Richmond Hill South (; formerly Richmond Hill) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
It was created in 2003 from parts of Oak Ridges riding.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Richmond Hill South at the 2025 Canadian federal election. It gained all of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill south of Elgin Mills Road (Rouge Woods area).
Geography The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Elgin Mills, Bayview North, Bayview South, North Richvale, Hillsview, Bayview Hill, South Richvale, Langstaff and Doncrest in the City of Richmond Hill.
The electoral district consists of parts of Richmond Hill. It also contains parts of the City of Markham.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation
Languages: 32.8% English, 13.2% Yue, 11.6% Mandarin, 10.4% Iranian Persian, 4.1% Russian, 2.6% Italian, 2.5% Korean, 1.8% Persian, 1.2% Arabic, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.2% Spanish Religions: 39.5% Christian (18.1% Catholic, 4.8% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Anglican, 1.3% United Church, 1.1% Baptist, 1% Presbyterian), 37.6% No religion, 12.7% Muslim, 4.4% Jewish, 2.3% Buddhist, 2.3% Hindu Median income (2020): $35,600 Average income (2020): $55,000
Ethnicity groups: Chinese: 32.6%, White: 32.4%, West Asian: 13.9%, South Asian: 6.8%, Korean: 3.4%, Black: 2.4%, Filipino: 2.4%, Arab: 1.3%, Latin American: 1.3%
Ethnic origins: Chinese 28.7%, Iranian 10.8%, Italian 6.4%, English 4.4%, Canadian 4.3%, Indian 4.1%, Russian 4.0%, Persian 4.0%, Irish 3.8%, Scottish 3.4%
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ cityRichmond Hill South Conservative AssociationCarly A. Lyons-RisingWhitchurch-StouffvilleRichmond Hill South Green Party AssociationAlison Y. LamRichmond HillRichmond Hill South Federal Liberal AssociationGlenn A. LoneyRichmond HillRichmond Hill South Federal NDP Riding AssociationAdam DeVitaRichmond Hill
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Liberal 23,683 47.83 Conservative 19,190 38.76 New Democratic 4,334 8.75 People's 1,462 2.95 Others 847 1.71
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % Conservative 18,521 43.55 Liberal 15,160 35.62 New Democratic 7,245 17.03 Green 1,612 3.79 Others 4 0.01
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Riding history from the Library of Parliament Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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