.80-4.26$94,783.92
New DemocraticAdam DeVita3,9958.75-0.05$3,001.25
People'sIgor Tvorogov1,3632.98+1.98$1,539.41
IndependentCharity DiPaola6191.36–$31,134.43
IndependentAngelika Keller1860.41–$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,662––$112,849.20
Total rejected ballots 543
Turnout 46,20555.57-4.33
Eligible voters 83,148
Liberal hold Swing +4.25
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMajid Jowhari21,80443.48-3.42$83,458.04
ConservativeCostas Menegakis21,59243.06-0.26$108,773.79
New DemocraticAdam DeVita4,4258.80+0.76$4,207.04
GreenIchha Kohli1,6953.40+1.66$0.00
People'sIgor Tvorogov5071.0none listed
RhinocerosOtto Wevers1260.2none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,149100.0
Total rejected ballots 584
Turnout 50,73359.9
Eligible voters 84,660
Liberal hold Swing -1.58
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMajid Jowhari23,03246.90+11.28$92,372.40
ConservativeMichael Parsa21,27543.32-0.23$139,598.40
New DemocraticAdam DeVita3,9508.04-8.99$11,776.30
GreenGwendolyn Veenema8561.74-2.05–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,113100.0   $215,221.97
Total rejected ballots 253––
Turnout 49,36661.39+5.43
Eligible voters 80,402
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.76%
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative18,52143.55
  Liberal15,16035.62
  New Democratic7,24517.03
  Green1,6123.79
  Others40.01
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeCostas Menegakis22,07844.14+8.45
LiberalBryon Wilfert17,67135.33-11.66
New DemocraticAdam DeVita8,43316.86+6.97
GreenCameron Hastings1,8323.66-3.75
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,014100.00
Total rejected ballots 221 0.44-0.05
Turnout 50,235 55.96+3.91
Eligible voters 89,765 ––
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.05%
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBryon Wilfert21,48846.99-6.58$76,540
ConservativeChungsen Leung16,31835.69+3.81$86,007
New DemocraticWess Dowsett4,5269.89-0.07$8,114
GreenDylan Marando3,3887.41+2.84$6,267
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,720 100.00$90,834
Total rejected ballots 2230.49 +0.16
Turnout 45,943 52.05-9.69
Liberal hold Swing -5.70%
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBryon Wilfert27,83753.57-4.91
ConservativeJoe Di Paola16,56431.88+7.00
New DemocraticWess Dowsett5,1769.96+0.26
GreenTim Rudkins2,3794.57-0.06
Total valid votes 51,956100.00
Total rejected ballots 1700.33
Turnout 52,126 61.74
Liberal hold Swing -5.95%
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalBryon Wilfert27,10258.48
ConservativePete Merrifield11,53024.88
New DemocraticNella Cotrupi4,4959.70
GreenTim Rudkins2,1444.63
Progressive CanadianEllena Lam1,0742.32
Total valid votes 46,345100.00

See also

References

  • "Richmond Hill (federal electoral district) (Code 35075) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

43°52′N 79°25′W / 43.87°N 79.42°W / 43.87; -79.42

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