Newmarket—Aurora

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Newmarket—Aurora
Electoral district

Newmarket—Aurora in relation to southern Ontario ridings
MP Belinda Stronach (2004-)
Party(s)

Liberal (2005-)

MPP TBA
Party TBA
Province Ontario
Federal district created 2003

Newmarket—Aurora 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.

It contains the towns of Newmarket and Aurora.

The riding was created for the 2004 election by merging 50% of the riding of York North with 24% of the riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora.

Slightly over 100,000 people are represented in the Canadian House of Commons in this riding.

The first provincial election involving this riding will be in 2007.

The major industry in the riding is manufacturing, and auto parts maker Magna International is the largest manufacturer. Average family income in the riding is higher than the national average at slightly over $97,000 a year. Unemployment in the riding is lower than the national average at 3.6%.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
York North and Vaughan—King—Aurora prior to 2003
38th 2004-2005     Belinda Stronach Conservative
2005-2006     Liberal
39th 2006-

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Belinda Stronach 27,176 46.22%
     Conservative Lois Brown 22,371 38.05%
     New Democrat Ed Chudak 5,639 9.59%
     Green Glenn Hubbers 2,805 4.77%
Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 729 1.24%
     Canadian Action Peter Maloney 79 0.13%


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Belinda Stronach 21,818
     Liberal Martha Hall Findlay 21,129
     New Democratic Party Ed Chudak 5,111
     Green Daryl Wyatt 2,298
Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 1,079

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Federal Ridings in Central Ontario
Conservative

Barrie | Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | Dufferin—Caledon | Durham | Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock | Northumberland—Quinte West | Peterborough | Simcoe—Grey | Simcoe North | York—Simcoe

Liberal

Newmarket—Aurora