Markham (provincial electoral district)

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Markham
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1987
District abolished2007
First contested 1987
Last contested 2007

Markham was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada created in 1986.

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Tony Wong resigned in the fall of 2006 to successfully seek election to York Regional Council. His provincial seat was filled in a by-election on February 8, 2007. However the riding was abolished at the October 4, 2007 provincial election, and redistributed between the new provincial ridings of Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham as its federal counterpart already has been.

Members of Provincial Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Created from parts of York North and York Centre riding in 1987
34th 1987–1990   Don Cousens Progressive Conservative
35th 1990–1995
36th 1995–1997   David Tsubouchi Progressive Conservative
36th 1999–2003
36th 2003–2007   Tony C. Wong Liberal
2007–2007   Michael Chan Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Redistributed into Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham ridings after 2007

Election results

1987 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Don Cousens 19,22444.20
Liberal Gail Newall18,54342.63
New Democratic Anne Swarbrick 4,3239.94
Family Coalition Rina Puleo1,4033.23
Total valid votes43,493100.0  
1990 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Don Cousens 25,59549.97+5.77
Liberal Frank Scarpitti 15,12829.53-13.10
New Democratic Rob Saunders8,45916.51+6.57
Family Coalition Eric Skura1,0862.12-1.11
Libertarian Ian Hutchison6421.25
Independent Gary Walsh3110.61
Total valid votes51,221100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +9.44
1995 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative David Tsubouchi 37,31464.81+14.84
Liberal Khalid Usman 10,77018.71-10.82
New Democratic Mike Tang7,77913.51-3.00
Family Coalition Patrick Redmond1,0881.89-0.23
Natural Law Stephen Porter6261.09
Total valid votes57,577100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +12.83
1999 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative David Tsubouchi 26,08363.05-1.76
Liberal Steven Kirsch12,85931.08+12.37
New Democratic Janice Hagan1,5943.85-9.66
Green Bernadette Manning4371.06-
Family Coalition Patrick Redmond3990.96-0.93
Total valid votes41,372100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.07
2003 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tony Wong 27,25351.70+20.62
Progressive Conservative David Tsubouchi 21,25740.33-22.72
New Democratic Janice Hagan2,6795.08+1.23
Green Bernadette Manning8241.56+0.50
Family Coalition Patrick Redmond6971.32+0.36
Total valid votes52,710100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +21.67
Ontario provincial by-election, February 8, 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Chan 9,08049.32%−2.38
Progressive Conservative Alex Yuan6,42034.87%−5.46
New Democratic Janice Hagan1,4928.10%+3.02
Green Bernadette Manning9995.43%+3.87
Freedom Cathy McKeever1590.86%
Family Coalition Patrick Redmond1350.73%−0.59
Libertarian Jay Miller1260.69%
Total valid votes18,411 100.00
Liberal hold Swing +1.25

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Don Cousen's Legislative Assembly information see "W. Donald Cousens, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
    • For David Tsubouchi's Legislative Assembly information see "David H. Tsubouchi, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
    • For Tony Wong's Legislative Assembly information see "Tony C. Wong, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
    • For Michael Chan's Legislative Assembly information see "Michael Chan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2012-07-08.