 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas in relation to nearby electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| 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 division(s) | Hamilton | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | 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, on October 19, 2015.[4]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canada Census[5]
Ethnic groups: 71.4% White, 6.4% South Asian, 4.4% Chinese, 3.8% Black, 3.5% Arab, 1.8% Latin American, 1.8% Indigenous, 1.6% Filipino, 1.6% West Asian
Languages: 71.1% English, 2.7% Arabic, 2.4% Mandarin, 2.3% Italian, 1.5% Spanish, 1.0% Portuguese, 1.0% Polish
Religions: 54.6% Christian (27.2% Catholic, 4.4% United Church, 4.1% Anglican, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Presbyterian, 1.6% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 11.7% Other), 7.3% Muslim, 1.9% Hindu, 1.5% Jewish, 1.0% Sikh, 32.4% None
Median income: $44,000 (2020)
Average income: $69,000 (2020)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Riding created from Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, Hamilton Centre and Hamilton Mountain |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Filomena Tassi | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
Election results
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Filomena Tassi | 27,845 | 44.3 | -2.3 | $96,671.26 | |||
| Conservative | Bert Laranjo | 18,162 | 28.9 | +2.2 | $48,851.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Roberto Henriquez | 12,432 | 19.8 | +2.0 | $17,974.69 | |||
| People's | Dean Woods | 2,584 | 4.1 | +2.7 | $14,813.36 | |||
| Green | Victoria Galea | 1,661 | 2.6 | -4.8 | 7,901.50 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Spencer Rocchi | 137 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 62,821 | 99.4 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 387 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Turnout | 63,208 | 71.2 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 88,781 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Filomena Tassi | 30,214 | 46.55 | -1.13 | $77,474.77 | |||
| Conservative | Bert Laranjo | 17,340 | 26.72 | -5.11 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Yousaf Malik | 11,527 | 17.76 | +1.49 | $35,360.66 | |||
| Green | Victoria Galea | 4,770 | 7.35 | +3.12 | none listed | |||
| People's | Daniel Ricottone | 894 | 1.38 | – | none listed | |||
| Rhinoceros | Spencer Rocchi | 156 | 0.24 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,901 | 99.36 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 415 | 0.64 | +0.20 | |||||
| Turnout | 65,316 | 72.83 | +0.29 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 89,679 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.99 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 99.57 | $221,675.78 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 272 | 0.43 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 62,551 | 72.55 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,222 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Hamilton West--Ancaster--Dundas [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ 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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