Hamilton Mountain

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.

Hamilton Mountain
Ontario electoral district
Hamilton Mountain in relation to the other Hamilton area ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Scott Duvall
New Democratic
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]103,615
Electors (2015)76,886
Area (km²)[1]35
Pop. density (per km²)2,960.4
Census division(s)Hamilton
Census subdivision(s)Hamilton

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:

  • the part of the City of Hamilton east of a line drawn west along Mud Street, north along Mountain Brow Boulevard, and northwest along the brow of the Mountain; and
  • the part of the Township of Glanford in the County of Wentworth lying north of County Suburban Road No. 22.

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  2015–2019 Scott Duvall
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Hamilton Mountain (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticScott Duvall19,13536.1+0.21$49,075.51
LiberalBruno Uggenti16,05730.3-3.22$69,313.38
ConservativePeter Dyakowski13,44325.5-0.20$95,613.48
GreenDave Urquhart3,1155.9+3.31none listed
People'sTrevor Lee7601.44-$668.87
Christian HeritageJim Enos3300.6-0.24none listed
RhinocerosRichard Plett1090.2-none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,949100.0
Total rejected ballots 489
Turnout 53,43866.0
Eligible voters 80,992
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticScott Duvall18,14635.89-12.55$57,552.86
LiberalShaun Burt16,93333.49+17.85$45,580.19
ConservativeAl Miles12,99125.70-6.59$34,537.26
GreenRaheem Aman1,2832.54-0.29$226.00
LibertarianAndrew James Caton7631.51
Christian HeritageJim Enos4380.87$5,372.31
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[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic21,80648.45
  Conservative14,53432.29
  Liberal7,04015.64
  Green1,2712.82
  Others3580.80
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticChris Charlton25,59547.2+3.5
ConservativeTerry Anderson17,93633.1+2.4
LiberalMarie Bountrogianni8,78716.2-4.0
GreenStephen Brotherson1,5052.8-2.7
Christian HeritageJim Enos2700.5
IndependentHenryk Adamiec1710.3
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.[7]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticChris Charlton22,79643.7+6.3$79,793
ConservativeTerry Anderson16,01030.7+3.5$58,663
LiberalTyler Banham10,53120.2-11.7$78,883
GreenStephen Brotherston2,8845.5+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.[7]
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticChris Charlton21,86937.3+4.4
LiberalBill Kelly18,69731.9-2.9
ConservativeDon Graves15,91527.2-2.1
GreenSusan Wadsworth1,5102.60.0
Christian HeritageStephen Downey4580.8
Marxist–LeninistPaul Lane1310.2-0.2
Total valid votes 58,580 100.0
Source: Elections Canada.[7]
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBeth Phinney18,54834.8-16.1
New DemocraticChris Charlton17,55232.9+23.0
ConservativeTom Jackson15,59029.3-9.3
GreenJo Pavlov1,3782.6
Marxist–LeninistPaul Lane2140.4-0.2
Total valid votes 53,282100.0
Source: Elections Canada.[7]

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

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBeth Phinney22,53650.9+5.1
AllianceMike Scott9,62121.7+4.1
Progressive ConservativeJohn Smith7,46716.9-2.4
New DemocraticJames Stephenson4,3879.9-6.2
Marxist–LeninistRolf Gerstenberger2590.6+0.3
Total valid votes 44,270100.0

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

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBeth Phinney21,12845.8-11.3
Progressive ConservativeJohn Smith8,87719.2+7.8
ReformRichard F. Gaasenbeek8,15417.7-3.9
New DemocraticChris Charlton7,44016.18.4
Canadian ActionChristopher M. Patty3740.8
Marxist–LeninistIqbal Sumbal1460.3
Total valid votes 46,119100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBeth Phinney27,21857.1+24.2
ReformCraig Chandler10,29721.6
Progressive ConservativeTamra Mann5,47411.5-19.0
New DemocraticAndrew MacKenzie3,6707.7-25.1
NationalGunter Hinz6731.4
Natural LawIsabel Millman3310.7
Total valid votes 47,663 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBeth Phinney16,93432.9-5.9
New DemocraticMarion Dewar16,86132.8-10.6
Progressive ConservativeGrant Darby15,71230.5+14.6
Christian HeritageCharles Eleveld1,7993.5
Commonwealth of CanadaEd Gardner870.2
IndependentRolf Gerstenberger700.1
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 Dewar14,43543.4-5.8
LiberalBeth Phinney12,90338.8+20.6
Progressive ConservativeDan MacDonald5,30115.9-16.5
RhinocerosMartin O'Hanlon3160.9
IndependentJohn Turmel1660.5
Social CreditAndrew Varady1490.4
Total valid votes 33,270 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticIan Deans25,78949.2+13.7
Progressive ConservativeDuncan M. Beattie17,00432.4-0.1
LiberalJerry McCullough9,51418.1-13.7
Commonwealth of CanadaMike McGee1330.3
Total valid votes 52,440100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticIan Deans17,70035.5+11.5
Progressive ConservativeDuncan M. Beattie16,20832.5-9.3
LiberalGus MacFarlane15,87331.8-2.1
CommunistElizabeth Rowley650.1
Marxist–LeninistGerard Kimmons570.10.0
Total valid votes 49,903 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDuncan M. Beattie21,34841.2+6.4
LiberalGus MacFarlane17,33433.9-10.0
New DemocraticAndy Asselin12,27324.0+3.7
CommunistElizabeth Rowley1020.2-0.1
Marxist–LeninistGerard Kimmons680.10.0
Total valid votes 51,125100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGus MacFarlane22,25343.9+10.9
Progressive ConservativeDuncan M. Beattie17,92235.3-5.6
New DemocraticDon Gray10,30420.3-5.4
CommunistNancy McDonald1700.3
Marxist–LeninistDawn Carroll690.1
Total valid votes 50,718 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDuncan M. Beattie21,71341.0+16.5
LiberalHarvey Lanctot17,47733.0-8.2
New DemocraticBill Nichols13,60425.7-8.7
Social CreditRoger Hamelin1830.3
Total valid votes 52,977 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGordon J. Sullivan17,79441.2
New DemocraticWilliam D. Howe14,83834.3
Progressive ConservativeDuncan Beattie10,58324.5
Total valid votes 43,215100.0

See also

References

  • "(Code 35033) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  • Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hamilton Mountain, 30 September 2015
  5. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  7. "Past results: Hamilton Mountain (Ontario), 2004-present". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

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