Milton (federal electoral district)

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

Milton

Ontario electoral district
Milton in relation to nearby electoral districts in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Adam van Koeverden Liberal
District created	2013
District abolished	2023
First contested	2015
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021) [1]	136,993
Electors (2021)	88,998
Area (km²) [1]	447.36
Pop. density (per km²)	306.2
Census division(s)	Halton
Census subdivision(s)	Burlington, Milton

Milton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that consists of the town of Milton and part of Burlington which has a population growing much faster than the Ontario average. It was created by the 2012 federal redistribution and previously part of Halton. Redistributed results showed that Conservative Lisa Raitt won the area easily in 2011, although her vote share dropped in the 2015 election and the Liberals took the riding in 2019. Since 2019 it has been represented by Liberal Adam van Koeverden.

Profile

The riding (electoral district) in its current form consists of the part of Burlington north of Dundas Street and Highway 407 and the town of Milton. ^[2] The eponymous town, which makes up much of the riding's area, is a quickly-growing settlement which dates back to the 1820s. ^{[2] [3] [4]} According to the 2016 census, the population of the riding grew over six times as much as the Ontario average between 2011 and 2016, from 88,065 to 114,093 (a 29.6% increase compared to the provincial average of 4.6%). ^[5] Over a third of the riding's population are immigrants. In 2015, the median income in the riding was $42,779, up from $41,801 in 2010. ^{[5] [6]} The median age in the district is 36, below the Ontario average of 41. ^[5]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation ^[7]

Languages: 56.3% English, 9.4% Urdu, 4% Arabic, 2.3% Spanish, 1.8% Punjabi, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.3% Polish, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.1% French, 1.1% Hindi, 1.1% Mandarin
Religions: 48.4% Christian (27.9% Catholic, 3.1% Christian Orthodox, 2.6% Anglican, 2% United Church, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.1% Presbyterian), 22.6% Muslim, 19.4% No religion, 5.9% Hindu, 2.4% Sikh
Median income (2020): $46,000
Average income (2020): $60,000

Ethnicity groups: White: 45.3%, South Asian: 27.6%, Black: 5.7%, Arab: 5.6%, Filipino: 3.9%, Chinese: 2.8%, Latin American: 2.5%, West Asian: 1.3%, Southeast Asian: 1%

Ethnic origins: Pakistani 11.9%, English 11.5%, Indian 10.6%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 9.2%, Canadian 8.9%, Italian 5.8%, German 4.7%, Filipino 4%, Portuguese 3.9%

History

Lisa Raitt

Adam van Koeverden

The district was first proposed as part of the 2012 redistribution. It was initially proposed to consist of Milton, the rural northern part of Burlington, and some small suburban areas of Burlington. ^[8] There was some concern that the growth of Milton would cause it to be seriously underrepresented by 2031. ^[9] Before the public meetings were scheduled to be held, the commission redrew the districts in the area and the district would now be split. Burlington North—Milton South would consist of southern Milton and a few more suburban neighbourhoods in Burlington. In the north, it would be combined with Halton Hills to form Halton Hills—Milton. ^[10]

In February 2013, the district was reverted to the original proposal, but with the northern suburbs of Burlington excluded. ^[11] This proposal ended up being approved. ^[12] The area of this district was previously part of Halton and had a population of 88,065, 17% below the provincial average. ^{[11] [13] [14]}

In the 2011 election, Conservative MP Lisa Raitt won Halton by about 29% of the vote, and when redistributed, she won Milton by 31%. ^{[15] [16]} In the 2015 election, her margin of victory over the Liberal candidate declined to 5%. ^[17] Shortly after the election, in which the Conservatives lost government, Prime Minister Stephen Harper resigned as party leader; his interim replacement Rona Ambrose appointed Raitt to the Shadow Cabinet as Finance critic. ^[18] After Raitt spent time outside of the shadow cabinet during her leadership bid, the new full-time leader Andrew Scheer appointed her to be Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party in 2017. ^{[19] [20]}

In January 2019, the Liberals nominated former Olympian Adam van Koeverden to run in the riding. ^[21] A riding poll was released in the lead-up to the election showing a tight race, and it was expected that it would turn out that way on election night. ^[22] Despite this, van Koeverden won the riding's seat in Parliament against Raitt by 15% of the vote and won a majority of votes in the riding. This was one of only two ridings in the country Liberals picked up from the Conservatives in the 2019 election. ^{[23] [24]} After the completion of the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution process, the electoral constituency of Milton was subdivided into two distinct districts: Burlington North-Milton West and Milton East-Halton Hills South. These new delineations and electoral boundaries will become operational for any federal general election called subsequent to April 22, 2024 until the next electoral redistribution. ^[25]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Milton Riding created from Halton
42nd	2015–2019		Lisa Raitt	Conservative
43rd	2019–2021		Adam van Koeverden	Liberal
44th	2021–present
Riding dissolved into Burlington North—Milton West and Milton East—Halton Hills South

Election results

Graph of election results in Milton (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Adam van Koeverden	28,503	51.5	-0.2	$77,539.79
	Conservative	Nadeem Akbar	18,313	33.1	-3.0	$99,542.76
	New Democratic	Muhammad Riaz Sahi	4,925	8.9	+2.4	$1,399.74
	People's	Shibli Haddad	2,365	4.3	+3.3	$5,677.08
	Green	Chris Kowalchuk	1,280	2.3	-2.3	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			55,386	99.4	–	$117,559.81
Total rejected ballots			325	0.6
Turnout			55,711	62.6
Eligible voters			88,998
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.2
Source: Elections Canada [26]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Adam van Koeverden	30,882	51.70	+11.26	$109,480.90
	Conservative	Lisa Raitt	21,564	36.10	-9.28	$79,176.58
	New Democratic	Farina Hassan	3,851	6.50	-4.38	none listed
	Green	Eleanor Hayward	2,769	4.60	+2.31	$11,179.13
	People's	Percy Dastur	613	1.00	-	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			59,679	100.0
Total rejected ballots			379
Turnout			60,058	70.81
Eligible voters			84,806
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+10.27
Source: Elections Canada [27] [28]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Lisa Raitt	22,378	45.38	-9.67	$102,240.41
	Liberal	Azim Rizvee	19,940	40.44	+16.26	$120,826.89
	New Democratic	Alex Anabusi	5,366	10.88	-5.65	$6,027.16
	Green	Mini Batra	1,131	2.29	-1.58	$2,700.16
	Libertarian	Chris Jewell	493	1.00		$2,322.98
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,308	100.00		$204,958.27
Total rejected ballots			210	0.42	–
Turnout			49,518	69.01	–
Eligible voters			71,754
	Conservative hold		Swing		-12.96
Source: Elections Canada [29] [30] [17]

2011 federal election redistributed results [16]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	18,631	55.05
	Liberal	8,183	24.18
	New Democratic	5,593	16.53
	Green	1,311	3.87
	Others	126	0.37

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