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  Richmond Hill - History
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Established June 28, 2004
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedCampari_007 October 11, 2012 07:20pm
DescriptionThis new riding north of Toronto contains part of the town of Richmond Hill. It is bordered by Highway 7 in the south and Gamble Road, Yonge Street and Elgin Mills Road East in the north. It lies between Highway 404 in the east and Bathurst Street in the west.

In the 2001 census, 22 per cent of the population was ethnically Chinese, six per cent Jewish and 8.6 per cent Italian. Half the population consisted of immigrants.

Manufacturing and retail trade are the main employers, with strong printing and publishing, telecommunications and information technology sectors. Average family income is $89,329 and unemployment is 4.9 per cent.

The Richmond Hill riding was created in 2004 from 63 per cent of Oak Ridges riding. Oak Ridges was created in 1996 from portions of the York North and Markham-Whitchurch-Stouffville ridings.

RACES
Date Type Results [Show Primaries]
Sep 20, 2021 General Election
 Majid Jowhari(I)
21,784
47.71%
 Costas Menegakis
17,715
38.80%
 Adam DeVita
3,995
8.75%
 Igor Tvorogov
1,363
2.98%
 Charity DiPaola
619
1.36%
 Angelika Keller
186
0.41%
Oct 21, 2019 General Election
 Majid Jowhari(I)
21,804
43.48%
 Costas Menegakis
21,592
43.06%
 Adam DeVita
4,425
8.82%
 Ichha Kohli
1,695
3.38%
 Igor Tvorogov
507
1.01%
 Otto Wevers
126
0.25%
Oct 19, 2015 General Election
 Majid Jowhari
23,032
46.90%
 Michael Parsa
21,275
43.32%
 Adam DeVita
3,950
8.04%
 Gwendolyn Veenema
856
1.74%
May 02, 2011 General Election
 Costas Menegakis
22,093
44.10%
 Bryon Wilfert(I)
17,717
35.37%
 Adam DeVita
8,451
16.87%
 Cameron Hastings
1,836
3.66%
Oct 14, 2008 General Election
 Bryon Wilfert(I)
21,488
47.00%
 Chungsen Leung
16,318
35.69%
 Wess Dowsett
4,526
9.90%
 Dylan Marando
3,388
7.41%
Jan 23, 2006 General Election
 Bryon Wilfert(I)
27,837
53.58%
 Joe Di Paola
16,564
31.88%
 Wess Dowsett
5,176
9.96%
 Tim Rudkins
2,379
4.58%
Jun 28, 2004 General Election
 Bryon Wilfert(I)
27,102
58.48%
 Peter Merrifield
11,530
24.88%
 Nella Cotrupi
4,495
9.70%
 Tim Rudkins
2,144
4.63%
 Ellena Lam
1,074
2.32%

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