Oak Ridges (provincial electoral district)

For federal electoral district by the same name represented in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2004, see Oak Ridges (electoral district).
For the ecologically and politically sensitive geological landform in south-central Ontario, see Oak Ridges Moraine.
Oak Ridges
Ontario electoral district
Map of the riding
Demographics
Population (2001)173,378
Electors (2002)[1]99,152
Area (km²)[1]432

Oak Ridges was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.[2]

It consisted of the towns of Richmond Hill and Whitchurch-Stouffville, and the part of the town of Markham (now a city) north of 16th Avenue.

Ahead of the 1999 Ontario provincial election, all provincial electoral districts (or "ridings" colloquially in English Canada), were recreated to match the boundaries of Ontario federal electoral districts as defined in the 1996 Representation Order. This led to a reduction of 27 seats at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, leading to many head-to-head survival contests between incumbent MPPs, some even between MPPs of the same party. York Region however was one of the two exception that gain additional seats, due to the explosive population growth in the 1980s. When the new provincial electoral map is compared to the previous one, Oak Ridges is one of only three newly carved out district.

While the Oak Ridges federal electoral district was created from parts of the federal electoral districts of Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville (created as Markham by the 1987 Representation Order) and York North (one of the original ridings created by the British North America Act, 1867), the news provincial electoral district consisted portions from three former provincial electoral districts:

The electoral district was only contested twice, electing Progressive Conservative Frank Klees both time. It was abolished in 2003 and redistributed to Oak Ridges—Markham and Richmond Hill.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Oak Ridges
Assembly Years Member Party
Created from parts of
York Centre, Durham York, Markham
37th  1999–2003     Frank Klees Progressive Conservative
38th  2003–2007
Redistributed to
Oak Ridges—Markham and Richmond Hill

Election results

2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Frank Klees 32,647 47.27 -12.72
Liberal Helena Jaczek 30,126 43.62 +9.27
New Democratic Pamela Courtot 4,464 6.46 +2.60
Green Steven Haylestrom 1,821 2.64 +0.84
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Frank Klees 30,432 59.99
Liberal Vito Spatafora 17,427 34.35
New Democratic Chris Moise 1,957 3.86
Green Steven Haylestrom 914 1.8

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile of the Oak Ridges Electoral District". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 25 January 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. (2017). "Electoral District: Oak Ridges". Canadian Elections Database. Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
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