Milton (federal electoral district) explained

Province:Ontario
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35057
Fed-Created:2013
Fed-Abolished:2023
Fed-Election-First:2015
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Adam van Koeverden
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Liberal Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:136993
Demo-Electors:88998
Demo-Electors-Date:2021
Demo-Area:447.36
Demo-Cd:Halton
Demo-Csd:Burlington, Milton

Milton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that consists of the town of Milton and part of Burlington which has a population growing much faster than the Ontario average. It was created by the 2012 federal redistribution and previously part of Halton. Redistributed results showed that Conservative Lisa Raitt won the area easily in 2011, although her vote share dropped in the 2015 election and the Liberals took the riding in 2019. Since 2019 it has been represented by Liberal Adam van Koeverden.

Profile

The riding (electoral district) in its current form consists of the part of Burlington north of Dundas Street and Highway 407 and the town of Milton.[2] The eponymous town, which makes up much of the riding's area, is a quickly-growing settlement which dates back to the 1820s.[2] [3] [4] According to the 2016 census, the population of the riding grew over six times as much as the Ontario average between 2011 and 2016, from 88,065 to 114,093 (a 29.6% increase compared to the provincial average of 4.6%).[5] Over a third of the riding's population are immigrants. In 2015, the median income in the riding was $42,779, up from $41,801 in 2010.[5] [6] The median age in the district is 36, below the Ontario average of 41.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation[7]

Languages: 56.3% English, 9.4% Urdu, 4% Arabic, 2.3% Spanish, 1.8% Punjabi, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.3% Polish, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.1% French, 1.1% Hindi, 1.1% Mandarin
Religions: 48.4% Christian (27.9% Catholic, 3.1% Christian Orthodox, 2.6% Anglican, 2% United Church, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.1% Presbyterian), 22.6% Muslim, 19.4% No religion, 5.9% Hindu, 2.4% Sikh
Median income (2020): $46,000
Average income (2020): $60,000

Ethnicity groups: White: 45.3%, South Asian: 27.6%, Black: 5.7%, Arab: 5.6%, Filipino: 3.9%, Chinese: 2.8%, Latin American: 2.5%, West Asian: 1.3%, Southeast Asian: 1%

Ethnic origins: Pakistani 11.9%, English 11.5%, Indian 10.6%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 9.2%, Canadian 8.9%, Italian 5.8%, German 4.7%, Filipino 4%, Portuguese 3.9%

History

The district was first proposed as part of the 2012 redistribution. It was initially proposed to consist of Milton, the rural northern part of Burlington, and some small suburban areas of Burlington.[8] There was some concern that the growth of Milton would cause it to be seriously underrepresented by 2031.[9] Before the public meetings were scheduled to be held, the commission redrew the districts in the area and the district would now be split. Burlington North - Milton South would consist of southern Milton and a few more suburban neighbourhoods in Burlington. In the north, it would be combined with Halton Hills to form Halton Hills - Milton.[10]

In February 2013, the district was reverted to the original proposal, but with the northern suburbs of Burlington excluded.[11] This proposal ended up being approved.[12] The area of this district was previously part of Halton and had a population of 88,065, 17% below the provincial average.[11] [13] [14]

In the 2011 election, Conservative MP Lisa Raitt won Halton by about 29% of the vote, and when redistributed, she won Milton by 31%.[15] [16] In the 2015 election, her margin of victory over the Liberal candidate declined to 5%.[17] Shortly after the election, in which the Conservatives lost government, Prime Minister Stephen Harper resigned as party leader; his interim replacement Rona Ambrose appointed Raitt to the Shadow Cabinet as Finance critic.[18] After Raitt spent time outside of the shadow cabinet during her leadership bid, the new full-time leader Andrew Scheer appointed her to be Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party in 2017.[19] [20]

In January 2019, the Liberals nominated former Olympian Adam van Koeverden to run in the riding.[21] A riding poll was released in the lead-up to the election showing a tight race, and it was expected that it would turn out that way on election night.[22] Despite this, van Koeverden won the riding's seat in Parliament against Raitt by 15% of the vote and won a majority of votes in the riding. This was one of only two ridings in the country Liberals picked up from the Conservatives in the 2019 election. [23] [24] After the completion of the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution process, the electoral constituency of Milton was subdivided into two distinct districts: Burlington North-Milton West and Milton East-Halton Hills South. These new delineations and electoral boundaries will become operational for any federal general election called subsequent to April 22, 2024 until the next electoral redistribution. [25]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2011 federal election redistributed results
PartyVote%
 18,631 55.05
 8,183 24.18
 5,593 16.53
 1,311 3.87
 Others 126 0.37

References

43.512°N -79.886°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census . statcan.gc.ca . February 9, 2022 . Statistics Canada.
  2. Web site: Voter Information Service - Map (Milton) . elections.ca . Elections Canada . June 22, 2020.
  3. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census . statcan.gc.ca . Statistics Canada . June 22, 2020 . 2016.
  4. Web site: A Brief History of Milton . Milton Historical Society . June 22, 2020.
  5. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census . statcan.gc.ca . February 8, 2017 . Statistics Canada . June 14, 2020.
  6. Web site: NHS Profile, Milton, Ontario, 2011 . statcan.gc.ca . May 8, 2013 . Statistics Canada . June 14, 2020.
  7. Web site: 2021 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order). 15 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Ontario Electoral Redistribution Commission . Proposed Boundaries – Ontario . 2012 federal electoral redistribution . June 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211165441/http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=on&dir=now/proposals&document=index&lang=e . December 11, 2017 . 2012 . live.
  9. News: Milton should have its own electoral district: resident . June 9, 2020 . InsideHalton.com . Metroland Media . Torstar . November 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200609043205/https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/2905465-milton-should-have-its-own-electoral-district-resident/ . June 9, 2020.
  10. Web site: Ontario Electoral Redistribution Commission . Proposed Boundaries – Ontario: Additional Changes . 2012 federal electoral redistribution . June 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131091140/http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=on&dir=now/proposals&document=addi&lang=e . January 31, 2018 . 2012 . live.
  11. Web site: Ontario Electoral Redistribution Commission . Milton – Commission's Report . 2012 federal electoral redistribution . June 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211182642/http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=on&dir=now/reports/35056r&document=index&lang=e . December 11, 2017 . February 14, 2013 . live.
  12. Web site: Ontario Electoral Redistribution Commission . 9BurlingtonOakville . 2012 electoral redistribution commission . June 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211173433/http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/on/now/reports/9Burlington-Oakville.pdf . December 11, 2017 . 2013 . live.
  13. Web site: Halton – Historical data . elections.ca . Elections Canada . June 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190612133931/https://elections.ca/res/cir/maps/mapprov.asp?map=35030&lang=e . June 12, 2019 . live.
  14. Web site: Ontario Electoral Redistribution Commission . Part II – Amendments to the Initial Report (July 31 2013) – Ontario – Schedule A - Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts . 2012 federal electoral redistribution . June 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211180757/http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=on&dir=now/reports&document=page11&lang=e . December 11, 2017 . July 31, 2013 . live.
  15. Web site: FORTY-FIRST GENERAL ELECTION 2011 — Poll-by-poll results . elections.ca . Elections Canada . June 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200609140634/https://elections.ca/scripts/ovr2011/34/9035.html . June 9, 2020 . 2011 . live.
  16. Web site: Milton, ON (2013 Rep. Order) . Pundit's Guide to Canadian Elections . June 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021113944/http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2003 . October 21, 2015.
  17. Web site: FORTY-SECOND GENERAL ELECTION 2015 — Poll-by-poll results: Milton . elections.ca . Elections Canada . June 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200125111418/https://elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2015app/41/9848e.html . January 25, 2020 . 2015 . live.
  18. News: Tasker . John Paul . Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose taps women for top shadow cabinet jobs . June 10, 2020 . CBC News . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . November 20, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151213123314/http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rona-ambrose-conservative-shadow-cabinet-1.3327895 . December 13, 2015. live.
  19. News: Oct 16 . Beatrice Britneff Published on . Conservative Party announces new shadow cabinet . June 10, 2020 . iPolitics . October 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030106/https://ipolitics.ca/2016/10/16/conservative-party-announces-new-shadow-cabinet/ . November 7, 2017. live.
  20. News: Stone . Laura . As Conservative Party deputy leader, Lisa Raitt hopes women will 'see themselves' in her . June 10, 2020 . The Globe and Mail . July 21, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728235743/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lisa-raitt-takes-up-post-as-conservative-deputy-leader/article35773622/ . July 28, 2017 . live.
  21. News: LeBlanc . Steve . UPDATE: Milton Liberals have Olympic flag-bearer . June 10, 2020 . InsideHalton.com . Metroland Media . Torstar . January 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203130354/https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/9134796-update-milton-liberals-have-olympic-flag-bearer/ . February 3, 2019 . live.
  22. News: Loriggi . Paola . Ontario's Milton riding poised to be a nailbiter as high-profile candidates face off . June 22, 2020 . Global News . Corus Entertainment . October 19, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622142936/https://globalnews.ca/news/6055146/milton-lisa-raitt-adam-van-koeverden/ . June 22, 2020.
  23. Web site: FORTY-THIRD GENERAL ELECTION 2019 — Poll-by-poll results: Milton . elections.ca . Elections Canada . June 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200424172348/https://elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2019app/51/11099e.html . April 24, 2020 . April 6, 2020 . live.
  24. News: Cheung . Christopher . Liberals Prove Kings of Tight Ridings. And More Election Crunching . September 18, 2020 . The Tyee . October 23, 2019 . en.
  25. Web site: FEDERAL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS REDISTRIBUTION 2022: Final Boundaries - Ontario .

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