Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale (provincial electoral district).
"Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot" redirects here. For the provincial electoral district, see Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot (provincial electoral district).
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
Ontario electoral district

Map of riding
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 2003
District abolished 2013
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 116,357
Electors (2011) 85,039
Area (km²)[2] 698.66
Census divisions Hamilton
Census subdivisions Hamilton

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until the electoral boundaries were redrawn for the 2015 election.

The district included the western half of the amalgamated city of Hamilton but did not include any of the city centre. It did, however, include McMaster University, Redeemer University College and many of the neighbourhoods surrounding it.

History

The electoral district was created in 2003. 82.9% of the riding came from its predecessor riding, Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot and 17.1% from Hamilton West. Conversely, Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot was carved out of Hamilton—Wentworth in 1996. Hamilton—Wentworth was created in 1968 from parts of Wentworth and Hamilton South.

Hamilton—Wentworth initially consisted of:

(a) the eastern part of the City of Hamilton (east of a line drawn from north to south along Parkdale Avenue, west along the Canadian National Railway line, south along Strathearne Avenue, west along Roxborough Avenue, south along Kenilworth Avenue, the brow of the Mountain and Mountain Brow Boulevard, east along Mud Street to the east limit of the City of Hamilton);

(b) the Townships of Ancaster, Binbrook and Saltfleet and the southern part of the Township of Glanford (south of County Suburban Road No. 22)

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Townships of Flamborough and Glanbrook, the Towns of Ancaster and Dundas, and the southern part of the City of Hamilton (lying south of a line drawn from west to east along Limeridge Road, south along Mountain Brow Boulevard, north along Red Hill Creek, east along the brow of the Mountain to the east city limit.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Ancaster, Dundas and Flamborough, the township of Glanbrook, and the southern part of the City of Hamilton (lying south of a line drawn from east to west along the brow of the Niagara Escarpment, south along Redhill Creek, north along Mountain Brow Boulevard, west along Limeridge Road to St. Jerome School, west to Garth Street, south along Garth Street, and west along the proposed Mountain Freeway to the west city limit.)

Hamilton—Wentworth was abolished in 1996 when much of the riding became the new Wentworth—Burlington riding, with some parts going to Hamilton Mountain, Hamilton West and Stoney Creek.

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot consisted of the now former towns of Ancaster, Dundas and Flamborough plus that part of Burlington contained in the community of Aldershot (which it gained from Halton. Upon the 2003 redistribution, the riding lost Aldershot but gained the Ainslie Wood and Westdale neighbourhoods of Hamilton.

Following the 2012 Redistribution Order, the riding will be dissolved and split between Flamborough—Glanbrook and Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas.

Demographics

Ethnic groups: 92.7% White, 2.1% Chinese, 1.6% South Asian
Languages: 83.4% English, 1.1% French, 14.7% Other
Religions: 45.0% Protestant, 27.7% Catholic, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% Other Christian, 1.8% Jewish, 1.2% Muslim, 18.6% No affiliation
Average income: $37,986

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party Association Name CEO HQ Address HQ City
  Conservative Party of Canada Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Conservative Association Ancaster
Green Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Federal Green Party Association Joan Krygsman 257 MacNab Street Dundas
     Liberal Party of Canada Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Federal Liberal Association Peter Greenberg 19 Monarch Court Dundas
     New Democratic Party Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Federal NDP Riding Association Patricia Strung 178 Central Drive Ancaster

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Hamilton—Wentworth
Riding created from Wentworth and Hamilton South
28th  1968–1972     Colin D. Gibson Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Sean O'Sullivan Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1977
 1978–1979     Geoffrey Scott Progressive Conservative
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     John H. Bryden Liberal
Wentworth—Burlington
36th  1997–2000     John H. Bryden Liberal
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
37th  2000–2004     John H. Bryden Liberal
 2004–2004     Independent
 2004–2004     Conservative
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
38th  2004–2006     Russ Powers Liberal
39th  2006–2008     David Sweet Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and Flamborough—Glanbrook

Current Member of Parliament

The incumbent from the majority of the riding, at the time the riding was created, was John Bryden, a Conservative member elected in 2000 as a Liberal. In the 2004 election, Russ Powers of the Liberal Party was elected MP. David Sweet was elected as MP in the 2006 federal election and re-elected in the 2008 and 2011 federal elections.

Election results

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale (2004-present)

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeDavid Sweet 30,240 51.25 +4.75
LiberalDave Braden 14,594 24.74 -2.35
New DemocraticNancy MacBain 10,956 18.57 +1.54
GreenPeter Ormond 2,963 5.02 -4.08
LibertarianAnthony Giles 170 0.29
Marxist–LeninistJamilé Ghaddar 77 0.13 -0.13
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,000100.00
Total rejected ballots 1930.33+0.03
Turnout 59,19369.38+2.68
Conservative hold Swing +3.55
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeDavid Sweet 26,297 46.50 +7.4 $69,185
LiberalArlene MacFarlane-VanderBeek 15,322 27.09 -7.4 $42,231
New DemocraticGordon Guyatt 9,632 17.03 -4.3 $44,859
GreenPeter Ormond 5,149 9.10 +4.7 $21,445
Marxist–LeninistJamilé Ghaddar 148 0.26 +0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,548100.00$88,494
Total rejected ballots 1700.30
Total number of votes 56,71866.70
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeDavid Sweet 24,530 39.1% +4.5%
LiberalRuss Powers 21,656 34.5% -5.2%
New DemocraticGordon Guyatt 13,376 21.3% +0.4%
GreenDavid Januczkowski 2,767 4.4% -0.4%
IndependentBen Cowie 303 0.5% -
Marxist–LeninistJamilé Ghaddar 112 0.2% -
Total number of valid votes 62,744 100.0%
Rejected ballots 175
Total number of votes 62,919
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalRuss Powers 21,935 39.7%
ConservativeDavid Sweet 19,135 34.6%
New DemocraticGordon Guyatt 11,557 20.9%
GreenDavid Januczkowski 2,636 4.8%
Total number of valid votes 55,263 100%
Rejected ballots 252
Total number of votes 55,515

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot (2000-2004)

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn H. Bryden 19,921 41.16
AllianceRay Pennings 15,272 31.55
Progressive ConservativeGerry Aggus 9,451 19.53
New DemocraticGordon Guyatt 3,756 7.76

Wentworth—Aldershot (1997-2000)

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn H. Bryden 19,584 41.65
Progressive ConservativeGerry Aggus 13,481 28.67
ReformAllan Lonn 10,267 21.83
New DemocraticJessica Brennan 3,694 7.86

Hamilton—Wentworth (1968-1997)

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn H. Bryden 29,695 45.81
ReformMark Mullins 16,545 25.52
Progressive ConservativeRay Johnson 14,539 22.43
New DemocraticRick McCall 2,555 3.94
NationalRalph Ellis 672 1.04
Christian HeritageRien Van Den Enden 460 0.71
Natural LawNorm Sinclair 353 0.54
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeGeoff Scott 23,876 41.88
LiberalColin Gibson 19,373 33.98
New DemocraticJulia McCrea 8,989 15.77
Christian HeritageRay Pennings 4,113 7.21
RhinocerosDavid Cheeko Zuliniak 662 1.16
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeGeoff Scott 25,595 52.00
LiberalEric Gordon Cunningham 14,193 28.84
New DemocraticDavid Hitchcock 8,836 17.95
GreenBill Santor 333 0.68
LibertarianEdward B. Hughes 172 0.35
Commonwealth of CanadaEd Gardner 88 0.18
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeGeoff Scott 18,918 44.98
LiberalBill Charlton 13,704 32.58
New DemocraticDavid Hitchcock 9,392 22.33
Marxist–LeninistFrances Pattison 46 0.11
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeGeoff Scott 22,369 52.84
LiberalJim Bennett 11,343 28.60
New DemocraticDavid Hitchcock 8,550 20.20
Marxist–LeninistAnn Boylan 69 0.16

On the resignation of Mr. O'Sullivan, 14 September 1977:

By-election on 16 October 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeGeoff Scott 20,263 47.18
New DemocraticKen Lee 14,105 32.84
LiberalJim Bennett 8,282 19.28
CommunistBob Jaggard 301 0.70
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeSean O'Sullivan 18,874 39.51
LiberalNorm Curry 17,869 37.40
New DemocraticBob Mackenzie 11,029 23.09
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeSean O'Sullivan 18,611 38.51
LiberalColin David Gibson 14,755 30.53
New DemocraticBob Mackenzie 14,520 30.05
IndependentRon McCann 294 0.61
Social CreditA.J. Sid Hamelin 143 0.30
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalColin David Gibson 14,979 39.53
New DemocraticGordon Stewart Vichert 12,852 33.92
Progressive ConservativeJim Ridge 10,059 26.55

See also

References

Notes

Coordinates: 43°15′38″N 80°01′30″W / 43.2605°N 80.0251°W / 43.2605; -80.0251

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