Summary: Conservative MP Costas Menegakis, first elected in Richmond Hill in 2011, is seeking re-election in this new riding. His competition includes a provincial civil servant running for the NDP, and a retired Royal Canadian Air Force Captain who is running for the Liberal Party.
Boundaries: This riding was created from major redistribution in the area north and east of Toronto. It includes the southern part of the Town of Aurora, and the northern part of Richmond Hill. Those areas were previously represented by Newmarket-Aurora and Oak Ridges-Markham, as well as a small portion of the Richmond Hill riding.
Last Election: If this riding existed in 2011, the Conservatives would have won with 51.5 per cent of the vote, followed by the Liberals with 27.9 per cent.
History: All of the former ridings that make up this new riding elected Conservatives in 2011. The two that form the majority of this new riding also elected Conservatives in 2008. Notable previous MPs here include Belinda Stronach (Conservative turned Liberal, Newmarket-Aurora 2004-2008) and Paul Calandra (Conservative, Oak Ridges-Markham, 2008-2015) who is now running in the new riding of Markham-Stouffville.
Candidates
Conservative: Costas Menegakis, MP
NDP: Brenda Power, provincial civil servant
Liberal: Leona Alleslev, consultant, retired Air Force Captain
Green: Randi Ramdeen
Animal Alliance Environment Voters: Kyle Bowles
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