Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
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District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 109,535 | ||
Electors (2015) | 82,929 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 110 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 995.8 | ||
Census divisions | Hamilton | ||
Census subdivisions | Hamilton |
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas (French: Hamilton-Ouest—Ancaster—Dundas) is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, Hamilton Centre and Hamilton Mountain.[3]
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 19, 2015.[4]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Riding created from Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, Hamilton Centre and Hamilton Mountain |
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42nd | 2015–Present | Filomena Tassi | Liberal |
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Filomena Tassi | 29,694 | 47.68 | +22.76 | $74,750.50 | |||
Conservative | Vincent Samuel | 19,821 | 31.83 | -10.57 | $111,228.74 | |||
New Democratic | Alex Johnstone | 10,131 | 16.27 | -11.92 | $50,321.97 | |||
Green | Peter Ormond | 2,633 | 4.23 | +0.50 | $16,800.92 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 62,279 | 100.00 | $221,675.78 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 272 | 0.43 | – | |||||
Turnout | 62,551 | 74.16 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 84,350 | |||||||
Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.67 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[5][6] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 22,557 | 42.40 | |
New Democratic | 14,996 | 28.19 | |
Liberal | 13,257 | 24.92 | |
Green | 1,986 | 3.73 | |
Others | 409 | 0.77 |
References
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ Final Report – Ontario
- ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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