Richmond Hill (provincial electoral district)

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For the federal electoral district, see Richmond Hill (electoral district).

Richmond Hill

Ontario electoral district

Richmond Hill, riding.png

Richmond Hill in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings

Provincial electoral district

Legislature

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Reza Moridi
Liberal

District created

2003

First contested

Demographics

Population (2006)

122,614

Electors (2011)

88,261

Area (km²)

49

Pop. density (per km²)

2,502.3

Census divisions

Census subdivisions

Map of Richmond Hill riding

Richmond Hill is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2007 provincial election.

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

Contents

1 Geography
2 Members of Provincial Parliament
3 Election results
4 2007 electoral reform referendum
5 Sources

[edit] Geography

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

It consists of the part of the Town of Richmond Hill lying south and west of a line drawn from west to east along Gamble Road, south along Yonge Street, and east along Elgin Mills Road East.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
39th	2007–present		Reza Moridi	Liberal

[edit] Election results

Ontario general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Reza Moridi	18,040	47%	-
	Progressive Conservative	Vic Gupta	13,732	35.8	-
	New Democrat	Adam DeVita	4,957	12.9	-
	Green	Brian Chamberlain	1,268	3.3	-
	Libertarian	Tamas Demjen	396	1.0	-
Total valid votes			38,393	100.0

Note: the 2011 election will be held on October 6, 2011.

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Reza Moridi	19,443	47.%	-
	Progressive Conservative	Alex Yuan	14,146	34.8	-
	New Democrat	Nella Cotrupi	3,555	8.7	-
	Green	Liz Couture	3,210	7.9	-
	Family Coalition	Lisa Kidd	317	0.8	-
Total valid votes			40,671	100.0

[edit] 2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	23,187	58.8
	Mixed member proportional	16,219	41.2
	Total valid votes	39,406	100.0

[edit] Sources

Elections Ontario Past Election Results

		York-Simcoe
	Vaughan		Markham-Unionville
		Richmond Hill

		Thornhill

v · d · eProvincial ridings in Ontario

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

Eastern	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Central	Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe

Midwestern	Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

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

Brampton, Mississauga & Oakville	Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oakville

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • St. Catharines • Welland

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean

South Durham, York	Ajax—Pickering • Markham—Unionville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • Thornhill • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa

Toronto	Beaches—East York • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Parkdale—High Park • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • St. Paul's • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West

See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Ontario

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

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