# Newmarket—Aurora (provincial electoral district)

Newmarket—Aurora is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2007.
The district contains the towns of Newmarket and Aurora.
The riding was created for the 2004 federal election by merging 50% of the riding of York North with 24% of the riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora.
According to the 2006 census, 121,924 people are represented in the Ontario Legislature in this riding.
The major industry in the riding is manufacturing, and auto parts maker Magna International is the largest manufacturer. Average family income in the riding is higher than the national average at slightly over $97,000 a year. Unemployment in the riding is lower than the national average at 3.6%.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Newmarket—Aurora :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from York North and Vaughan—King—Aurora |||||
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Frank Klees | Progressive Conservative |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Frank Klees | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Chris Ballard | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Christine Elliott | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Dawn Gallagher Murphy | Progressive Conservative |
| 44th | 2025–present | Dawn Gallagher Murphy | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dawn Gallagher Murphy | 20,260 | 47.56 | +2.59 |
| | Liberal | Chris Ballard | 17,723 | 41.60 | +10.13 |
| | New Democratic | Denis Heng | 2,709 | 6.36 | –6.36 |
| | Green | David Jakubiec | 1,088 | 2.55 | –3.07 |
| | New Blue | Shirin Khasbakhi | 536 | 1.26 | –2.40 |
| | Moderate | Yuri Duboisky | 286 | 0.67 | +0.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,602 | 99.37 | –0.10 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 269 | 0.63 | +0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,871 | 43.70 | –0.72 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 98,096 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –3.77 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dawn Gallagher Murphy | 18,671 | 44.97 | −2.74 |
| | Liberal | Sylvain Roy | 13,069 | 31.47 | +8.71 |
| | New Democratic | Denis Heng | 5,281 | 12.72 | −11.13 |
| | Green | Carolina Rodriguez | 2,332 | 5.62 | +2.04 |
| | New Blue | Iwona Czarnecka | 1,520 | 3.66 | |
| | Ontario Party | Krista Mckenzie | 532 | 1.28 | |
| | Moderate | Yuri Duboisky | 118 | 0.28 | +0.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,523 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 220 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,743 | 44.42 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,342 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −5.73 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Christine Elliott | 24,813 | 47.71 | +10.98 |
| | New Democratic | Melissa Williams | 12,405 | 23.85 | +11.91 |
| | Liberal | Chris Ballard | 11,840 | 22.76 | -21.36 |
| | Green | Michelle Bourdeau | 1,859 | 3.57 | -0.47 |
| | Independent | Dorian Baxter | 447 | 0.86 | |
| | Trillium | Bob Yaciuk | 212 | 0.41 | |
| | Libertarian | Lori Robbins | 192 | 0.37 | |
| | None of the Above | Denis Van Decker | 185 | 0.36 | |
| | Moderate | Denis Gorlynskiy | 60 | 0.12 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,013 | 99.01 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 518 | 0.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,531 | 58.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,076 |
| | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.17 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 19,062 | 44.12 |
| Progressive Conservative | 15,865 | 36.72 |
| New Democratic | 5,157 | 11.94 |
| Green | 1,749 | 4.05 |
| Others | 1,371 | 3.17 |
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Chris Ballard | 22,997 | 43.94 | +8.32 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jane Twinney | 19,585 | 37.42 | -9.82 |
| | New Democratic | Angus Duff | 6,023 | 11.51 | -2.85 |
| | Green | Andrew Roblin | 2,144 | 4.10 | +1.33 |
| | Canadians' Choice | Dorian Baxter | 922 | 1.76 | |
| | Libertarian | Jason Jenkins | 579 | 1.11 | |
| | Trillium | Bob Yaciuk | 83 | 0.16 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,333 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 755 | 1.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,088 | 53,40 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 99,407 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.07 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Klees | 21,425 | 47.24 | +4.53 |
| | Liberal | Christina Bisanz | 16,154 | 35.62 | -4.12 |
| | New Democratic | Robin Wardlaw | 6,514 | 14.36 | +7.14 |
| | Green | Kristopher Kuysten | 1,256 | 2.77 | -6.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,349 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 151 | 0.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,500 | 49.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,231 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.33 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Klees | 19,460 | 42.72 | -2.61 |
| | Liberal | Christina Bisanz | 18,105 | 39.74 | -2.36 |
| | Green | John McRogers | 4,182 | 9.18 | |
| | New Democratic | Mike Seaward | 3,290 | 7.22 | -0.39 |
| | Libertarian | Craig Hodgins | 269 | 0.59 |
| | Family Coalition | Tad Brudzinski | 249 | 0.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,555 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 282 | 0.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,837 | 55.21 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,023 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.13 | |
^ Change based on redistributed results

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 29,470 | 65.9 |
| Mixed member proportional | 15,226 | 34.1 |
| Total valid votes | 44,696 | 100.0 |