Markham (electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Markham (provincial electoral district).

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 Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2000. Notably in 1997 this was the only district in Ontario that did not elect a Liberal MP.

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 Member Party
York North and York—Peel prior to 1988
Markham
34th 1988–1993     Bill Attewell Progressive Conservative
Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville
35th 1993–1994     Jag Bhaduria Liberal
1994–1997     Independent
Markham
36th 1997–2000     Jim Jones Progressive Conservative
2000     Canadian Alliance
37th 2000–2004     John McCallum Liberal
Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham after 2004

Election results

Markham

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeBill Attewell 36,673
LiberalJag Bhaduria 21,973
New DemocraticSusan Krone 6,209
Not affiliatedJohn A. Gamble 3,643
LibertarianIan Hutchison 568

Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJag Bhaduria 34,263
Progressive ConservativeBill Attewell 18,414
ReformJoe Sherren 16,965
New DemocraticJack Grant 1,600
NationalSheldon Bergson 927
Natural LawStephen R. Porter 449
IndependentPaul Wang 444
AbolitionistDean Papadopoulos 83

Markham

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJim Jones 20,449 44.7
LiberalGobinder Randhawa 16,810 36.7
ReformJohn Paloc 4,947 10.8
IndependentJag Bhaduria 1,584 3.5
New DemocraticBhanu Gaunt 1,482 3.2
Natural LawStephen R. Porter 258 0.6
Canadian ActionJeff Baulch 218 0.5
Total valid votes 45,748100.0
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn McCallum 32,104 66.6 +29.9
AllianceJim Jones 9,015 18.7 +7.9
Progressive ConservativeDavid Scrymgeour 5,085 10.6 -34.1
New DemocraticJanice Hagan 1,129 2.3 -0.9
GreenBernadette Manning 493 1.0 –
IndependentAkber Choudhry 222 0.5 –
Canadian ActionJim Conrad 130 0.3 -0.2
Total valid votes 48,178100.0
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +32.0

See also

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