This riding north of Toronto contains the towns of Newmarket and Aurora.

Its borders are Bloomington Road in the south, the Newmarket town limits in the north, Bathurst Street in the west and Highway 404 in the east.

Manufacturing is the major industry, with auto parts maker Magna International the largest manufacturer. Retail trade and the service sector are also important to the economy. According to the 2006 census, the average family income is $118,060 and unemployment is 4.8 per cent.
The riding was created in 2004 from 50 per cent of York North and 24 per cent of Vaughan-King-Aurora.

Population: 121,924 (2006 census; an increase of 15.1% since 2001)

Riding Profile

The riding of Newmarket-Aurora is located approximately 20 km north of the City of Toronto.  The riding, which has a population of 121,924, is comprised of the town of Newmarket in the north and Aurora in the south.  Newmarket-Aurora is bordered by the riding of York-Simcoe in the north, and the riding of Oak Ridges-Markham to the east, west and south.

Newmarket, which has the highest population density of the nine municipalities in York Region, accounts for 61% of the riding population but only 43% of its land area.

The riding, pictured below in the official Elections Canada map, is largely rectangular in shape, with Highway 404 serving as the eastern limit and Bathurst Street in the west.  The riding stretches just under 12 km from north to south, and about 7 km from east to west.