Ajax (electoral district)

Ajax is a federal electoral district in the Durham Region of Ontario.

Ajax
Ontario electoral district
Ajax in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Coordinates:43°51′16″N 79°03′36″W
Location of the federal constituency office (as of 7 May 2016)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mark Holland
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]119,677
Electors (2015)83,542
Area (km²)[2]67.00
Pop. density (per km²)1,786.2
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)Ajax

Ajax was created by the 2012 riding redistribution from the portion of Ajax—Pickering[3] consisting of the entire town of Ajax, Ontario, and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect in time for the 2015 Canadian federal election.[4]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Ajax—Pickering
42nd  2015–2019     Mark Holland Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Graph of general election results in Ajax (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMark Holland35,19857.7$64,483.26
ConservativeTom Dingwall15,86426.0$102,214.59
New DemocraticShokat Malik7,03311.5$9,641.03
GreenMaia Knight2,0403.3$1,882.83
People'sSusanna Russo5881.0-$3,679.53
IndependentAllen Keith Hadley1860.3-$1,441.93
IndependentIntab Ali1110.2-none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,020100.0
Total rejected ballots 487
Turnout 61,50766.3
Eligible voters 92,761
Liberal hold Swing {{{3}}}
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMark Holland31,45855.87+17.94$98,658.57
ConservativeChris Alexander19,37434.41−9.82$154,560.57
New DemocraticStephanie Brown4,6308.22−6.78$3,065.75
GreenJeff Hill7881.40−1.32$717.00
UnitedBob Kesic570.10-0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,307100.00 $222,192.40
Total rejected ballots 2060.36
Turnout 56,51366.81
Eligible voters 84,584
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.88
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
2011 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution[10]
Party Vote %
  Conservative19,53544.23
  Liberal16,75337.93
  New Democratic6,62415.00
  Green1,2002.72
  United530.12

References

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