Hamilton Centre

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**Hamilton Centre**
Ontario electoral district
Hamilton Centre in relation to the other Hamilton area ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		David Christopherson NDP
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Andrea Horwath NDP
District created
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	117,509
Electors (2007)	78,997
Area (km²)	38
Pop. density (per km²)	3,092.3
Census divisions	Hamilton
Census subdivisions	Hamilton

Hamilton Centre is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It first elected a member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election.

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

It consists of the part of the City of Hamilton bounded by a line drawn south from the city limit along Ottawa Street, west along the Niagara Escarpment, southwest along James Mountain Road, south along West 5th Street, west along Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, north along the hydroelectric transmission line situated west of Upper Horning Road, northeast along Highway No. 403, east along the Desjardins Canal to Hamilton Harbour.

1 Members of Parliament
2 Federal election results
3 Provincial election results
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Members of Parliament

It has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons by New Democrat David Christopherson since the 2004 federal election.

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic Party	David Christopherson	24,503	51.28%
	Liberal	Javid Mirza	11,224	23.49%
	Conservative	Elliot L. Hill	9,969	20.29%
	Green	John Livingstone	2,022	4.23%
	Canadian Action	Tony Des Lauriers	332	0.69%
Total valid votes			47,777	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			279
Turnout			48,056	59.2%

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democrat	David Christopherson	20,321
	Liberal	Stan Keyes	14,948
	Conservative	Leon Patrick O'Connor	6,714
	Green	Anne Marie Pavlov	1,422
	Christian Heritage	Stephen Downey	520
	Independent	Michael James Baldasaro	345
	Marxist-Leninist	Jamile Ghaddar	91

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Andrea Horwath	17,138	44.6
	Liberal	Steve Ruddick	10,985	28.6
	Progressive Conservative	Chris Robertson	5,678	14.8
	Green	Peter Ormond	3,698	9.6
	Family Coalition	Lynne Scime	623	1.6
	Communist	Bob Mann	314	0.8

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	20969	56.7%
	Mixed member proportional	16027	43.3%

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

v • d • e Federal ridings in Hamilton, Halton and Niagara

Conservative	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • St. Catharines

New Democratic	Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain

Liberal	Oakville • Welland • Halton*

* MP Garth Turner was elected as a Conservative, but has resigned from the party and is now sitting as a Liberal.

v • d • e Federal ridings in Ontario

Central Ontario	Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe

Eastern Ontario	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Toronto (S Durham & York, Suburbs, Downtown, Brampton & Mississauga)	Ajax—Pickering • Beaches—East York • Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Markham—Unionville • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Parkdale—High Park • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • St. Paul's • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • Thornhill • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • Oakville • St. Catharines • Welland

Midwestern Ontario	Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

Northern Ontario	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing • Kenora • Nickel Belt • Nipissing—Timiskaming • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Rainy River • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timmins—James Bay

Southwestern Ontario	Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London—Fanshawe • London North Centre • London West • Sarnia—Lambton • Windsor—Tecumseh • Windsor West

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean

v • d • e Provincial ridings in Ontario

Northern	Algoma—Manitoulin • Kenora—Rainy River • Nickel Belt • Nipissing • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Atikokan • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timiskaming—Cochrane • Timmins—James Bay

Eastern	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Central	Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe

Midwestern	Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

Southwestern	Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London North Centre • London—Fanshawe • London West • Sarnia—Lambton • Windsor—Tecumseh • Windsor West

Brampton, Mississauga & Oakville	Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oakville

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • St. Catharines • Welland

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean

South Durham, York	Ajax—Pickering • Markham—Unionville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • Thornhill • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa

Toronto	Beaches—East York • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Parkdale—High Park • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • St. Paul's • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West

See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Ontario

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