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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Lois Brown Conservative |
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| District created | 2003 | |
| First contested | 2004 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Provincial electoral district | ||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| MPP | Frank Klees Progressive Conservative |
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| District created | 2006 | |
| First contested | 2007 | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 121,924 | |
| Electors (2007) | 82,376 | |
| Area (km²) | 92 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,325.3 | |
| Census divisions | York | |
| Census subdivisions | Newmarket, Aurora | |
Newmarket—Aurora is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2007.
The district 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.
According to the 2006 census, 121,924 people are represented in the House of Commons in this riding.
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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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 | 2006-2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008-present | Lois Brown | Conservative | |
Federal election results
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Lois Brown | 24,873 | 46.73% | +8.68% | $57,856 | |
| Liberal | Tim Jones | 18,250 | 34.29% | -11.93% | $64,060 | |
| New Democrat | Mike Seaward | 4,508 | 8.47% | -1.12% | $6,085 | |
| Green | Glenn Hubbers | 4,381 | 8.23% | +3.46% | $5,981 | |
| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 1,004 | 1.89% | +0.65% | $3,426 | |
| Christian Heritage | Ray Luff | 211 | 0.40% | N/A | $1,150 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,227 | 100% | $89,219 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Belinda Stronach | 27,176 | 46.22% | +5.14% | ||
| Conservative | Lois Brown | 22,371 | 38.05% | -4.37% | ||
| New Democrat | Ed Chudak | 5,639 | 9.59% | -0.34% | ||
| Green | Glenn Hubbers | 2,805 | 4.77% | +0.30% | ||
| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 729 | 1.24% | -0.86% | ||
| Canadian Action | Peter Maloney | 79 | 0.13% | N/A | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | -4.8 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Conservative | Belinda Stronach | 21,818 | 42.42% | |||
| Liberal | Martha Hall Findlay | 21,129 | 41.08% | |||
| New Democrat | Ed Chudak | 5,111 | 9.93% | |||
| Green | Daryl Wyatt | 2,298 | 4.47% | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 1,079 | 2.10% | |||
Provincial election results[1]
| Ontario general election, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Klees | 19,435 | 42.6% | ||
| Liberal | Christina Bisanz | 18,088 | 39.7% | ||
| Green | John McRogers | 4,281 | 9.4% | ||
| New Democrat | Mike Seaward | 3,285 | 7.2% | ||
| Libertarian | Craig Hodgins | 268 | 0.6% | ||
| Family Coalition | Tad Brudzinski | 249 | 0.6% | ||
| Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 29,470 | 65.9% | |
| Mixed member proportional | 15,226 | 34.1% | |
See also
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