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Richmond Hill (federal electoral district)

Coordinates: 43°52′N 79°25′W / 43.87°N 79.42°W / 43.87; -79.42
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Richmond Hill
Ontario electoral district
Richmond Hill in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Majid Jowhari
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]114,180
Electors (2021)83,148
Area (km²)[1]39.83
Pop. density (per km²)2,866.7
Census division(s)York
Census subdivision(s)Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill riding from 2003 to 2015
Map of Richmond Hill riding from 2003 to 2015

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

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

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Richmond Hill South at the first election held after approximately April 2024.[2] It will gain all of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill south of Elgin Mills Road (Rouge Woods area).

Geography

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

The electoral district consists of the part of Richmond Hill lying south of a line starting at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Elgin Mills Road West, east along Elgin Mills to Bayview, south along Bayview to the unnamed creek north of Taylor Mills Drive North, along the creek to Shirley Drive, Shirley Drive south to Major Mackenzie Drive, and east on Major Mackenzie to the eastern city limits. It also contains the part of the City of Markham east of Bayview Avenue, north of Highway 407, and west of Highway 404.[3]

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation[4]

Languages: 32.8% English, 13.2% Yue, 11.6% Mandarin, 10.4% Iranian Persian, 4.1% Russian, 2.6% Italian, 2.5% Korean, 1.8% Persian, 1.2% Arabic, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.2% Spanish
Religions: 39.5% Christian (18.1% Catholic, 4.8% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Anglican, 1.3% United Church, 1.1% Baptist, 1% Presbyterian), 37.6% No religion, 12.7% Muslim, 4.4% Jewish, 2.3% Buddhist, 2.3% Hindu
Median income (2020): $35,600
Average income (2020): $55,000

Ethnicity groups: Chinese: 32.6%, White: 32.4%, West Asian: 13.9%, South Asian: 6.8%, Korean: 3.4%, Black: 2.4%, Filipino: 2.4%, Arab: 1.3%, Latin American: 1.3%

Ethnic origins: Chinese 28.7%, Iranian 10.8%, Italian 6.4%, English 4.4%, Canadian 4.3%, Indian 4.1%, Russian 4.0%, Persian 4.0%, Irish 3.8%, Scottish 3.4%

Member of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Richmond Hill
Riding created from Oak Ridges
38th  2004–2006     Bryon Wilfert Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Costas Menegakis Conservative
42nd  2015–2019     Majid Jowhari Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of general election results in Richmond Hill (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Majid Jowhari 21,784 47.71 +4.23 $100,540.48
Conservative Costas Menegakis 17,715 38.80 -4.26 $94,783.92
New Democratic Adam DeVita 3,995 8.75 -0.05 $3,001.25
People's Igor Tvorogov 1,363 2.98 +1.98 $1,539.41
Independent Charity DiPaola 619 1.36 $31,134.43
Independent Angelika Keller 186 0.41 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,662 $112,849.20
Total rejected ballots 543
Turnout 46,205 55.57 -4.33
Eligible voters 83,148
Liberal hold Swing +4.25
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2021 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 23,683 47.83
  Conservative 19,190 38.76
  New Democratic 4,334 8.75
  People's 1,462 2.95
  Others 847 1.71
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Majid Jowhari 21,804 43.48 -3.42 $83,458.04
Conservative Costas Menegakis 21,592 43.06 -0.26 $108,773.79
New Democratic Adam DeVita 4,425 8.80 +0.76 $4,207.04
Green Ichha Kohli 1,695 3.40 +1.66 $0.00
People's Igor Tvorogov 507 1.0 none listed
Rhinoceros Otto Wevers 126 0.2 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,149 100.0
Total rejected ballots 584
Turnout 50,733 59.9
Eligible voters 84,660
Liberal hold Swing -1.58
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Majid Jowhari 23,032 46.90 +11.28 $92,372.40
Conservative Michael Parsa 21,275 43.32 -0.23 $139,598.40
New Democratic Adam DeVita 3,950 8.04 -8.99 $11,776.30
Green Gwendolyn Veenema 856 1.74 -2.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,113 100.0     $215,221.97
Total rejected ballots 253
Turnout 49,366 61.39 +5.43
Eligible voters 80,402
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.76%
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 18,521 43.55
  Liberal 15,160 35.62
  New Democratic 7,245 17.03
  Green 1,612 3.79
  Others 4 0.01
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Costas Menegakis 22,078 44.14 +8.45
Liberal Bryon Wilfert 17,671 35.33 -11.66
New Democratic Adam DeVita 8,433 16.86 +6.97
Green Cameron Hastings 1,832 3.66 -3.75
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,014 100.00
Total rejected ballots 221 0.44 -0.05
Turnout 50,235 55.96 +3.91
Eligible voters 89,765
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.05%
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Bryon Wilfert 21,488 46.99 -6.58 $76,540
Conservative Chungsen Leung 16,318 35.69 +3.81 $86,007
New Democratic Wess Dowsett 4,526 9.89 -0.07 $8,114
Green Dylan Marando 3,388 7.41 +2.84 $6,267
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,720 100.00 $90,834
Total rejected ballots 223 0.49 +0.16
Turnout 45,943 52.05 -9.69
Liberal hold Swing -5.70%
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bryon Wilfert 27,837 53.57 -4.91
Conservative Joe Di Paola 16,564 31.88 +7.00
New Democratic Wess Dowsett 5,176 9.96 +0.26
Green Tim Rudkins 2,379 4.57 -0.06
Total valid votes 51,956 100.00
Total rejected ballots 170 0.33
Turnout 52,126 61.74
Liberal hold Swing -5.95%
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Bryon Wilfert 27,102 58.48
Conservative Pete Merrifield 11,530 24.88
New Democratic Nella Cotrupi 4,495 9.70
Green Tim Rudkins 2,144 4.63
Progressive Canadian Ellena Lam 1,074 2.32
Total valid votes 46,345 100.00

See also

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References

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  • "Richmond Hill (federal electoral district) (Code 35075) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

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43°52′N 79°25′W / 43.87°N 79.42°W / 43.87; -79.42