Results, Ridings and Candidates
Markham - Unionville
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 216/216 polls | |||
| LIB | John McCallum | 25,195 | 54.90 |
Elected |
| CON | Duncan Fletcher | 13,855 | 30.19 |
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| NDP | Nadine Hawkins | 4,682 | 10.20 |
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| GRN | Leonard Aitken | 1,931 | 4.21 |
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| LTN | Allen Small | 229 | 0.50 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »Duncan Fletcher
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Age: 43
Birthplace: Toronto, Ont.
Education: Holds an honours BA in political studies from Trent University.
Profession: Publishing/media
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Nicole
Children: Three young sons
Career Background: Director of advertising with Metroland Media Group (Torstar), one of Canada's largest media companies. Also general manager of Dynamic Publishing and Events Management, producer of digital media, trade shows, special interest publications and non-traditional media. Also responsible for new product development.
Contact information:
Telephone: 416-859-6868
Leonard Aitken
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Degree in urban planning from Ryerson University; diploma in IT for networking from the Institute of Computer Studies.
Profession: IT analyst
Career Background: Has worked in building services in Richmond Hill for eight years. Prior to that worked for American Express and IBM in Markham.
Contact information:
Telephone: 416-873-6262
John McCallum
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: April 9, 1950
Age: 58
Birthplace: Montreal, Que.
Education: BA, Cambridge University; Diplôme d'études supérieures, University of Paris; PhD in economics, McGill University
Profession: Economist
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Nancy Lim
Children:Three sons
Career Background: Senior vice-president and chief economist for the Royal Bank of Canada responsible for providing economic analysis and commentary both within the bank and to clients and the public. Joined RBC in June, 1994. Economics professor at McGill University (1987-94), Université du Québec à Montréal (1982-87), Simon Fraser University (1978-82), and the University of Manitoba (1976-78). Former Dean of McGill's Faculty of Arts. Author or co-author of eight books or monographs, as well as many articles on fiscal and monetary issues, comparative macroeconomic performance of OECD countries, Canada-U.S. economic integration, and other economic topics.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Markham in 2000; in Markham-Unionville in 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Cabinet: Minister of National Revenue and acting minister of Natural Resources, 2005 to February. Minister of National Revenue, 2004 to 2006. Minister of Veterans Affairs, 2003 to February 2004. Minister of National Defence, 2002 to 2003. Secretary of State, 2002 to 2002.
Parliamentary Secretary: Worked for the minister of Finance, 2001 to 2002.
Committee: Former vice-chair: Citizenship and Immigration. Former member: Citizenship and Immigration; Finance, cabinet committee on Domestic Affairs. Former vice-chair: Cabinet Expenditure Review. Chair: Expenditure Review subcommittee of the Treasury Board. Member: Cabinet committee on Treasury Board.
Caucus: Is the Finance critic.
Contact information:
Allen Small
Party: Libertarian Party of Canada
Birthdate: March 6, 1947
Age: 61
Birthplace: Bergen Belsen, Germany
Education: Earned a B.Sc in biology and a B.Ed from the University of Toronto.
Profession: Retired high school teacher
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Rita
Children: Two - a son and daughter
Career Background: Specialty biology teacher and science teacher.
Community Activities: Held many volunteer positions in schools and in the Markham-Unionville community.
Contact information:
Telephone: 905-477-4357
Nadine Hawkins
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Education: Earned an honour's bachelor degree in business administration from Brock University.
Profession: Business person
Marital Status: Single parent
Children: Yes
Career Background: She has worked as a senior field auditor, primarily for small businesses on behalf of public accounting firms.
Community Activities: Active in the women’s, anti-war, anti-poverty and labour movements.
Contact information:
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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