Markham—Unionville
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Markham—Unionville 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.
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[edit] Riding History
It is located in the province of Ontario, and covers suburban areas north of Toronto. It was created in 2003 from Markham. The federal riding, for its entire history, has been represented by John McCallum.
It consists of the part of the Town of Markham south of a line drawn from the southern limit of the town north on Highway 404, east along 16th Avenue, south along McCowan Road, east along Highway 7, and south along 9th Line to the southern limit of the town.
[edit] Members of Parliament
The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Markham prior to 2003 | ||||
38th | 2004-2006 | John McCallum | Liberal | |
39th | 2006- |
[edit] Election results
Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Liberal | John McCallum | 32,797 | ||||
Conservative | Joe Li | 14,357 | ||||
New Democrat | Janice Hagan | 4,266 | ||||
Green | Wesley Weese | 1,151 | ||||
Progressive Canadian | Fayaz Choudhary | 363 | ||||
Independent | Partap Dua | 297 |
Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Liberal | John McCallum | 30,442 | |||
Conservative | Joe Li | 10,325 | |||
New Democratic Party | Janice Hagan | 3,993 | |||
Green | Ed Wong | 1,148 |