# Markham (provincial electoral district)

Markham was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada created in 1986.
Tony Wong resigned in the fall of 2006 to successfully seek election to York Regional Council. His provincial seat was filled in a by-election on February 8, 2007. However the riding was abolished at the October 4, 2007 provincial election, and redistributed between the new provincial ridings of Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham as its federal counterpart already has been.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Markham :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from York Centre and York North |||||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Don Cousens | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Don Cousens | Progressive Conservative |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | David Tsubouchi | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 1999–2003 | David Tsubouchi | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Tony C. Wong | Liberal |
| 38th | 2007–2007 | Michael Chan | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham |||||

## Election results

1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Don Cousens | 19,224 | 44.20 |
| | Liberal | Gail Newall | 18,543 | 42.63 |
| | New Democratic | Anne Swarbrick | 4,323 | 9.94 |
| | Family Coalition | Rina Puleo | 1,403 | 3.23 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,493 | 100.0 |
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Don Cousens | 25,595 | 49.97 | +5.77 |
| | Liberal | Frank Scarpitti | 15,128 | 29.53 | -13.10 |
| | New Democratic | Rob Saunders | 8,459 | 16.51 | +6.57 |
| | Family Coalition | Eric Skura | 1,086 | 2.12 | -1.11 |
| | Libertarian | Ian Hutchison | 642 | 1.25 | |
| | Independent | Gary Walsh | 311 | 0.61 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,221 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +9.44 |
1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Tsubouchi | 37,314 | 64.81 | +14.84 |
| | Liberal | Khalid Usman | 10,770 | 18.71 | -10.82 |
| | New Democratic | Mike Tang | 7,779 | 13.51 | -3.00 |
| | Family Coalition | Patrick Redmond | 1,088 | 1.89 | -0.23 |
| | Natural Law | Stephen Porter | 626 | 1.09 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,577 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +12.83 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Tsubouchi | 26,083 | 63.05 | -1.76 |
| | Liberal | Steven Kirsch | 12,859 | 31.08 | +12.37 |
| | New Democratic | Janice Hagan | 1,594 | 3.85 | -9.66 |
| | Green | Bernadette Manning | 437 | 1.06 | - |
| | Family Coalition | Patrick Redmond | 399 | 0.96 | -0.93 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,372 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -7.07 |
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tony Wong | 27,253 | 51.70 | +20.62 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Tsubouchi | 21,257 | 40.33 | -22.72 |
| | New Democratic | Janice Hagan | 2,679 | 5.08 | +1.23 |
| | Green | Bernadette Manning | 824 | 1.56 | +0.50 |
| | Family Coalition | Patrick Redmond | 697 | 1.32 | +0.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,710 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +21.67 |
vteOntario provincial by-election, February 8, 2007 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Chan | 9,080 | 49.32% | −2.38 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alex Yuan | 6,420 | 34.87% | −5.46 |
| | New Democratic | Janice Hagan | 1,492 | 8.10% | +3.02 |
| | Green | Bernadette Manning | 999 | 5.43% | +3.87 |
| | Freedom | Cathy McKeever | 159 | 0.86% | – |
| | Family Coalition | Patrick Redmond | 135 | 0.73% | −0.59 |
| | Libertarian | Jay Miller | 126 | 0.69% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,411 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.25 |