Newmarket—Aurora

For the provincial electoral district, see Newmarket—Aurora (provincial electoral district).

Newmarket—Aurora

Ontario electoral district
File:Newmarket-Aurora.png Newmarket—Aurora in relation to southern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Kyle Peterson Liberal
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	109,457
Electors (2015)	83,108
Area (km²)	62
Pop. density (per km²)	1,765.4
Census divisions	York
Census subdivisions	Newmarket, Aurora

Newmarket—Aurora is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

The district contains the towns of Newmarket and Aurora.

The riding was created for the 2004 election by merging 50% of the riding of York North with 24% of the riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora.

According to the 2006 census, 121,924 people are represented in the House of Commons in this riding.

The major industry in the riding is manufacturing, and auto parts maker Magna International is the largest manufacturer. According to the 2006 census, the average family income is $118,060 which is higher than the national average. Unemployment in the riding is lower than the national average at 3.6%. Retail trade and the service sector are also important to the economy.

Boundaries

The riding consists of that part of the Regional Municipality of York comprising the towns of Newmarket and Aurora.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation

Ethnic groups: 78.8% White, 4.4% Chinese, 3.5% South Asian, 2.7% Southeast Asian, 2.6% Black, 1.5% Filipino, 1.3% West Asian, 1.2% Latin American
Languages: 77.2% English, 3.3% Chinese, 1.9% Italian, 1.7% French, 1.7% Russian, 1.4% Spanish, 1.1% Persian
Religions: 66.2% Christian (29.9% Catholic, 8.4% United Church, 7.7% Anglican, 3.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% Presbyterian, 1.7% Pentecostal, 1.6% Baptist, 10.7% Other), 2.6% Buddhist, 2.5% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 1.2% Jewish, 25.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $36,416
Average income (2010): $48,162

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party		Association Name	CEO	HQ Address	HQ City
	Conservative	Newmarket—Aurora Conservative Association	Andrew M. Leroux	276 Alex Doner Drive	Newmarket
	Liberal	Newmarket—Aurora Federal Liberal Association	William P. Chadwick	195 Forsyth Road	Newmarket
	New Democratic	Newmarket—Aurora New Democratic Party Federal Riding Association	Tamara Oomen	2-331 Botsford Street	Newmarket
	Green	Newmarket—Aurora Federal Green Party Association	Carter Apps	132 Patterson Street	Newmarket
	Progressive Canadian	Newmarket—Aurora P.C. Party Association	Sinclair Stevens	200-730 Davis Drive	Newmarket

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Newmarket—Aurora Riding created from York North and Vaughan—King—Aurora
38th	2004–2005		Belinda Stronach	Conservative
	2005–2006			Liberal
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011		Lois Brown	Conservative
41st	2011–2015
42nd	2015–Present		Kyle Peterson	Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Kyle Peterson	25,513	45.18%	+21.28%	–
	Conservative	Lois Brown	24,059	42.60%	−11.69%	–
	New Democratic	Yvonne Kelly	4,806	8.51%	−6.76%	–
	Green	Vanessa Long	1,331	2.36%	−2.16%	–
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	762	1.35%	−0.36%	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			–	100.0		$219,391.75
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			56,471	67.95%	–
Eligible voters			83,108
Source: Elections Canada

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	25,557	54.05
	Liberal	11,207	23.70
	New Democratic	7,467	15.79
	Green	2,072	4.38
	Others	977	2.07

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	Lois Brown	31,600	54.29	+7.56
	Liberal	Kyle Peterson	13,908	23.90	−10.39
	New Democratic	Kassandra Bidarian	8,886	15.27	+6.80
	Green	Vanessa Long	2,628	4.52	−3.71
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	998	1.71	−0.18
	Animal Alliance	Yvonne Mackie	182	0.31
Total valid votes			58,202	100.00
Total rejected ballots			219	0.37
Turnout			58,421	64.01
Eligible voters			91,275

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	Lois Brown	24,873	46.73	+8.68
	Liberal	Tim Jones	18,250	34.29	−11.93
	New Democratic	Mike Seaward	4,508	8.47	−1.12
	Green	Glenn Hubbers	4,381	8.23	+3.46
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	1,004	1.89	+0.65
	Christian Heritage	Ray Luff	211	0.40

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Belinda Stronach	27,176	46.22	+5.14
	Conservative	Lois Brown	22,371	38.05	−4.37
	New Democratic	Ed Chudak	5,639	9.59	−0.34
	Green	Glenn Hubbers	2,805	4.77	+0.30
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	729	1.24	−0.86
	Canadian Action	Peter Maloney	79	0.13

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	Belinda Stronach	21,818	42.42	−2.43
	Liberal	Martha Hall Findlay	21,129	41.08	−9.48
	New Democratic	Ed Chudak	5,111	9.93	+6.18
	Green	Daryl Wyatt	2,298	4.47
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	1,079	2.10	–
Total valid votes			51,435	100.00	–
Change is from redistributed 2000 results. Conservative change is from the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

References

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• 2011 results from Elections Canada
• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada