Newmarket—Aurora (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Newmarket—Aurora (federal electoral district).

Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Newmarket—Aurora Ontario electoral district

Newmarket—Aurora in relation to southern Ontario ridings

Provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP| |

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Dawn Gallagher Murphy
Progressive Conservative
District created| 2006
First contested| 2007
Last contested| 2022
Demographics
Population (2016)| 117,415
Electors (2018)| 89,076
Area (km²)| 60
Pop. density (per km²)| 1,956.9
Census division(s)| York
Census subdivision(s)| Newmarket, Aurora

Newmarket—Aurora is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2007.

The district contains the towns of Newmarket and Aurora.

The riding was created for the 2004 federal election by merging 50% of the riding of York North with 24% of the riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora.

According to the 2006 census, 121,924 people are represented in the Ontario Legislature in this riding.

The major industry in the riding is manufacturing, and auto parts maker Magna International is the largest manufacturer. Average family income in the riding is higher than the national average at slightly over $97,000 a year.[when?] Unemployment in the riding is lower than the national average at 3.6%.[when?]

## Members of Provincial Parliament

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Newmarket—Aurora

Assembly | Years | Member | Party
Riding created from York North and Vaughan—King—Aurora
39th |  2007–2011 |  | Frank Klees | Progressive Conservative
40th |  2011–2014
41st |  2014–2018 |  | Chris Ballard | Liberal
42nd |  2018–2022 |  | Christine Elliott | Progressive Conservative
43rd |  2022–present |  | Dawn Gallagher Murphy | Progressive Conservative

## Election results

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2022 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Dawn Gallagher Murphy | 18,671 | 44.97 | −2.74
| Liberal | Sylvain Roy | 13,069 | 31.47 | +8.71
| New Democratic | Denis Heng | 5,281 | 12.72 | −11.13
| Green | Carolina Rodriguez | 2,332 | 5.62 | +2.04
| New Blue | Iwona Czarnecka | 1,520 | 3.66 |
| Ontario Party | Krista Mckenzie | 532 | 1.28 |
| Moderate | Yuri Duboisky | 118 | 0.28 | +0.17
Total valid votes  | 41,523 | 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots  | 220
Turnout  | 41,743 | 44.42
Eligible voters  | 93,342
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −5.73

Source(s)

* "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
* "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

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2018 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Christine Elliott | 24,813 | 47.71 | +10.98
| New Democratic | Melissa Williams | 12,405 | 23.85 | +11.91
| Liberal | Chris Ballard | 11,840 | 22.76 | -21.36
| Green | Michelle Bourdeau | 1,859 | 3.57 | -0.47
| Independent | Dorian Baxter | 447 | 0.86 |
| Trillium | Bob Yaciuk | 212 | 0.41 |
| Libertarian | Lori Robbins | 192 | 0.37 |
| None of the Above | Denis Van Decker | 185 | 0.36 |
| Moderate | Denis Gorlynskiy | 60 | 0.12 |
Total valid votes  | 52,013 | 99.01
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  | 518 | 0.99
Turnout  | 52,531 | 58.97
Eligible voters  | 89,076
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.17
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
2014 general election redistributed results[2]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Liberal | 19,062 | 44.12
| Progressive Conservative | 15,865 | 36.72
| New Democratic | 5,157 | 11.94
| Green | 1,749 | 4.05
| Others | 1,371 | 3.17
2014 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Chris Ballard | 22,997 | 43.94 | +8.32
| Progressive Conservative | Jane Twinney | 19,585 | 37.42 | -9.82
| New Democratic | Angus Duff | 6,023 | 11.51 | -2.85
| Green | Andrew Roblin | 2,144 | 4.10 | +1.33
| Canadians' Choice | Dorian Baxter | 922 | 1.76 |
| Libertarian | Jason Jenkins | 579 | 1.11 |
| Trillium | Bob Yaciuk | 83 | 0.16 |
Total valid votes  |  52,333  | 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  | 755 | 1.44
Turnout  | 53,088 | 53,40
Eligible voters  | 99,407
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +9.07
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2011 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Klees | 21,425 | 47.24 | +4.53
| Liberal | Christina Bisanz | 16,154 | 35.62 | -4.12
| New Democratic | Robin Wardlaw | 6,514 | 14.36 | +7.14
| Green | Kristopher Kuysten | 1,256 | 2.77 | -6.41
Total valid votes  |  45,349  | 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  | 151 | 0.33
Turnout  | 45,500 | 49.33
Eligible voters  | 92,231
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.33
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2007 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Klees | 19,460 | 42.72 | -2.61
| Liberal | Christina Bisanz | 18,105 | 39.74 | -2.36
| Green | John McRogers | 4,182 | 9.18 |
| New Democratic | Mike Seaward | 3,290 | 7.22 | -0.39
| Libertarian | Craig Hodgins | 269 | 0.59
| Family Coalition | Tad Brudzinski | 249 | 0.55
Total valid votes  |  45,555 |  100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  | 282 | 0.62
Turnout  | 45,837 | 55.21
Eligible voters  | 83,023
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.13  |

^ Change based on redistributed results

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

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2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum

Side  | Votes  | %
| First Past the Post | 29,470 | 65.9
| Mixed member proportional  | 15,226  | 34.1
| Total valid votes  | 44,696  | 100.0

## See also

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* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## References

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1. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
2. ^ "67 - Newmarket-Aurora".
3. ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 053 Newmarket-Aurora" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Newmarket—Aurora" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.[permanent dead link]

## Sources

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* Elections Ontario Past Election Results
* Map of riding for 2018 election

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Newmarket, Ontario

Municipality|

* Newmarket
* Bogarttown
* Regional Municipality of York

Business and services|

* Newmarket Public Library
* Southlake Regional Health Centre
* Upper Canada Mall

Education|

* Public: Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School
* Huron Heights Secondary School
* Newmarket High School
* Sacred Heart Catholic High School (Newmarket)
* Sir William Mulock Secondary School
* Private: Pickering College

Government|

* List of mayors
* Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse
* Electoral districts: Newmarket—Aurora (federal, provincial)
* Defunct: Durham—York
* York—Peel

Transportation|

* Newmarket Transit (now part of York Region Transit)
* Newmarket GO Station
* Newmarket Bus Terminal
* Ontario Highway 404

Sport|

* Ray Twinney Complex
* Newmarket Hurricanes
* Newmarket Royals
* Newmarket Saints (AHL)
* Newmarket Saints (OLA)

* Town
* People

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Provincial ridings in Ontario

Northern|

* Algoma—Manitoulin
* Kenora—Rainy River
* Kiiwetinoong
* Mushkegowuk—James Bay
* Nickel Belt
* Nipissing
* Parry Sound—Muskoka
* Sault Ste. Marie
* Sudbury
* Thunder Bay—Atikokan
* Thunder Bay—Superior North
* Timiskaming—Cochrane
* Timmins

Eastern|

* Bay of Quinte
* Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
* Hastings—Lennox and Addington
* Kingston and the Islands
* Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
* Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
* Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
* Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Central|

* Barrie—Innisfil
* Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
* Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
* Dufferin—Caledon
* Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
* Northumberland—Peterborough South
* Peterborough—Kawartha
* Simcoe—Grey
* Simcoe North
* York—Simcoe

Midwestern|

* Brantford—Brant
* Cambridge
* Guelph
* Haldimand—Norfolk
* Huron—Bruce
* Kitchener Centre
* Kitchener—Conestoga
* Kitchener South—Hespeler
* Oxford
* Perth—Wellington
* Waterloo
* Wellington—Halton Hills

Southwestern|

* Chatham-Kent—Leamington
* Elgin—Middlesex—London
* Essex
* Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
* London—Fanshawe
* London North Centre
* London West
* Sarnia—Lambton
* Windsor—Tecumseh
* Windsor West

Peel|

* Brampton Centre
* Brampton East
* Brampton North
* Brampton South
* Brampton West
* Mississauga Centre
* Mississauga East—Cooksville
* Mississauga—Erin Mills
* Mississauga—Lakeshore
* Mississauga—Malton
* Mississauga—Streetsville

Hamilton, Halton,
and Niagara|

* Burlington
* Flamborough—Glanbrook
* Hamilton Centre
* Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
* Hamilton Mountain
* Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
* Milton
* Niagara Centre
* Niagara Falls
* Niagara West
* Oakville North—Burlington
* Oakville
* St. Catharines

Ottawa|

* Carleton
* Kanata—Carleton
* Nepean
* Orléans
* Ottawa Centre
* Ottawa South
* Ottawa—Vanier
* Ottawa West—Nepean

Durham and York|

* Ajax
* Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
* Durham
* King—Vaughan
* Markham—Stouffville
* Markham—Thornhill
* Markham—Unionville
* Newmarket—Aurora
* Oshawa
* Pickering—Uxbridge
* Richmond Hill
* Thornhill
* Vaughan—Woodbridge
* Whitby

Toronto|

* Beaches—East York
* Davenport
* Don Valley East
* Don Valley North
* Don Valley West
* Eglinton—Lawrence
* Etobicoke Centre
* Etobicoke—Lakeshore
* Etobicoke North
* Humber River—Black Creek
* Parkdale—High Park
* Scarborough—Agincourt
* Scarborough Centre
* Scarborough—Guildwood
* Scarborough North
* Scarborough—Rouge Park
* Scarborough Southwest
* Spadina—Fort York
* Toronto Centre
* Toronto—Danforth
* Toronto—St. Paul's
* University—Rosedale
* Willowdale
* York Centre
* York South—Weston

* See also: Federal ridings in Ontario
* List of elections
* Politics of Ontario

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