Thornhill (electoral district)

Thornhill
Ontario electoral district
	Thornhill in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
;
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	110,427
Electors (2015)	80,288
Area (km²)	66
Pop. density (per km²)	1,673.1
Census divisions	York
Census subdivisions	Markham, Vaughan

Thornhill 2003 to 2015

Map of Thornhill riding (2003 boundaries)

Thornhill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

It covers the Thornhill neighbourhood, which is split between Vaughan and Markham, and was created in 1996 from parts of Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville and York North ridings.

It consists of the part of the city of Vaughan that is east of Highway 400 and south of Rutherford Road, and the part of the city of Markham west of Bayview Avenue.

It is one of only two ridings in Canada with a Jewish plurality (the other being Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec), with 32.8% of the population identifying as Jewish, the highest in Canada.^[3] Thornhill also has the highest percentage of Russians (12.9%) of all Canadian ridings (implying the presence of a strong community of Russian Jews^[4]).

The Thornhill riding has the highest percentage of population with an educational attainment of "University certificate or diploma above bachelor level" (i.e. above-bachelor-level certificate or diploma other than doctorate, master, or medicine etc. degrees) with 5.0%.^[5]

The riding lost all of its territory east of Bayview Avenue to Markham-Thornhill, and gained a small fraction from York Centre in the 2012 redistribution.

Demographics[edit]

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation^[6]^[7]

Ethnic groups: 68.2% White, 7.6% Chinese, 6.5% South Asian, 4.6% Filipino, 3.7% Korean, 3.3% West Asian, 1.9% Black, 1.1% Southeast Asian
Languages: 49.9% English, 13.0% Russian, 6.2% Chinese, 3.1% Persian, 3.2% Korean, 3.7% Hebrew, 3.0% Italian, 2.2% Tagalog, 1.7% Spanish 1.4% French, 1.0% Gujarati
Religions: 37.5% Christian (18.8% Catholic, 6.2% Christian Orthodox, 2.0% Presbyterian, 1.6% Anglican, 1.5% United Church, 7.3% Other Christian), 37.1% Jewish, 4.3% Muslim, 3.4% Hindu, 2.0% Buddhist, 14.7% None.
Median income: $30,798 (2010)
Average income: $47,097 (2010)

Members of Parliament[edit]

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

Parliament	Years		Party
Thornhill Riding created from Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville and York North
36th	1997–2000	Elinor Caplan	Liberal
37th	2000–2004	Elinor Caplan
38th	2004–2006	Susan Kadis
39th	2006–2008	Susan Kadis
40th	2008–2011	Peter Kent	Conservative
41st	2011–2015
42nd	2015–present

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Peter Kent	31,911	58.60	-4.59	$123,230.74
	Liberal	Nancy Coldham	18,395	33.80	+11.31	$55,910.58
	New Democratic	Lorne Cherry	2,814	5.20	-6.29	$6,832.09
	Green	Josh Rachlis	627	1.20	-1.28	–
	Libertarian	Gene Balfour	587	1.10	–	$202.00
	Seniors	Margaret Leigh Fairbairn	157	0.30	–	$4,584.13
Total valid votes/Expense limit			54,491	100.0		$216,565.52
Total rejected ballots			324	–	–
Turnout			67.20	–	–
Eligible voters			81,106
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[10]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	29,140	63.19
	Liberal	10,373	22.49
	New Democratic	5,299	11.49
	Green	1,142	2.48
	Others	160	0.35

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Peter Kent	36,629	61.38	+12.37	$85,817.95
	Liberal	Karen Mock	14,125	23.67	-15.76	$89,258.36
	New Democratic	Simon Strelchik	7,141	11.97	+5.35	$5,397.91
	Green	Norbert Koehl	1,562	2.62	-2.32	$11,470.40
	Animal Alliance	Liz White	215	0.36	–	$7,002.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit			59,672	100.00	–	$99,784.20
Total rejected ballots			275	0.46	–
Turnout			59,947	60.98	–
Eligible voters			98,312	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Peter Kent	26,660	49.01	+15.30	$91,400
	Liberal	Susan Kadis	21,448	39.43	-13.67	$62,484
	New Democratic	Simon Strelchik	3,601	6.62	-1.19	$4,835
	Green	Norbert Koehl	2,686	4.94	+1.51	$7,314
Total valid votes/Expense limit			54,395	100.00	–	$95,547

2006 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Susan Kadis	29,934	53.10	-1.48
	Conservative	Anthony Reale	19,005	33.71	-0.75
	New Democratic	Simon Strelchik	4,405	7.81	+0.83
	Green	Lloyd Helferty	1,934	3.43	+0.35
	Progressive Canadian	Mark Abramowitz	1,094	1.94
Total valid votes			56,372	100.00

Source: CBC Ridings Results

2004 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Susan Kadis	28,709	54.58	-10.01
	Conservative	Josh Cooper	18,125	34.46	+3.58
	New Democratic	Rick Morelli	3,671	6.98	+3.05
	Green	Lloyd Helferty	1,622	3.08
	Independent	Benjamin Fitzerman	241	0.46
	Independent	Simion Iron	233	0.44
Total valid votes			52,601	100.00

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Elinor Caplan	27,152	64.59	+5.59
	Alliance	Robert Goldin	6,643	15.80	+7.91
	Progressive Conservative	Lou Watson	6,338	15.08	-11.31
	New Democratic	Nathan Rotman	1,653	3.93	-0.67
	Canadian Action	Art Jaszczyk	254	0.60
Total valid votes			42,040	100.00

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Elinor Caplan	25,747	59.00
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Fisch	11,517	26.39
	Reform	Aurel David	3,441	7.89
	New Democratic	Helen Breslauer	2,008	4.60
	Independent	Rick Levine	303	0.69
	Natural Law	Linda Martin	261	0.60
	Independent	Sid Soban	238	0.55
	Independent	Shel Bergson	124	0.28
Total valid votes			43,639	100.00

References[edit]

"(Code 35089) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

Notes[edit]

Sources[edit]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament
2011 results from Elections Canada
[www.elections.ca Campaign expense data from Elections Canada]

Coordinates: 43°48′40″N 79°25′25″W / 43.8112°N 79.4236°W / 43.8112; -79.4236

[1] Statistics Canada: 2011

[2] Statistics Canada: 2011

[3] ttp://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=35089&Data=Count&SearchText=Thornhill&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1

[4] ttp://www2.kolel.org/home.do;jsessionid=382A7EA91B61739609208258AB0A89AF?ch=events&state=organizationSearch&Submit=show&organization=1761

[5] "2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (14), Location of Study (5), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000 (14), Age Groups (10A) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-16.

[6] ttp://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35104&Data=Count&SearchText=Thornhill&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1

[7] ttp://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35104&Data=Count&SearchText=Thornhill&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2

[8] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Thornhill, 30 September 2015

[9] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

[10] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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Conservative	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill Markham—Unionville Oshawa Thornhill
Independent	Markham—Stouffville Whitby

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Until 2006	Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound Middlesex—Kent—Lambton
Until 2004	Algoma—Manitoulin Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale Brampton Centre Brampton West—Mississauga Bruce—Grey Carleton—Lanark Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Durham Erie—Lincoln Guelph—Wellington Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant Haliburton—Victoria—Brock Hamilton East Hamilton West Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Kenora—Rainy River Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Markham Mississauga Centre Mississauga East Mississauga West Niagara Centre Nipissing Northumberland Oak Ridges Perth—Middlesex Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge Scarborough East Stoney Creek Stormont—Dundas—Charlotenburgh Thunder Bay—Atikokan Timiskaming—Cochrane Toronto Centre—Rosedale Vaughan—King—Aurora Waterloo—Wellington Whitby—Ajax Windsor—St. Clair York North
Until 2000	Bramalea—Gore—Malton Broadview—Greenwood Carleton—Gloucester Kent—Essex London—Adelaide Stormont—Dundas Victoria—Haliburton Wentworth—Burlington
Until 1997	Algoma Beaches—Woodbine Brampton Cochrane—Superior Don Valley North Elgin—Norfolk Erie Essex—Kent Essex—Windsor Haldimand—Norfolk Halton—Peel Hamilton—Wentworth Kent Kitchener Lambton—Middlesex Lincoln London East London—Middlesex Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville Nepean Oakville—Milton Ontario Ottawa West Perth—Wellington—Waterloo Rosedale Scarborough West Simcoe Centre Thunder Bay—Nipigon Timiskaming—French River Timmins—Chapleau Waterloo Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe York—Simcoe
Until 1993	Brampton—Malton Elgin Markham Renfrew Timiskaming Windsor—Lake St. Clair
Until 1988	Beaches Brampton—Georgetown Durham—Northumberland Grey—Simcoe Guelph Halton Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Mississauga North Nepean—Carleton Ottawa—Carleton Perth Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Simcoe South Spadina Trinity Welland Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe Windsor—Walkerville York East York—Peel York—Scarborough
Until 1984	Cochrane Hastings—Frontenac Sarnia
Until 1979	Broadview Bruce Don Valley Eglinton Etobicoke Fort William Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Greenwood Grenville—Carleton Halton—Wentworth Hastings High Park—Humber Valley Huron—Middlesex Kent—Essex Lambton—Kent Leeds Middlesex—London—Lambton Mississauga Norfolk—Haldimand Northumberland—Durham Oshawa—Whitby Parkdale Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe Perth—Wilmot Port Arthur Renfrew North—Nipissing East Sarnia—Lambton Thunder Bay Timmins Toronto—Lakeshore Waterloo—Cambridge Wellington Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo York—Simcoe York South
Until 1974	Huron Middlesex Ottawa East Peel South Waterloo
Until 1972	Essex Glengarry—Prescott High Park Lakeshore Lanark and Renfrew Perth Renfrew North Sarnia Wellington—Grey
Until 1968	Algoma East Algoma West Brant—Haldimand Brantford Carleton Danforth Dufferin—Simcoe Durham Essex East Essex South Essex West Grenville—Dundas Grey—Bruce Grey North Hamilton South Hastings—Frontenac Hastings South Kent Kingston Lambton West Lanark London Middlesex East Middlesex West Norfolk Northumberland Peel Prince Edward—Lennox Renfrew South Russell Simcoe East Stormont Victoria Waterloo North Waterloo South Wellington—Huron Wellington South Wentworth York—Humber
Until 1953	Brant—Wentworth Frontenac—Addington Glengarry Haldimand Hastings—Peterborough Huron North Huron—Perth Kingston City Peterborough West Prescott Wellington North
Until 1949	Brant Brantford City Muskoka—Ontario Parry Sound
Until 1935	Bruce North Bruce South Elgin West Grey Southeast Huron South Lambton East Norfolk—Elgin City of Ottawa Oxford North Oxford South Perth North Perth South Port Arthur—Thunder Bay Timiskaming North Timiskaming South Toronto East Toronto East Centre Toronto—High Park Toronto Northeast Toronto Northwest Toronto—Scarborough Toronto South Toronto West Centre
Until 1925	Brantford Dufferin Dundas Elgin East Essex North Fort William and Rainy River Frontenac Glengarry and Stormont Grenville Hastings East Hastings West Kingston Lennox and Addington Muskoka Norfolk North Oxford Ontario North Ontario South Peterborough East Port Arthur and Kenora Prince Edward Simcoe South South Oxford Timiskaming Toronto Centre Toronto North Toronto West York East
Until 1917	Brockville Glengarry Grey East Grey South Huron East Huron West Kent East Kent West Lanark North Lanark South Middlesex North Northumberland East Northumberland West Stormont Thunder Bay and Rainy River York Centre
Until 1904	Addington Algoma Bothwell Brant South Bruce East Bruce West Cardwell Centre Toronto Cornwall and Stormont Durham East Durham West East York Grenville South Haldimand and Monck Hamilton Hastings North Kent Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds South Lennox Lincoln and Niagara Middlesex South Muskoka and Parry Sound Norfolk North Norfolk South Ontario West Victoria North Victoria South Wellington Centre Wentworth North and Brant Wentworth South West Toronto York West
Until 1896	Brant North Haldimand Monck Wentworth North
Until 1882	Bruce South Cornwall Essex Huron Centre Huron North Lambton Lincoln Muskoka Niagara Stormont

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