Legislature House of Commons First contested 2015 Population (2011) 102,221 Province Ontario | MP Vacant District webpage profile, map Electors (2015) 70,211 Elector 70,211 | |
District created Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 Census divisions Regional Municipality of York, Markham | ||
Markham—Thornhill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Markham—Unionville and Thornhill.
Contents
- Map of Thornhill Markham Markham ON Canada
- Demographics
- Members of Parliament
- 2017 by election
- References
Map of Thornhill-Markham, Markham, ON, Canada
Markham—Thornhill was created by 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.
Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 CensusEthnic groups: 35.2% Chinese, 30.8% South Asian, 17.9% White, 4.1% Black, 3.0% Filipino, 2.3% West Asian, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Southeast Asian
Languages: 36.2% English, 29.8% Chinese, 9.1% Tamil, 3.7% Urdu, 3.1% Punjabi, 2.5% Gujarati, 2.2% Farsi, 1.7% Tagalog, 1.2% Hindi, 1.0% Korean
Religions: 33.4% Christian (17.4% Catholic, 2.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.4% Anglican, 1.4% Baptist, 1.0% United Church, 8.0% Other Christian), 16.8% Hindu, 10.4% Muslim, 5.5% Buddhist, 4.9% Jewish, 2.7% Sikh, 25.7% None.
Median income: $22,619 (2010)
Average income: $33,775 (2010)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
2017 by-election
A by-election will be held April 3, 2017 as the incumbent McCallum was appointed Ambassador to China on January 10, 2017.