Vote 2019: Newmarket-Aurora riding profile

Yorkregion.com
May 9, 2019
Teresa Latchford

THE RIDING:

The Newmarket-Aurora federal riding was created for the 2004 election, merging half of the York North riding with one quarter of the Vaughan-King-Aurora riding. It contains the two towns and a very small portion of East Gwillimbury. The riding covers 62 square kilometres and in 2015, there were 83,108 electors and the average income was close to $50,000.

The riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Kyle Peterson but he has announced he will not be seeking re-election for the next term.

THE RACE:

Conservative party: Lois Brown.

The Liberal party has yet to announce its candidate since current MP Kyle Peterson announced he will not seek re-election.

NDP Yvonne Kelly

Green party: Walter Bauer.

BACKGROUND:

From 2004 to 2008 the riding was represented by Liberal Belinda Stronach, the daughter of Magna mogul Frank Stronach. She was dethroned by Conservative Lois Brown, who held her seat from 2008 to 2015 when current Newmarket-Aurora MP Kyle Peterson was victorious and the riding reverted back to a Liberal representative.