Tag: Thornhill
Thornhill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
It covers the community of Thornhill, which is made up of portions of 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 Highway 404.
It is one of only two ridings in Canada with a Jewish plurality (the other being Mount Royal in Quebec). 36.6% of the population is Jewish, the highest in Canada.
This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
Source: CBC Ridings Results
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.