Markham (provincial electoral district)

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

Markham
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1987
District abolished2007
First contested1987
Last contested2007

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
34th1987–1990   Don CousensProgressive Conservative
35th1990–1995
36th1995–1997   David TsubouchiProgressive Conservative
36th1999–2003
36th2003–2007   Tony C. WongLiberal
2007–2007   Michael ChanLiberal
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 ConservativeDon Cousens19,22444.20
LiberalGail Newall18,54342.63
New DemocraticAnne Swarbrick4,3239.94
Family CoalitionRina Puleo1,4033.23
Total valid votes43,493100.0  
1990 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDon Cousens25,59549.97+5.77
LiberalFrank Scarpitti15,12829.53-13.10
New DemocraticRob Saunders8,45916.51+6.57
Family CoalitionEric Skura1,0862.12-1.11
LibertarianIan Hutchison6421.25
IndependentGary Walsh3110.61
Total valid votes51,221100.0  
Progressive Conservative holdSwing+9.44
1995 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Tsubouchi37,31464.81+14.84
LiberalKhalid Usman10,77018.71-10.82
New DemocraticMike Tang7,77913.51-3.00
Family CoalitionPatrick Redmond1,0881.89-0.23
Natural LawStephen Porter6261.09
Total valid votes57,577100.0  
Progressive Conservative holdSwing+12.83
1999 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Tsubouchi26,08363.05-1.76
LiberalSteven Kirsch12,85931.08+12.37
New DemocraticJanice Hagan1,5943.85-9.66
GreenBernadette Manning4371.06-
Family CoalitionPatrick Redmond3990.96-0.93
Total valid votes41,372100.0  
Progressive Conservative holdSwing-7.07
2003 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalTony Wong27,25351.70+20.62
Progressive ConservativeDavid Tsubouchi21,25740.33-22.72
New DemocraticJanice Hagan2,6795.08+1.23
GreenBernadette Manning8241.56+0.50
Family CoalitionPatrick Redmond6971.32+0.36
Total valid votes52,710100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive ConservativeSwing+21.67


Ontario provincial by-election, February 8, 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalMichael Chan9,08049.32%−2.38
Progressive ConservativeAlex Yuan6,42034.87%−5.46
New DemocraticJanice Hagan1,4928.10%+3.02
GreenBernadette Manning9995.43%+3.87
FreedomCathy McKeever1590.86%
Family CoalitionPatrick Redmond1350.73%−0.59
LibertarianJay Miller1260.69%
Total valid votes18,411 100.00
Liberal holdSwing+1.25

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