Thornhill (provincial electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district
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Thornhill in relation to the other Toronto ridings
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
| MPP |
Progressive Conservative |
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| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2014 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 140,265 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 96,209 | ||
| Area (km²) | 75.73 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,852.2 | ||
| Census divisions | York | ||
| Census subdivisions | Markham, Vaughan | ||
Thornhill is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
It covers the community of Thornhill, Ontario, which is made up of portions of Vaughan and Markham, and was created in 1999 from parts of Markham and York Centre ridings.
It consists of the part of the city of Vaughan that is east of Highway 400 and south of Rutherford Road, and the part of the city of Markham west of Highway 404.
It is the only riding in Ontario with a Jewish plurality. 32.8% of the population is Jewish, the highest in the province.
Coordinates: 43°48′40″N 79°25′25″W / 43.8112°N 79.4236°W
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