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Oak Ridges—Markham was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 169,645., with 136,755 electors, the highest of any riding in Canada. By 2011, the riding's population had risen to 228,997, the largest population of all ridings in Canada.〔Census Canada, (Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and federal electoral districts ), 2006; National Post, (Canada Census 2011: Harper could reap the benefits as census suggests new ridings ), February 8, 2012.〕 The district covered part of the suburbs north of Toronto. It included the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville, most of the township of King (excepting extreme northeast) the northern portions of the town of Richmond Hill (including all of Oak Ridges), and the northern and eastern portions of the city of Markham. The electoral district was created in 2004 52.5% from Oak Ridges, 30% from Markham, 13% from Vaughan—King—Aurora, and 4.5% from York North riding. Following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the district was split between King—Vaughan, Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, Markham—Unionville, and Markham—Stouffville. ==Demographics== Communities in Oak Ridges—Markham are the destination for many immigrants to Canada, composing about 41.6% of the population, or about 70,000 of its residents.〔 For 72,440 residents, neither English nor French, the official languages of Canada, is their mother tongue,〔 though most have knowledge of English (148,975), French (160), or both (12,885).〔 Most immigrants become citizens, as 11,155 immigrants were not Canadian citizens as of the Canada 2006 Census.〔 The primarily urban district has a low proportion of Aboriginal residents compared to other parts of Canada, with just 625 people identifying themselves of such descent.〔 It is also home to 70,070 residents who identify themselves as visible minorities, more than half of which are Chinese Canadians〔 and about 20% are Black Canadians.〔 At the 2006 census, the participation rate of residents in the work force was 71.3%, and the electoral district unemployment rate was 5%,〔 below the national average of 6.3%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Work — Unemployment Rate )〕 The district is the second-largest electoral district in Canada by population, next to Brampton West which had 170,422 residents at the 2006 census. It was the 64th largest in 2001, with a population of 111,276, but had the greatest population growth from 2001 to 2006, about 52.5%. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oak Ridges—Markham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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