Newmarket—Aurora (provincial electoral district)
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Newmarket—Aurora in relation to southern Ontario ridings | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
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District created | 2006 | ||
First contested | 2007 | ||
Last contested | 2014 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 121,924 | ||
Electors (2011) | 86,113 | ||
Area (km²) | 92 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,325.3 | ||
Census divisions | York | ||
Census subdivisions | Newmarket, Aurora |
Newmarket—Aurora is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2007.
The district contains the towns of Newmarket and Aurora.
The riding was created for the 2004 federal 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 Ontario Legislature 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%.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Newmarket—Aurora | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Riding created from York North and Vaughan—King—Aurora | ||||
39th | 2007–2011 | Frank Klees | Progressive Conservative | |
40th | 2011–2014 | |||
41st | 2014–Present | Chris Ballard | Liberal |
Election results
Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Liberal | Chris Ballard | 22,997 | 43.94 | +8.32 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jane Twinney | 19,585 | 37.42 | -9.82 | ||||
New Democratic | Angus Duff | 6,023 | 11.51 | -2.85 | ||||
Green | Andrew Roblin | 2,144 | 4.10 | +1.33 | ||||
Canadians' Choice | Dorian Baxter | 922 | 1.76 | |||||
Libertarian | Jason Jenkins | 579 | 1.11 | |||||
Trillium Party of Ontario | Bob Yaciuk | 83 | 0.16 | |||||
Total valid votes | 52,333 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +9.07 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[1] |
Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Frank Klees | 21,425 | 47.24 | +4.53 | ||||
Liberal | Christina Bisanz | 16,154 | 35.62 | -4.12 | ||||
New Democratic | Robin Wardlaw | 6,514 | 14.36 | +7.14 | ||||
Green | Kristopher Kuysten | 1,256 | 2.77 | -6.41 | ||||
Total valid votes | 45,349 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 151 | 0.33 | ||||||
Turnout | 45,500 | 49.33 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 92,231 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.33 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
Ontario general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Frank Klees | 19,460 | 42.72 | -2.61 | ||||
Liberal | Christina Bisanz | 18,105 | 39.74 | -2.36 | ||||
Green | John McRogers | 4,182 | 9.18 | |||||
New Democratic | Mike Seaward | 3,290 | 7.22 | -0.39 | ||||
Libertarian | Craig Hodgins | 269 | 0.59 | |||||
Family Coalition | Tad Brudzinski | 249 | 0.55 | |||||
Total valid votes | 45,555 | 100.00 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.13 |
^ Change based on redistributed results
2007 electoral reform referendum
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 29,470 | 65.9 | |
Mixed member proportional | 15,226 | 34.1 | |
Total valid votes | 44,696 | 100.0 |
See also
References
- ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the recores, 053 Newmarket-Aurora" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Newmarket—Aurora" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
Sources
Coordinates: 44°01′37″N 79°26′56″W / 44.027°N 79.449°W