# Richmond Hill (federal electoral district)

Richmond Hill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
It was created in 2003 from parts of Oak Ridges riding.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Richmond Hill South at the first election held after approximately April 2024. It will gain all of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill south of Elgin Mills Road (Rouge Woods area).

## Geography

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Elgin Mills, Bayview North, Bayview South, North Richvale, Hillsview, Bayview Hill, South Richvale, Langstaff and Doncrest in the City of Richmond Hill.
The electoral district consists of the part of Richmond Hill lying south of a line starting at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Elgin Mills Road West, east along Elgin Mills to Bayview, south along Bayview to the unnamed creek north of Taylor Mills Drive North, along the creek to Shirley Drive, Shirley Drive south to Major Mackenzie Drive, and east on Major Mackenzie to the eastern city limits. It also contains the part of the City of Markham east of Bayview Avenue, north of Highway 407, and west of Highway 404.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation
Languages: 32.8% English, 13.2% Yue, 11.6% Mandarin, 10.4% Iranian Persian, 4.1% Russian, 2.6% Italian, 2.5% Korean, 1.8% Persian, 1.2% Arabic, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.2% Spanish Religions: 39.5% Christian (18.1% Catholic, 4.8% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Anglican, 1.3% United Church, 1.1% Baptist, 1% Presbyterian), 37.6% No religion, 12.7% Muslim, 4.4% Jewish, 2.3% Buddhist, 2.3% Hindu
Median income (2020): $35,600
Average income (2020): $55,000
Ethnicity groups: Chinese: 32.6%, White: 32.4%, West Asian: 13.9%, South Asian: 6.8%, Korean: 3.4%, Black: 2.4%, Filipino: 2.4%, Arab: 1.3%, Latin American: 1.3%
Ethnic origins: Chinese 28.7%, Iranian 10.8%, Italian 6.4%, English 4.4%, Canadian 4.3%, Indian 4.1%, Russian 4.0%, Persian 4.0%, Irish 3.8%, Scottish 3.4%

## Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Richmond Hill Riding created from Oak Ridges |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Bryon Wilfert | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Bryon Wilfert | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Bryon Wilfert | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Costas Menegakis | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Majid Jowhari | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Majid Jowhari | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Majid Jowhari | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Majid Jowhari | 21,784 | 47.71 | +4.23 | $100,540.48 |
| | Conservative | Costas Menegakis | 17,715 | 38.80 | -4.26 | $94,783.92 |
| | New Democratic | Adam DeVita | 3,995 | 8.75 | -0.05 | $3,001.25 |
| | People's | Igor Tvorogov | 1,363 | 2.98 | +1.98 | $1,539.41 |
| | Independent | Charity DiPaola | 619 | 1.36 | – | $31,134.43 |
| | Independent | Angelika Keller | 186 | 0.41 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,662 | – | – | $112,849.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 543 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,205 | 55.57 | -4.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,148 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.25 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 23,683 | 47.83 |
| Conservative | 19,190 | 38.76 |
| New Democratic | 4,334 | 8.75 |
| People's | 1,462 | 2.95 |
| Others | 847 | 1.71 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Majid Jowhari | 21,804 | 43.48 | -3.42 | $83,458.04 |
| | Conservative | Costas Menegakis | 21,592 | 43.06 | -0.26 | $108,773.79 |
| | New Democratic | Adam DeVita | 4,425 | 8.80 | +0.76 | $4,207.04 |
| | Green | Ichha Kohli | 1,695 | 3.40 | +1.66 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Igor Tvorogov | 507 | 1.0 | | none listed |
| | Rhinoceros | Otto Wevers | 126 | 0.2 | | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,149 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 584 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,733 | 59.9 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,660 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.58 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Majid Jowhari | 23,032 | 46.90 | +11.28 | $92,372.40 |
| | Conservative | Michael Parsa | 21,275 | 43.32 | -0.23 | $139,598.40 |
| | New Democratic | Adam DeVita | 3,950 | 8.04 | -8.99 | $11,776.30 |
| | Green | Gwendolyn Veenema | 856 | 1.74 | -2.05 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,113 | 100.0 | | $215,221.97 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 253 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,366 | 61.39 | +5.43 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,402 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +5.76% |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 18,521 | 43.55 |
| Liberal | 15,160 | 35.62 |
| New Democratic | 7,245 | 17.03 |
| Green | 1,612 | 3.79 |
| Others | 4 | 0.01 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Costas Menegakis | 22,078 | 44.14 | +8.45 |
| | Liberal | Bryon Wilfert | 17,671 | 35.33 | -11.66 |
| | New Democratic | Adam DeVita | 8,433 | 16.86 | +6.97 |
| | Green | Cameron Hastings | 1,832 | 3.66 | -3.75 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,014 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 221 | 0.44 | -0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,235 | 55.96 | +3.91 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,765 | – | – |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +10.05% |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Bryon Wilfert | 21,488 | 46.99 | -6.58 | $76,540 |
| | Conservative | Chungsen Leung | 16,318 | 35.69 | +3.81 | $86,007 |
| | New Democratic | Wess Dowsett | 4,526 | 9.89 | -0.07 | $8,114 |
| | Green | Dylan Marando | 3,388 | 7.41 | +2.84 | $6,267 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,720 | 100.00 | $90,834 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 223 | 0.49 | +0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,943 | 52.05 | -9.69 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.70% |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bryon Wilfert | 27,837 | 53.57 | -4.91 |
| | Conservative | Joe Di Paola | 16,564 | 31.88 | +7.00 |
| | New Democratic | Wess Dowsett | 5,176 | 9.96 | +0.26 |
| | Green | Tim Rudkins | 2,379 | 4.57 | -0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,956 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 170 | 0.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,126 | 61.74 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.95% |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Bryon Wilfert | 27,102 | 58.48 |
| | Conservative | Pete Merrifield | 11,530 | 24.88 |
| | New Democratic | Nella Cotrupi | 4,495 | 9.70 |
| | Green | Tim Rudkins | 2,144 | 4.63 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Ellena Lam | 1,074 | 2.32 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,345 | 100.00 |