Richmond Hill (electoral district)

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Richmond Hill
Ontario electoral district


Richmond Hill in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Bryon Wilfert
Liberal
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP       Reza Moridi
Liberal
District created 2003
First contested 2007
Demographics
Population (2006) 122,614
Electors (2007) 85,985
Area (km²) 49
Pop. density (per km²) 2,502.3
Census divisions York
Census subdivisions Richmond Hill, Ontario
Map of Richmond Hill riding
Map of Richmond Hill riding

Richmond Hill is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Oak Ridges riding.

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[edit] Geography

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Elgin Mills, Bayview North, Bayview South, North Richvale, Hillsview, Bayview Hill, South Richvale, Langstaff and Doncrest in the Town of Richmond Hill.

It conists of the part of the Town of Richmond Hill lying south and west of a line drawn from west to east along Gamble Road, south along Yonge Street, and east along Elgin Mills Road East.

[edit] Federal electoral district

[edit] Member of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Oak Ridges prior to 2003
38th 2004-2006     Bryon Wilfert Liberal
39th 2006-

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Bryon Wilfert 27,906
     Conservative Joe Di Paola 16,515
     New Democrat Wess Dowsett 5,172
     Green Tim Rudkins 2,379


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Bryon Wilfert 27,102
     Conservative Pete Merrifield 11,530
     New Democrat C. Nella Cotrupi 4,495
     Green Tim Rudkins 2,144
Progressive Canadian Ellena Lam 1,074

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Reza Moridi 19,443 47.8
     Progressive Conservative Alex Yuan 14,146 34.8
     New Democrat Nella Cotrupi 3,555 8.7
     Green Liz Cobourn 3,210 7.9
     Family Coalition Lisa Kidd 317 0.8
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 23187 58.8%
Mixed member proportional 16219 41.2%

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