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Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas (federal electoral district)

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For the provincial district, see Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas (provincial electoral district).
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Ontario electoral district
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas in relation to nearby electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Filomena Tassi
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, 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]

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
42nd  2015–2019     Filomena Tassi Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Filomena Tassi 30,214 46.6 -1.08
Conservative Bert Laranjo 17,340 26.7 -5.13
New Democratic Yousaf Malik 11,527 17.8 +1.53
Green Victoria Galea 4,770 7.3 +3.07
People's Daniel Ricottone 894 1.4 –
Rhinoceros Spencer Rocchi 156 0.2 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,901 100.00  
Total rejected ballots 415 0.64
Turnout 65,316 74.57 +0.41
Eligible voters 87,587
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
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 62,279 100.00   $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[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
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

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  4. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, 30 September 2015
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  9. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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