Hamilton Centre (federal electoral district) explained

Province:Ontario
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35035
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Matthew Green
Fed-Rep-Party:NDP
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:New Democratic Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:101932
Demo-Electors:68247
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:32
Demo-Cd:Hamilton
Demo-Csd:Hamilton

Hamilton Centre (French: '''Hamilton-Centre''') is a federal electoral district in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

History

It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings.

This riding lost territory to Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and gained territory from Hamilton East—Stoney Creek during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Geography

Consisting of that part of the City of Hamilton described as follows: commencing at the intersection of James Mountain Road with the Niagara Escarpment; thence generally westerly along said escarpment to the electric power transmission line situated westerly of Chateau Court; thence northerly along said transmission line to Highway No. 403; thence generally northeasterly along said highway to the Desjardins Canal; thence easterly along said canal and continuing due east in Hamilton Harbour to the northerly production of Queen Street North; thence northerly in a straight line along said production to the northerly limit of said city; thence generally northeasterly, southeasterly and northeasterly along said limit to the northerly production of Ottawa Street North; thence southerly along said production and Ottawa Street North to Burlington Street East; thence easterly along said street to Kenilworth Avenue North; thence southerly along said avenue and Kenilworth Avenue South to Lawrence Road; thence westerly along said road to the southerly production of Keswick Court; thence southerly along said production to the Niagara Escarpment; thence generally westerly along said escarpment to the point of commencement.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

Languages: 77.2% English, 2.2% Spanish, 2.1% French, 2.1% Portuguese, 2.0% Arabic, 1.1% Vietnamese, 1.0% Italian
Religions: 43.9% Christian (21.8% Catholic, 3.4% Anglican, 2.1% United Church, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 11.5% other Christian), 6.2% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 1.5% Buddhist, 44.2% none
Median income: $35,200 (2020)
Average income: $44,560 (2020)

Panethnic group! colspan="2"
2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5]
European72,07071,73075,985
African8,3806,3904,935
Southeast Asian4,5853,6753,955
South Asian4,4202,6001,985
Indigenous4,2804,1404,030
East Asian2,9152,8802,935
Middle Eastern2,8102,2601,280
Latin American2,4402,1052,050
Other/multiracial1,8201,380705
Total responses103,72597,16597,860
Total population106,439100,103101,932

Members of Parliament

Hamilton Centre has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada by New Democrat Matthew Green since the 2019 federal election. Prior to that, the riding was held by David Christopherson, also of the NDP, from the 2004 federal election to 2019, after also holding the seat provincially from 1990 to 1999. The riding is considered an NDP "stronghold".[6]

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results[7]
PartyVote%
 23,390 46.96
 13,315 26.73
 8,227 16.52
 3,271 6.57
 1,325 2.66
 Others 283 0.57
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
PartyVote%
 20,741 60.25
 8,076 23.46
 4,509 13.10
 Others 925 2.69
 172 0.50

See also

References

Notes

43.25°N -79.854°W

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table. December 6, 2022.
  3. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2024-04-07 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2024-04-07 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2024-04-07 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  6. News: Trudeau rallies support in NDP stronghold riding of Hamilton Centre . Justin . Mowat . October 14, 2019 . CBC Hamilton.
  7. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  8. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1981 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections