Newmarket—Aurora is a provincial
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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,
Canada
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, that has been represented in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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since 2007.
The district contains the towns of
Newmarket and
Aurora
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.
The riding was created for the
2004 federal election by merging 50% of the riding of
York North
York North was a federal riding in Ontario, Canada, that was in the House of Commons of Canada from Confederation in 1867 until 2004.
The federal riding was eliminated in 2003 when it was redistributed between two new ridings of Newmarketâ ...
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
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secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...
, and auto parts maker
Magna International
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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
Election results
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^ Change based on redistributed results
2007 electoral reform referendum
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect memb ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...
References
Sources
Elections Ontario Past Election ResultsMap of riding for 2018 election
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Aurora, Ontario
Newmarket, Ontario
Ontario provincial electoral districts