Richmond Hill (electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Richmond Hill (provincial electoral district).
Richmond Hill
Ontario electoral district

Richmond Hill in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Majid Jowhari
Liberal

District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 108,658
Electors (2015) 79,513
Area (km²)[2] 42
Pop. density (per km²) 2,587.1
Census divisions York
Census subdivisions Richmond Hill
Map of Richmond Hill riding

Richmond Hill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Oak Ridges riding.

Geography

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Elgin Mills, Bayview North, Bayview South, North Richvale, Hillsview, Bayview Hill, South Richvale, Langstaff and Doncrest in the Town of Richmond Hill.

It consists of the part of the Town of Richmond Hill lying south and west of a line drawn from west to east along Gamble Road, south along Yonge Street, and east along Elgin Mills Road East.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament Years Member Party
Richmond Hill
Riding created from Oak Ridges
38th  2004–2006     Bryon Wilfert Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Costas Menegakis Conservative
42nd  2015–Present     Majid Jowhari Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalMajid Jowhari 23,032 46.9 +11.28
ConservativeMichael Parsa 21,275 43.32 -0.23
New DemocraticAdam DeVita 3,950 8.04 -8.99
GreenGwendolyn Veenema 856 1.74 -2.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,113100.0   $214,687.76
Total rejected ballots 253
Turnout 49,366 61.39+5.43
Eligible voters 80,402
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.76
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 18,521 43.55
  Liberal 15,160 35.62
  New Democratic 7,245 17.03
  Green 1,612 3.79
  Others 4 0.01
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeCostas Menegakis 22,078 44.14 +8.45
LiberalBryon Wilfert 17,671 35.33 -11.66
New DemocraticAdam DeVita 8,433 16.86 +6.97
GreenCameron Hastings 1,832 3.66 -3.75
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,014100.00
Total rejected ballots 221 0.44-0.05
Turnout 50,235 55.96+3.91
Eligible voters 89,765
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalBryon Wilfert 21,488 46.99 -6.58 $76,540
ConservativeChungsen Leung 16,318 35.69 +3.81 $86,007
New DemocraticWess Dowsett 4,526 9.89 -0.07 $8,114
GreenDylan Marando 3,388 7.41 +2.84 $6,267
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,720 100.00$90,834
Total rejected ballots 2230.49 +0.16
Turnout 45,943 52.05-9.69
     Liberal hold Swing -5.2
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBryon Wilfert 27,837 53.57 -4.91
ConservativeJoe Di Paola 16,564 31.88 +7.00
New DemocraticWess Dowsett 5,176 9.96 +0.26
GreenTim Rudkins 2,379 4.57 -0.06
Total valid votes 51,956100.00
Total rejected ballots 1700.33
Turnout 52,126 61.74
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalBryon Wilfert 27,102 58.48
ConservativePete Merrifield 11,530 24.88
New DemocraticNella Cotrupi 4,495 9.70
GreenTim Rudkins 2,144 4.63
Progressive CanadianEllena Lam 1,074 2.32
Total valid votes 46,345100.00

See also

References

Notes

Coordinates: 43°52′N 79°25′W / 43.87°N 79.42°W / 43.87; -79.42

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