Oak Ridges—Markham was a federal electoral district in

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, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 169,645., with 136,755 electors, the highest of any riding in Canada. By 2011, the riding's population had risen to 228,997, the largest population of all ridings in Canada. The district covered part of the suburbs north of

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. It included the town of

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, most of the township of

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(excepting extreme northeast) the northern portions of the town of Richmond Hill (including all of Oak Ridges), and the northern and eastern portions of the city of Markham. The electoral district was created in 2004 52.5% from Oak Ridges, 30% from Markham, 13% from Vaughan—King—Aurora, and 4.5% from

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riding. Following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the district was split between King—Vaughan, Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill,

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, and Markham—Stouffville.

Demographics

Communities in Oak Ridges—Markham are the destination for many immigrants to Canada, composing about 41.6% of the population, or about 70,000 of its residents. For 72,440 residents, neither English nor French, the official languages of Canada, is their mother tongue, though most have knowledge of English (148,975), French (160), or both (12,885). Most immigrants become citizens, as 11,155 immigrants were not Canadian citizens as of the Canada 2006 Census. The primarily urban district has a low proportion of Aboriginal residents compared to other parts of Canada, with just 625 people identifying themselves of such descent. It is also home to 70,070 residents who identify themselves as

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, more than half of which are

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s and about 20% are

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. At the 2006 census, the participation rate of residents in the work force was 71.3%, and the electoral district

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was 5%, below the national average of 6.3%. The district is the second-largest electoral district in Canada by population, next to

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which had 170,422 residents at the 2006 census. It was the 64th largest in 2001, with a population of 111,276, but had the greatest population growth from 2001 to 2006, about 52.5%.

Boundaries

According to Elections Canada, Oak Ridges—Markham consisted of that part of the Regional Municipality of York composed of: (a) the Town of

; (b) the part of the Township of

south of Highway No. 9; (c) the part of the Town of Richmond Hill lying north and east of a line drawn from the western town limit east along Gamble Road, south along Yonge Street and east along Elgin Mills Road East to the eastern town limit; and (d) the part of the City of Markham lying north and east of a line drawn from the western town limit east along 16th Avenue, south along McCowan Road, east along Highway No. 7, and south along 9th Line to the southern town limit.

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

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Redistribution

Because Oak-Ridges Markham had a population 115.60% over the Ontario quota (Canada's most populous riding) it was substantially affected by the 2012 electoral district redistribution. The district was renamed King—Vaughan, which consists of the Township of

south of Highway 9, along with the part of the City of

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north of Major Mackenzie Drive, west of

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, and north of

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east of Hwy 400. The part that is the town of

and in the City of Markham east of

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/ Main Street Markham/ York Regional Road 68 was incorporated into the new Markham—Stouffville riding. The part in the town of Richmond Hill is part of the new Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill riding. Finally, the part in the city of Markham west of the above-mentioned roads is part of the new

riding,Markham—Unionville – Proposed Boundaries
/ref> which is different from the previous riding of the same name.

References

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Oak Ridges—Markham
constituency profile at the Parliament of Canada
2011 results from Elections CanadaElectoral district profile Oak Ridges--Markham (Ontario)Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

External links

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at Parliament of Canada {{DEFAULTSORT:Oak Ridges-Markham Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Politics of King, Ontario Politics of Markham, Ontario Politics of Richmond Hill, Ontario Whitchurch-Stouffville