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Oak Ridges Markham




Riding Information

Province:Ontario
Type:Suburb
Region:Ontario Region
Area:718
Population:111,276
Electors:111,882
Start Position:Right
Current Position:Center Right


Candidates

CandidatePartyWon
ARDEN DOUGHERTY
Conservative
Candidate
CHADWICK MARKS
Liberal
Candidate
DORSEY CARR
NDP
Candidate
JARVIS THOMSON
Green Party
Candidate



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Adjacent Ridings

Ajax--Pickering

Cities

Markham
Richmond Hill
Whitchurch-Stouffville
King


Top Issues

Business Tax
Athletics Funding
Federal Sponsorship Scandal
Privacy Laws
Fishing Quotas
Dual Citizenship
Foreign Aid
Northern Investment
Government Ethics
Afghanistan Mission


Riding Data

Male Population

Male under 19: 29.9%
Male 20-34: 18.1%
Male 35-49: 25.9%
Male 50-65: 17.3%
Male over 65: 7.6%

Female Population

Female under 19: 27.1%
Female 20-34: 18.1%
Female 35-49: 27.8%
Female 50-65: 16.3%
Female over 65: 7.6%

Marriage

Never Married: 27.3%
Married: 8540.4%
Divorced: 4.5%
Widowed: 4.7%

Race

Chinese: 15.2%
South Asian: 4.8%
Black: 2.2%
Filipino: 0.9%
Latin American: 0.4%
Southeast Asian: 4.8%
Arab: 0.1%
West Asian: 0.8%
Korean: 0.9%
Japanese: 0.3%
Visible Minorities: 1.3%
Others: 72.3%

Language

English: 89.1%
French: 0.1%
Both Languages: 1.1%
Neither Language: 2.4%

Schooling

No Highschool: 19.1%
Highschool: 19.6%
Trades: 6.5%
College: 13.4%
University: 19.8%

Employment

Employed: 95.8%
Unemployed: 4.2%

Income

Average Income: $41983
Household Income: $99281

Home Status

Owned: 85.7%
Rented: 14.3%

Religion

Catholic: 31.8%
Protestant: 32.8%
Christian Orthodox: 3.9%
Christian nie: 3.6%
Muslim: 3.6%
Jewish: 1.3%
Buddhist: 1.5%
Hindu: 1.4%
Sikh: 0.4%
Eastern Religions: 0.2%
Other Religions: 0%
No Religion: 19.4%

Work Type

Management: 17.6%
Business: 21.7%
Natural Sciences: 8.8%
Health: 4%
Social Science: 7.6%
Art: 3.2%
Sales: 20.3%
Trade: 11.3%
Primary: 2.4%
Manufacturing: 3.2%

Residence

Non Immigrant: 65%
Not Perminanet: 33.9%

First Nations

Native: 0.2%