Markham—Stouffville is a federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of
Markham—Unionville Markham—Unionville could refer to:
*Markham—Unionville (federal electoral district)
Markham—Unionville is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Common ...
and
Oak Ridges—Markham.
[; ; see also Statistics Canada]
National Household Survey Profile: Markham-Stouffville (2011)
Markham—Stouffville was created by the
2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the
dropping of the writs for the
2015 federal election. Helena Jaczek has represented the riding since the 2019 federal election.
Geography
The territory of the riding (map) consists of part of the
Regional Municipality of York
The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. The region was established after the passing of then Bill 102, An Act to Establish The Regional ...
: (a) the Town of
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Whitchurch-Stouffville (2021 Canadian census, 2021 population 49,864) is a town in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, approximately north of downtown Toronto, and north-east of Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is in area, ...
; and (b) the part of the City of
Markham lying easterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northerly limit of Markham with
Highway 48; then southerly along Highway 48 to 16th Avenue; then westerly to McCowan Road; then southerly to
Highway 407; then easterly along Highway 407 to the
Rouge River; then generally southeasterly along Rouge River to the southerly limit of Markham. The riding's population is estimated at 109,780.
Demographics
''According to the
2021 Canadian census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, whic ...
''
Ethnic groups: 36.0% White, 27.7% Chinese, 19.0% South Asian, 3.7% Black, 3.6% Filipino, 1.1% Arab, 1.1% West Asian
Languages: 51.2% English, 12.7% Cantonese, 7.1% Mandarin, 4.9% Tamil, 1.6% Italian, 1.6% Urdu, 1.4% Tagalog, 1.0% Gujarati
Religions: 47.0% Christian (22.3% Catholic, 4.3% Christian Orthodox, 2.6% Anglican, 2.2% United Church, 1.3% Baptist, 1.1% Presbyterian, 13.2% Other), 10.2% Hindu, 6.9% Muslim, 2.4% Buddhist, 1.0% Sikh, 31.5% None
Median income: $43,200 (2020)
Average income: $59,800 (2020)
Riding associations
Riding association
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An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) distr ...
s are the local branches of the national political parties:
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...
References
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Ontario federal electoral districts
Politics of Markham, Ontario
Whitchurch-Stouffville
2013 establishments in Ontario