Oak Ridges (electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Oak Ridges was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003. This riding was created in 1996, from parts of Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville and York North ridings.
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 Ontario electoral district | |
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Map of the riding | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1997 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001)[1] | 173,378 |
| Electors (2002)[1] | 99,152 |
| Area (km²)[1] | 432 |
It consisted of the towns of Richmond Hill and Whitchurch-Stouffville, and the part of the town of Markham (now a city) north of 16th Avenue.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Oak Ridges—Markham and Richmond Hill ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Riding created from Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville and York North |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | Bryon Wilfert | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Oak Ridges—Markham and Richmond Hill |
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Election results
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Bryon Wilfert | 27,394 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Andersen | 12,232 | ||||||
| Reform | Edward Sarafian | 7,568 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Wynne Hartviksen | 2,411 | ||||||
| Natural Law | William Ayling | 281 | ||||||
| Canadian Action | Dean Force | 167 | ||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election: Oak Ridges | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Bryon Wilfert | 33,058 | ||||
| Alliance | Bob Callow | 11,714 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Oostrom | 8,409 | ||||
| New Democratic | Joseph Thevarkunnel | 1,623 | ||||
| Green | Steven Haylestrom | 672 | ||||
| Natural Law | Mary Wan | 172 | ||||