Markham—Unionville is located in theCity of Markham within an area bordered by a line commencing at theHighway 404-407 interchange, then east along Highway 407 to McCowan Road, north on McCowan Road to Bur Oak Road, east on Bur Oak toHighway 48, then to the northern city limit, then along the northern and western city boundaries to the 404-407 interchange.[3]
Ethnic groups: 66.6% Chinese, 12.1% White, 9.9% South Asian, 2% Black, 1.4% Filipino, 1.2% West Asian Languages: 29.5% Yue, 28.4% English, 20.7% Mandarin, 1.6% Tamil Religions: 51.2% No religion, 33.3% Christian (14.8% Catholic, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Baptist), 4.8% Buddhist, 4.8% Hindu, 4.8% Muslim Median income (2020): $34,000 Average income (2020): $52,900
It is located in theprovince of Ontario and covers suburban areas north ofToronto. It was created in 2003 from the formerMarkham riding. The federal riding was first represented byJohn McCallum until he switched to the newly formedMarkham—Thornhill riding for the 2015 election. Markham—Unionville was the only seat that the Liberals lost among those they held after the 2011 election, though the riding's boundaries changed considerably and would have been won by the Conservatives in 2011 based on the redistributed results.
54% of Markham—Unionville's territory (mostly south of Highway 407) was redistributed into the newMarkham—Thornhill riding for the 2015 election. The area north of Highway 407 and west of McCowan Road remained in Markham—Unionville. The new Markham—Unionville riding also gained new territoryin the northwest corner of the city of Markham which were previously in the riding ofOak Ridges—Markham. 51% of the new riding came from Oak Ridges—Markham.
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