Markham—Stouffville is a provincial electoral district in

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. It encompasses a portion of Ontario formerly included in the electoral districts of

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and

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. The boundaries of the provincial riding of Markham—Stouffville are identical with those of the new federal riding of

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, created by the

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. The provincial redistribution came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Ontario provincial election in June 2018. The territory of the new riding (map) consists of part of the

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: (a) the Town of

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; and (b) the part of the City of

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lying easterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northerly limit of Markham with Highway 48; then southerly along Highway 48 to 16th Avenue; then westerly to McCowan Road; then southerly to

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; then easterly along Highway 407 to the Rouge River; then generally southeasterly along Rouge River to the southerly limit of Markham. The riding's population was estimated at 109,780 at the time of the

Demographics

:''According to the

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; 2013 representationStatistics Canada
NHS Profile, Markham--Stouffville, Ontario, 2011
/ref>'' Ethnic groups: 53.8% White, 16.4% Chinese, 15.3% South Asian, 3.8% Black, 3.7% Filipino
Languages: 63.7% English, 12.9% Chinese, 3.9% Tamil, 2.5% Italian, 1.8% Tagalog, 1.6% Urdu, 1.4% French, 1.1% Greek, 1.0% Gujarati
Religions: 60.9% Christian (27.9% Catholic, 6.2% Anglican, 5.5% United Church, 4.8% Christian Orthodox, 2.4% Baptist, 2.2% Presbyterian, 1.5% Pentecostal, 10.5% Other), 8.0% Hindu, 4.9% Muslim, 1.8% Buddhist, 22.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $36,258
Average income (2010): $48,199

Members of Provincial Parliament

Election results

References

External links

Map of riding for 2018 election
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