Hamilton Mountain

For the provincial electoral district, see Hamilton Mountain (provincial electoral district).
Hamilton Mountain
Ontario electoral district

Hamilton Mountain in relation to the other Hamilton area ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Scott Duvall
New Democratic

District created 1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 103,615
Electors (2015) 76,886
Area (km²)[1] 35
Pop. density (per km²) 2,960.4
Census divisions Hamilton
Census subdivisions Hamilton
For information on the Hamilton Mountain geographical feature, see the articles on the Niagara Escarpment or Hamilton, Ontario.

Hamilton Mountain is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region.

The socio-economic composition of the Hamilton Mountain is diverse, having low-income public housing residents as well as million dollar estates, highly paid unionized workers and small-wage unskilled workers, and well-established families and recent immigrants.

This diversity makes Hamilton Mountain a swing riding where many elections are virtually two- or three-way ties. For instance, in 1988 less than a hundred votes separated the first and second-place finishers and in the 2004 election only three thousand votes separated the first and third-place finishers. In recent years, however, the riding has become one of the most solid NDP seats in Hamilton. From the 1990s to 2006, the races were between Liberals and NDP. Following the Liberal Party's collapse in the late 2000s, the Conservatives became the main competitors in the riding.

Geography

Following the 2012 electoral redistribution, Hamilton Mountain lost territory to Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and Flamborough—Glanbrook and had its boundaries redefined as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the Niagara Escarpment with Redhill Creek, running west along the creek to Mountain Brow Boulevard, south along said boulevard to Arbour Road and south along Arbour Road and Anchor Road to the intersection of Rymal Road East with Glover Road, west along Rymal Road East and Rymal Road West to Garth Street, north along Garth Street to the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, east along said parkway to West 5th Street, north along West 5th street to James Mountain Road, northeastern along said road to the Niagara Escarpment, then generally easterly and generally southerly along said escarpment to the point of commencement.

History

The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot, Hamilton South, Hamilton West, Stoney Creek, and Wentworth ridings.

It consisted initially of:

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton lying south of the brow of the Mountain bounded on the east by Red Hill Creek, on the west by the west limit of the city, and on the south by Mohawk Road, Limeridge Road, and Mountain Brow Boulevard.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton lying south of the brow of the Mountain bounded by a line drawn from Mountain Brow Boulevard, west along Limeridge Road to St. Jerome School, west to Garth Street, south along Garth Street, west along the proposed Mountain Freeway.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton south of a line drawn north from the western city limit near Lisajane Court, east along Stone Church Road, north along Garth Street, east along Redhill Creek Expressway, north along West 5 Street, then east along the brow of the Niagara Escarpment to the eastern city limit.

In 2003, the riding was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton bounded by a line drawn west from the Niagara Escarpment along Red Hill Valley Parkway|Red Hill Creek, south along Mountain Brow Boulevard, Arbour Road and Glover Road, west along the hydroelectric transmission line situated south of Rymal Road East, north along Glancaster Road, east along Garner Road East, north along the hydroelectric transmission line situated west of Upper Paradise Road, east along Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, north along West 5th Street, northeast along James Mountain Road, and east and south along the Niagara Escarpment to the point of commencement.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Hamilton Mountain
Riding created from Hamilton South and Hamilton West
28th  1968–1972     Gordon J. Sullivan Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Duncan Beattie Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979     Gus MacFarlane Liberal
31st  1979–1980     Duncan Beattie Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984     Ian Deans New Democratic
33rd  1984–1986
 1987–1988 Marion Dewar
34th  1988–1993     Beth Phinney Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008     Chris Charlton New Democratic
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–Present Scott Duvall

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticScott Duvall 18,146 35.89 -12.55
LiberalShaun Burt 16,933 33.49 +17.85
ConservativeAl Miles 12,991 25.70 -6.59
GreenRaheem Aman 1,283 2.54 -0.29
LibertarianAndrew James Caton 763 1.51
Christian HeritageJim Enos 438 0.87
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,554100.00 $209,945.37
Total rejected ballots 3070.60
Turnout 50,86165.15
Eligible voters 76,886
New Democratic hold Swing -15.20
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
2011 federal election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 21,806 48.45
  Conservative 14,534 32.29
  Liberal 7,040 15.64
  Green 1,271 2.82
  Others 358 0.80
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticChris Charlton 25,595 47.2 +3.5
ConservativeTerry Anderson 17,936 33.1 +2.4
LiberalMarie Bountrogianni 8,787 16.2 -4.0
GreenStephen Brotherson 1,505 2.8 -2.7
Christian HeritageJim Enos 270 0.5
IndependentHenryk Adamiec 171 0.3
Total valid votes 54,264100.0
Total rejected ballots 261 0.5 +0.4
Turnout 54,525 61.8
Eligible voters 88,196
Source: Elections Canada.[5]
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticChris Charlton 22,796 43.7 +6.3 $79,793
ConservativeTerry Anderson 16,010 30.7 +3.5 $58,663
LiberalTyler Banham 10,531 20.2 -11.7 $78,883
GreenStephen Brotherston 2,884 5.5 +2.9 $7,683
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,221100.0 $91,117
Total rejected ballots 293 0.1
Turnout 52,514
Source: Elections Canada.[5]
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticChris Charlton 21,869 37.3 +4.4
LiberalBill Kelly 18,697 31.9 -2.9
ConservativeDon Graves 15,915 27.2 -2.1
GreenSusan Wadsworth 1,510 2.6 0.0
Christian HeritageStephen Downey 458 0.8
Marxist–LeninistPaul Lane 131 0.2 -0.2
Total valid votes 58,580 100.0
Source: Elections Canada.[5]
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBeth Phinney 18,548 34.8 -16.1
New DemocraticChris Charlton 17,552 32.9 +23.0
ConservativeTom Jackson 15,590 29.3 -9.3
GreenJo Pavlov 1,378 2.6
Marxist–LeninistPaul Lane 214 0.4 -0.2
Total valid votes 53,282100.0
Source: Elections Canada.[5]

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBeth Phinney 22,536 50.9 +5.1
AllianceMike Scott 9,621 21.7 +4.1
Progressive ConservativeJohn Smith 7,467 16.9 -2.4
New DemocraticJames Stephenson 4,387 9.9 -6.2
Marxist–LeninistRolf Gerstenberger 259 0.6 +0.3
Total valid votes 44,270100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBeth Phinney 21,128 45.8 -11.3
Progressive ConservativeJohn Smith 8,877 19.2 +7.8
ReformRichard F. Gaasenbeek 8,154 17.7 -3.9
New DemocraticChris Charlton 7,440 16.1 8.4
Canadian ActionChristopher M. Patty 374 0.8
Marxist–LeninistIqbal Sumbal 146 0.3
Total valid votes 46,119100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBeth Phinney 27,218 57.1 +24.2
ReformCraig Chandler 10,297 21.6
Progressive ConservativeTamra Mann 5,474 11.5 -19.0
New DemocraticAndrew MacKenzie 3,670 7.7 -25.1
NationalGunter Hinz 673 1.4
Natural LawIsabel Millman 331 0.7
Total valid votes 47,663 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBeth Phinney 16,934 32.9 -5.9
New DemocraticMarion Dewar 16,861 32.8 -10.6
Progressive ConservativeGrant Darby 15,712 30.5 +14.6
Christian HeritageCharles Eleveld 1,799 3.5
Commonwealth of CanadaEd Gardner 87 0.2
IndependentRolf Gerstenberger 70 0.1
Total valid votes 51,463 100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 20 July 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Resignation of Ian Deans, 31 August 1986
New DemocraticMarion Dewar 14,435 43.4 -5.8
LiberalBeth Phinney 12,903 38.8 +20.6
Progressive ConservativeDan MacDonald 5,301 15.9 -16.5
RhinocerosMartin O'Hanlon 316 0.9
IndependentJohn Turmel 166 0.5
Social CreditAndrew Varady 149 0.4
Total valid votes 33,270 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticIan Deans 25,789 49.2 +13.7
Progressive ConservativeDuncan M. Beattie 17,004 32.4 -0.1
LiberalJerry McCullough 9,514 18.1 -13.7
Commonwealth of CanadaMike McGee 133 0.3
Total valid votes 52,440100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticIan Deans 17,700 35.5 +11.5
Progressive ConservativeDuncan M. Beattie 16,208 32.5 -9.3
LiberalGus MacFarlane 15,873 31.8 -2.1
CommunistElizabeth Rowley 65 0.1
Marxist–LeninistGerard Kimmons 57 0.1 0.0
Total valid votes 49,903 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeDuncan M. Beattie 21,348 41.2 +6.4
LiberalGus MacFarlane 17,334 33.9 -10.0
New DemocraticAndy Asselin 12,273 24.0 +3.7
CommunistElizabeth Rowley 102 0.2 -0.1
Marxist–LeninistGerard Kimmons 68 0.1 0.0
Total valid votes 51,125100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGus MacFarlane 22,253 43.9 +10.9
Progressive ConservativeDuncan M. Beattie 17,922 35.3 -5.6
New DemocraticDon Gray 10,304 20.3 -5.4
CommunistNancy McDonald 170 0.3
Marxist–LeninistDawn Carroll 69 0.1
Total valid votes 50,718 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeDuncan M. Beattie 21,713 41.0 +16.5
LiberalHarvey Lanctot 17,477 33.0 -8.2
New DemocraticBill Nichols 13,604 25.7 -8.7
Social CreditRoger Hamelin 183 0.3
Total valid votes 52,977 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGordon J. Sullivan 17,794 41.2
New DemocraticWilliam D. Howe 14,838 34.3
Progressive ConservativeDuncan Beattie 10,583 24.5
Total valid votes 43,215100.0

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