Markham—Thornhill, ON — 2015 Federal Election Results Map
Markham—Thornhill — 2015 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Markham—Thornhill was contested in the 2015 election.
🏆 John McCallum, the Liberal candidate, won the riding with 23,878 votes (55.7% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was Jobson Easow (Conservative) with 13,849 votes (32.3%), defeated by a margin of 10,029 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Senthi Chelliah (NDP-New Democratic Party, 11%).
Riding information
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Another product of the 2012 federal redistribution, Markham—Thornhill drew together the southern portion of Markham — south of Highway 407 — with the eastern section of the historic community of Thornhill, bounded by Bayview Avenue to the west and Steeles Avenue to the south. The riding is located within York Region and contained a diverse mix of residential neighbourhoods and busy commercial corridors along Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue.
Candidates
John McCallum (Liberal) — An economist by training, McCallum held a doctorate from McGill University and had taught at universities including the University of Manitoba, Simon Fraser University, UQAM, and McGill, where he also served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He later became Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of the Royal Bank of Canada. First elected to Parliament in 2000, he had served in multiple cabinet portfolios, including National Defence under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Veterans Affairs under Prime Minister Paul Martin. He moved to the newly created Markham—Thornhill riding for the 2015 election after previously representing Markham—Unionville.
Jobson Easow (Conservative) — A longtime Markham resident, Easow came to Canada from Kerala, India, and built a career in the hospitality industry. He ran as the Conservative standard-bearer in this new riding.
Senthi Chelliah (NDP) — Chelliah carried the NDP banner in the riding.
Joshua Russell (Green Party) — Russell ran on the Green Party platform of sustainability and community investment.
About the Riding
Markham—Thornhill sits in the southern reaches of one of Canada's most ethnically diverse municipalities. The riding's commercial life revolves around corridors like Highway 7 and Bayview Avenue, while residential areas range from older post-war homes in Thornhill to newer townhouse and condominium developments in Markham's southern neighbourhoods. The Rouge River valley cuts through the eastern boundary, providing significant green space. As a commuter-oriented constituency in the inner suburbs of the Greater Toronto Area, residents contended with traffic congestion and transit gaps, particularly the absence of rapid transit connections southward to Toronto. Federal infrastructure investment and immigration policy were persistent topics of debate in a riding where many constituents had arrived in Canada within the preceding two decades.
