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Results

Oak Ridges-Markham
Party Candidate Votes Status
422/422 polls Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT
CON Paul Calandra 46,238 Elected
LIB Lui Temelkovski 25,417
NDP Janice Hagan 15,210
GRN Trifon Haitas 2,417
PCP John Siciliano 1,078
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Riding Info

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This southern Ontario riding, north of Toronto, was created because of rapid growth in York region.

The riding contains the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and part of King Township lying south of Highway 9. It also contains part of Richmond Hill northeast of Gamble Road, Yonge Street and Elgin Mills Road East and part of the Town of Markham northeast of 16th Avenue, McCowan Road and Highway 7.

The riding of Oak Ridges-Markham was created in the 2004 redistribution from 37 per cent of Oak Ridges, 21 per cent of Markham and parts of Vaughan-King-Aurora and York North.

Population: 169,642 (2006 census; an increase of 52.5% since 2001)

Political History

The Conservatives took this riding with a narrow victory in 2008 when Paul Calandra beat Liberal Lui Temelkovski by 430 votes.

This riding continues to be Liberal territory after Liberal incumbent Lui Temelkovski beat Conservative Bob Callow by 6,400 votes in 2006.

The two candidates faced each other for the first time in the 2004 election. Temelkovski came out on top by 11,252 votes.

In 2000 in Oak Ridges, Liberal Bryon Wilfert defeated Callow, who was running for the Canadian Alliance.

In 2000 in Markham, Liberal John McCallum defeated Jim Jones of the Canadian Alliance. McCallum was secretary of state for international financial institutions and minister of national defence in 2002. In 2003, Prime Minister Paul Martin named him minister of veterans affairs. He became minister of national revenue in 2004.

  • 2004, 2006 – LIB
  • 2008 - CON

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Demographics

Ethnic Origin

Ethnic Origin
Ethnic Origin
Region Percentage
British Isles 28.28% (47,560)
French 4.54% (7,635)
Aboriginal 0.86% (1,440)
American 0.70% (1,185)
Canadian 13.05% (21,945)
Caribbean 3.09% (5,205)
Latin, Central, South 0.77% (1,290)
Western European 8.57% (14,405)
Northern European 1.20% (2,015)
Eastern European 7.97% (13,410)
S European 20.01% (33,655)
Other European 1.56% (2,625)
Scandinavian 0.86% (1,445)
Baltic 0.44% (740)
Czech/Slovak 0.50% (845)
African 1.31% (2,210)
Arab 1.70% (2,865)
Maghrebi 0.06% (105)
West Asia 3.09% (5,205)
South Asia 8.93% (15,025)
East/SE Asia 26.85% (45,160)
Oceania 0.13% (225)
Pacific Islands 0.00% (0)
Statistics Canada Population: 168,180

Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
Language Percentage
English 57% (93,980)
French 1% (1,515)
Algonquin 0% (0)
Atikamekw 0% (0)
Blackfoot 0% (0)
Carrier 0% (0)
Chilcotin 0% (0)
Chipewyan 0% (0)
Cree 0% (0)
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0% (0)
Dene 0% (0)
Dogrib 0% (0)
Gitksan 0% (0)
Inuinnaqtun 0% (0)
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0% (0)
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0% (0)
Malecite 0% (0)
Mi'kmaq 0% (0)
Mohawk 0% (0)
Montagnais-Naskapi 0% (0)
Nisga'a 0% (0)
North Slave (Hare) 0% (0)
Ojibway 0% (0)
Oji-Cree 0% (0)
Shuswap 0% (0)
South Slave 0% (0)
Tlingit 0% (0)
Italian 4% (7,300)
Portuguese 1% (950)
Romanian 1% (1,040)
Spanish 1% (1,150)
Danish 0% (95)
Dutch 0% (425)
Flemish 0% (0)
Frisian 0% (10)
German 1% (1,410)
Norwegian 0% (10)
Swedish 0% (20)
Yiddish 0% (30)
Bosnian 0% (60)
Bulgarian 0% (170)
Croatian 0% (145)
Czech 0% (110)
Macedonian 0% (760)
Polish 1% (955)
Russian 2% (2,555)
Serbian 0% (145)
Serbo-Croatian 0% (10)
Slovak 0% (130)
Slovenian 0% (90)
Ukrainian 0% (270)
Latvian 0% (45)
Lithuanian 0% (25)
Estonian 0% (75)
Finnish 0% (130)
Hungarian 0% (460)
Greek 1% (1,695)
Armenian 0% (750)
Turkish 0% (215)
Amharic 0% (90)
Arabic 1% (1,515)
Hebrew 0% (185)
Maltese 0% (70)
Somali 0% (40)
Tigrigna 0% (10)
Bengali 0% (250)
Gujarati 1% (1,400)
Hindi 0% (810)
Kurdish 0% (75)
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1% (1,135)
Pashto 0% (10)
Persian (Farsi) 2% (2,590)
Sindhi 0% (280)
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0% (105)
Urdu 1% (1,495)
Malayalam 0% (90)
Tamil 1% (2,310)
Telugu 0% (75)
Japanese 0% (95)
Korean 1% (975)
Cantonese 11% (17,365)
Chinese, n.o.s. 6% (10,500)
Mandarin 1% (2,245)
Taiwanese 0% (60)
Lao 0% (75)
Khmer (Cambodian) 0% (20)
Vietnamese 0% (625)
Bisayan languages 0% (75)
Ilocano 0% (65)
Malay 0% (175)
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1% (1,800)
Akan (Twi) 0% (30)
Swahili 0% (65)
Creoles 0% (85)
Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 164,910

Industry

Industry
Industry
Industry Percentage
Agriculture 0.24
Mining 0.07
Utilities 0.26
Construction 4.17
Manufacturing 0.00
Wholesale 2.35
Retail 12.29
Transport 2.86
Info Culture 2.84
Finance Insurance 3.01
Real Estate 2.25
ProSciTech 10.86
Management 0.08
Waste/Remediation 5.31
Education 5.88
Heath/Social Assistance 10.13
Arts/Entertainment 1.38
Hospitality 0.00
Other Services 4.66
Public Admin 16.81
Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 56,155

Overall

Unemployment Rate
5%
Provincial
6.4%
National
6.6%
Seniors
10.36%
Provincial
13.56%%
National
13.71%%
Home Owners
28.02%
Provincial
26.61%%
National
26.92%%
Avg Family Income
$117,761
Provincial
$90,526
National
$82,325
Immigration
41%
Provincial
28%
National
20%
Post-Secondary Degree
39.37%
Provincial
33.54%
National
33.35%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

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Candidate Info

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CON – Paul Calandra

GRN – Trifon Haitas

LIB – Lui Temelkovski

NDP – Janice Hagan

PCP – John Siciliano

Paul Calandra

Pal Calandra

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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Age:

40

Birthplace:

Markham, Ont.

Marital Status:

Married to Melanie

Children:

Two - Natalie and Olivia

Profession:

Insurance

Education:

Carleton University - BA in history and political science.

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Defeated in Scarborough East in 2000 as Canadian Alliance. Elected in Oak Ridges-Markham in 2008.

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Trifon Haitas

Trifon Haitas

Party: Green Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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Email

416-871-4288

Birthplace: Greece

Profession:

Businessperson

Political Career:

PROVINCIAL: Defeated in Don Valley East in 2007

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Lui Temelkovski

Lui Temelkovski

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

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905-940-4488

64 Markham Main St. N. (Hwy 48)

Markham, Ont.

L3P 1X5

Age:

56

Birthplace:

Brajcino, Macedonia

Marital Status:

Married to Loretta

Children:

Four - Tanya, Alex, Sandra and Christian

Profession:

Financial adviser

Education:

BA (philosophy) from McMaster University.

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Elected in Oak Ridges-Markham in 2004, 2006; defeated in 2008.

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Janice Hagan

Janice Hagan

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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905-554-4531

144 Main St., Unit 15

Markham, Ont.

Marital Status:

Married to Greg

Children:

Three - Jakkii, Darcie and Bob

Profession:

Trade unionist

Education:

Honours BA in humanities - York University

Honours B.Ed. in adult education - Brock University

Political Career:

PROVINCIAL: Defeated in Markham in 1999, 2003, Feb. 8, 2007, byelection. Defeated in Oak Ridges-Markham in 2007.

FEDERAL: Defeated in Markham in 2000; in Markham-Unionville in 2004, 2006.

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John Siciliano

Party: Progressive Canadian Party

Contact Information:

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