Hamilton Mountain (federal electoral district)

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Hamilton Mountain
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Hamilton Mountain, 2015.svg
Hamilton Mountain in relation to the other Hamilton area ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Lisa Hepfner
Liberal
District created1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2021
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 division(s) Hamilton
Census subdivision(s) Hamilton

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 region.

Contents

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

That diversity makes Hamilton Mountain a swing riding in which many elections are virtually two-way or three-way ties. For instance, fewer than 100 votes separated the top two places in 1988. Only 3000 votes separated the top three candidates in 2004. From the 1990s to 2006, the races were between the Liberals and the NDP. After the Liberal Party's collapse in the late 2000s, the Conservatives became the main competitors in the riding. With the Liberal resurgence during the 2015 election, the vote difference of the three major parties has narrowed, solidifying the riding's status as a three-way tossup.

Geography

In the 2012 redistribution, Hamilton Mountain lost area to Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas and Flamborough—Glanbrook. The riding was redefined to:

that part of the City of Hamilton commencing at the intersection of the Niagara Escarpment with Redhill Creek, west along said creek to Mountain Brow Boulevard, south along said boulevard to Arbour Road, then generally southerly along said road, its intermittent production, Anchor Road and its southerly production to the intersection of Rymal Road East with Glover Road, then westerly along Rymal Road East and West to Garth Street, north along said street to the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, east along said parkway to West 5th Street, north along said street to James Mountain Road, then generally northeasterly along said road to the Niagara Escarpment, then east and south along said escarpment to the point of commencement. [2] [3]

History

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

The riding's 1966 representation order indicated that Hamilton Mountain would include that 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 5th 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.

In 2012, the riding was redefined:

Consisting of that part of the City of Hamilton described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the Niagara Escarpment with Redhill Creek; thence westerly along said creek to Mountain Brow Boulevard; thence southerly along said boulevard to Arbour Road; thence generally southerly along said road, its intermittent production, Anchor Road and its southerly production to the intersection of Rymal Road East with Glover Road; thence westerly along Rymal Road East and Rymal Road West to Garth Street; thence northerly along said street to Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway; thence easterly along said parkway to West 5th Street; thence northerly along said street to James Mountain Road; thence generally northeasterly along said road to the Niagara Escarpment; thence generally easterly and generally southerly along said escarpment to the point of commencement. [4]

In 2022, the riding's boundaries were updated again. While remaining similar to the 2012 Representation Order, Hamilton Mountain gained a small section of Flamborough-Glanbrook. The riding's new southern border was extended to the hydroelectric transmission line between Garth Street and Glover Road, effectively reincorporating portions of the riding that were lost in 2012. [5]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census [6]

Ethnic groups: 67.0% White, 5.8% Black, 5.0% South Asian, 4.2% Filipino, 4.1% Arab, 3.0% Indigenous, 2.4% West Asian, 2.3% Latin American, 1.8% Southeast Asian, 1.6% Chinese

Languages: 69.6% English, 3.0% Arabic, 2.5% Italian, 2.3% Spanish, 2.0% Tagalog, 1.4% Aramaic, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.0% French

Religions: 57.4% Christian (30.5% Catholic, 3.8% Anglican, 3.4% United Church, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.6% Presbyterian, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.4% Baptist, 12.8% Other), 7.7% Muslim, 1.5% Hindu, 30.9% None

Median income: $39,200 (2020)

Average income: $46,360 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
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  2019–2021
44th  2021–present   Lisa Hepfner Liberal

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)
2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Lisa Hepfner 16,54734.1+3.8$53,627.84
New Democratic Malcolm Allen 15,71232.4-3.7$93,599.93
Conservative Al Miles11,83824.4-1.1$50,535.87
People's Chelsey Taylor3,0976.4+5.0$0.00
Green Dave Urquhart9742.0-3.9$0.00
Christian Heritage Jim Enos3360.7+0.1$500.00
Total valid votes48,46099.1
Total rejected ballots4190.9
Turnout48,87960.6
Eligible voters80,647
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +3.8
Source: Elections Canada [7]
2021 federal election redistributed results [8]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 17,96234.50
  New Democratic 16,43331.56
  Conservative 13,04225.05
  People's 3,2896.32
  Green 1,0392.00
 Others3060.59
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Scott Duvall 19,13536.1+0.21$49,075.51
Liberal Bruno Uggenti16,05730.3-3.22$69,313.38
Conservative Peter Dyakowski 13,44325.5-0.20$95,613.48
Green Dave Urquhart3,1155.9+3.31none listed
People's Trevor Lee7601.44-$668.87
Christian Heritage Jim Enos3300.6-0.24none listed
Rhinoceros Richard Plett1090.2-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit52,949100.0
Total rejected ballots489
Turnout53,43866.0
Eligible voters80,992
New Democratic hold Swing +1.72
Source: Elections Canada [9] [10]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Scott Duvall 18,14635.89-12.55$57,552.86
Liberal Shaun Burt16,93333.49+17.85$45,580.19
Conservative Al Miles12,99125.70-6.59$34,537.26
Green Raheem Aman1,2832.54-0.29$226.00
Libertarian Andrew James Caton7631.51
Christian Heritage Jim Enos4380.87$5,372.31
Total valid votes/Expense limit50,554100.00 $209,945.37
Total rejected ballots3070.60
Turnout50,86165.15
Eligible voters76,886
New Democratic hold Swing -15.20
Source: Elections Canada [11] [12]
2011 federal election redistributed results [13]
PartyVote %
  New Democratic 21,80648.45
  Conservative 14,53432.29
  Liberal 7,04015.64
  Green 1,2712.82
 Others3580.80
2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Chris Charlton 25,59547.2+3.5
Conservative Terry Anderson17,93633.1+2.4
Liberal Marie Bountrogianni 8,78716.2-4.0
Green Stephen Brotherson1,5052.8-2.7
Christian Heritage Jim Enos2700.5
Independent Henryk Adamiec1710.3
Total valid votes54,264100.0
Total rejected ballots261 0.5 +0.4
Turnout54,525 61.8
Eligible voters 88,196
Source: Elections Canada. [14]
2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Chris Charlton 22,79643.7+6.3$79,793
Conservative Terry Anderson16,01030.7+3.5$58,663
Liberal Tyler Banham10,53120.2-11.7$78,883
Green Stephen Brotherston2,8845.5+2.9$7,683
Total valid votes/Expense limit52,221100.0 $91,117
Total rejected ballots293 0.1
Turnout 52,514
Source: Elections Canada. [14]
2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Chris Charlton 21,86937.3+4.4
Liberal Bill Kelly18,69731.9-2.9
Conservative Don Graves15,91527.2-2.1
Green Susan Wadsworth1,5102.60.0
Christian Heritage Stephen Downey4580.8
Marxist–Leninist Paul Lane1310.2-0.2
Total valid votes58,580 100.0
Source: Elections Canada. [14]
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Beth Phinney 18,54834.8-16.1
New Democratic Chris Charlton 17,55232.9+23.0
Conservative Tom Jackson15,59029.3-9.3
Green Jo Pavlov1,3782.6
Marxist–Leninist Paul Lane2140.4-0.2
Total valid votes53,282100.0
Source: Elections Canada. [14]

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

2000 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Beth Phinney 22,53650.9+5.1
Alliance Mike Scott9,62121.7+4.1
Progressive Conservative John Smith7,46716.9-2.4
New Democratic James Stephenson4,3879.9-6.2
Marxist–Leninist Rolf Gerstenberger2590.6+0.3
Total valid votes44,270100.0

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

1997 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Beth Phinney 21,12845.8-11.3
Progressive Conservative John Smith8,87719.2+7.8
Reform Richard F. Gaasenbeek8,15417.7-3.9
New Democratic Chris Charlton 7,44016.18.4
Canadian Action Christopher M. Patty3740.8
Marxist–Leninist Iqbal Sumbal1460.3
Total valid votes 46,119100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Beth Phinney 27,21857.1+24.2
Reform Craig Chandler 10,29721.6
Progressive Conservative Tamra Mann5,47411.5-19.0
New Democratic Andrew MacKenzie3,6707.7-25.1
National Gunter Hinz6731.4
Natural Law Isabel Millman3310.7
Total valid votes47,663 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Beth Phinney 16,93432.9-5.9
New Democratic Marion Dewar 16,86132.8-10.6
Progressive Conservative Grant Darby15,71230.5+14.6
Christian Heritage Charles Eleveld1,7993.5
Commonwealth of Canada Ed Gardner870.2
Independent Rolf Gerstenberger700.1
Total valid votes51,463 100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 20 July 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Resignation of Ian Deans, 31 August 1986
New Democratic Marion Dewar 14,43543.4-5.8
Liberal Beth Phinney 12,90338.8+20.6
Progressive Conservative Dan MacDonald5,30115.9-16.5
Rhinoceros Martin O'Hanlon3160.9
Independent John Turmel 1660.5
Social Credit Andrew Varady1490.4
Total valid votes33,270 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Ian Deans 25,78949.2+13.7
Progressive Conservative Duncan M. Beattie 17,00432.4-0.1
Liberal Jerry McCullough9,51418.1-13.7
Commonwealth of Canada Mike McGee1330.3
Total valid votes 52,440100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Ian Deans 17,70035.5+11.5
Progressive Conservative Duncan M. Beattie 16,20832.5-9.3
Liberal Gus MacFarlane15,87331.8-2.1
Communist Elizabeth Rowley 650.1
Marxist–Leninist Gerard Kimmons570.10.0
Total valid votes49,903 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Duncan M. Beattie 21,34841.2+6.4
Liberal Gus MacFarlane17,33433.9-10.0
New Democratic Andy Asselin12,27324.0+3.7
Communist Elizabeth Rowley 1020.2-0.1
Marxist–Leninist Gerard Kimmons680.10.0
Total valid votes 51,125100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gus MacFarlane 22,25343.9+10.9
Progressive Conservative Duncan M. Beattie 17,92235.3-5.6
New Democratic Don Gray10,30420.3-5.4
Communist Nancy McDonald1700.3
Marxist–Leninist Dawn Carroll690.1
Total valid votes50,718 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Duncan M. Beattie 21,71341.0+16.5
Liberal Harvey Lanctot17,47733.0-8.2
New Democratic Bill Nichols13,60425.7-8.7
Social Credit Roger Hamelin1830.3
Total valid votes52,977 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Gordon J. Sullivan 17,79441.2
New Democratic William D. Howe14,83834.3
Progressive Conservative Duncan Beattie10,58324.5
Total valid votes 43,215100.0

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