Thornhill (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the federal electoral district, see Thornhill (federal electoral district).
Thornhill is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
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Ontario electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 112,720 | ||
Electors (2018) | 84,979 | ||
Area (km²) | 63 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,789.2 | ||
Census division(s) | York | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Markham, Vaughan |
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It covers the suburban community of Thornhill, which is made up of portions of the cities of Vaughan and Markham and was created in 1999 from parts of Markham and York Centre ridings.
It consists of the part of the City of Vaughan that is east of Highway 400 and south of Rutherford Road, and the part of the City of Markham west of Bayview Avenue.[1]
It is the only riding in Ontario with a Jewish plurality. 32.8% of the population is Jewish, the highest in the province.[2]