Oak Ridges—Markham
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Image:Oak Ridges-Markham.png Oak Ridges—Markham is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election. Its population in 2001 was 111,276.
The district covers part of the suburbs north of Toronto. It includes the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, most of the Township of King (excepting extreme northeast) the northern portions of the Town of Richmond Hill, and the northern and eastern portions of the Town of Markham.
The electoral district was created in 2004 52.5% from Oak Ridges, 30% from Markham, 13% from Vaughan—King—Aurora, and 4.5% from York North riding.
Federal electoral district
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:
- Lui Temelkovski, Liberal Party of Canada (2004 - present)
Federal election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Lui Temelkovski | 35,048 | |||
| Conservative | Bob Callow | 28,695 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Pamela Courtot | 7,369 | |||
| Green | Steve Armes | 3,431 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Lui Temelkovski | 31,964 | |||
| Conservative | Bob Callow | 20,712 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Pamela Courtot | 5,430 | |||
| Green | Bernadette Manning | 2,406 | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Jim Conrad | 820 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Maurice Whittle | 458 | |||