Ajax (federal electoral district)

For the provincial district, see Ajax (provincial electoral district).

Ajax

Ontario electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2015 federal election
Coordinates:	43°51′16″N79°03′36″W / 43.854506°N 79.059892°W / 43.854506; -79.059892 Location of the federal constituency office (as of 7 May 2016 [update] )
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Jennifer McKelvie Liberal
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2025
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021) [1]	126,666
Electors (2015)	83,542
Area (km²) [2]	67.00
Pop. density (per km²)	1,890.5
Census division(s)	Durham
Census subdivision(s)	Ajax

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

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]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census ^[5]

Languages: 64.8% English, 5.0% Tamil, 3.7% Urdu, 2.2% Tagalog, 1.5% Dari, 1.2% Gujarati, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% French, 1.0% Punjabi, 1.0% Spanish, 1.0% Mandarin
Religions: 50.8% Christian (22.2% Catholic, 3.7% Pentecostal, 3.5% Anglican, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% United Church, 1.3% Baptist, 1.1% Presbyterian, 14.4% None), 14.1% Muslim, 11.6% Hindu, 1.3% Sikh, 20.8% None
Median income: $42,400 (2020)
Average income: $54,300 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Ajax (2011−2021)

Panethnic group	2021 [6]		2016 [7]		2011 [8]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European [a]	43,420	34.39%	50,450	42.33%	58,145	53.24%
South Asian	33,055	26.18%	24,895	20.89%	15,020	13.75%
African	21,210	16.8%	19,860	16.66%	17,505	16.03%
Southeast Asian [b]	7,495	5.94%	6,350	5.33%	5,465	5%
Middle Eastern [c]	6,250	4.95%	4,875	4.09%	2,935	2.69%
East Asian [d]	4,240	3.36%	3,785	3.18%	3,070	2.81%
Latin American	1,695	1.34%	1,670	1.4%	1,070	0.98%
Indigenous	1,270	1.01%	1,190	1%	1,080	0.99%
Other/multiracial [e]	7,615	6.03%	6,095	5.11%	4,935	4.52%
Total responses	126,245	99.67%	119,175	99.58%	109,220	99.65%
Total population	126,666	100%	119,677	100%	109,600	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Riding associations

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

Party		Association name	CEO	HQ city
	Conservative Party of Canada	Ajax Conservative Association	Dave Saunders	Ajax
	Green Party of Canada	Ajax Green Party Association	Diarmuid J. O'Connor	Ajax
	Liberal Party of Canada	Ajax Federal Liberal Association	Kamini Sahadeo	Ajax
	New Democratic Party	Ajax Federal NDP Riding Association	Shannon Cruickshank	Ottawa

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	2019–2021
44th	2021–2025
45th	2025–present		Jennifer McKelvie

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)

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jennifer McKelvie	36,975	56.32	−0.51
	Conservative	Greg Brady	25,658	39.08	+12.48
	New Democratic	Kyle Forster	1,762	2.68	−11.36
	Centrist	Faisal Ali	643	0.98	N/A
	Green	Leigh Paulseth	612	0.93	−1.59
Total valid votes/expense limit			65,650	99.27
Total rejected ballots			484	0.73
Turnout			66,134	67.89
Eligible voters			97,407
	Liberal hold		Swing		−6.50
Source: Elections Canada [9] [10]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Mark Holland	28,279	56.83	–0.85	$61,841.13
	Conservative	Arshad Awan	13,237	26.60	+0.60	$37,722.66
	New Democratic	Monique Hughes	6,988	14.04	+2.51	$3,075.61
	Green	Leigh Paulseth	1,254	2.52	–0.82	$11,493.41
Total valid votes/expense limit			49,658	100.00	–	$120,937.77
Total rejected ballots			525	1.04	+0.25
Turnout			50,283	54.12	–11.86
Eligible voters			92,907
	Liberal hold		Swing		–0.73
Source: Elections Canada [11] [12]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Mark Holland	35,198	57.68	+1.81	$64,483.26
	Conservative	Tom Dingwall	15,864	26.00	-8.41	$102,214.59
	New Democratic	Shokat Malik	7,033	11.53	+3.30	$9,641.03
	Green	Maia Knight	2,040	3.34	+1.94	$1,882.83
	People's	Susanna Russo	588	0.96		$3,679.53
	Independent	Allen Keith Hadley	186	0.30		$1,441.93
	Independent	Intab Ali	111	0.18		none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			61,020	99.21
Total rejected ballots			487	0.79	+0.43
Turnout			61,507	65.98	-0.31
Eligible voters			93,215
	Liberal hold		Swing		+5.11
Source: Elections Canada [13] [14]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Mark Holland	31,458	55.87	+17.94	$98,658.57
	Conservative	Chris Alexander	19,374	34.41	−9.82	$154,560.57
	New Democratic	Stephanie Brown	4,630	8.22	−6.78	$3,065.75
	Green	Jeff Hill	788	1.40	−1.32	$717.00
	United	Bob Kesic	57	0.10	-0.02	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			56,307	99.64		$222,192.40
Total rejected ballots			206	0.36	–
Turnout			56,513	66.29	–
Eligible voters			85,251
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+13.88
Source: Elections Canada [15] [16] [17]

2011 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution [18]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	19,535	44.23
	Liberal	16,753	37.93
	New Democratic	6,624	15.00
	Green	1,200	2.72
	United	53	0.12

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

Notes

1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

1. "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
2. Statistics Canada: 2017
3. Final Report – Ontario
4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Ajax [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
8. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
9. "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
10. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
11. "Election Night Results — Ajax". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
12. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates — 44th Canadian Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
13. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
14. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
15. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Ajax, 30 September 2015
16. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
17. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
18. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections