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Hamilton Centre

Ontario electoral district
Hamilton Centre in relation to the other Hamilton area ridings (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Matthew Green New Democratic
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	101,932
Electors (2015)	68,247
Area (km²)	32
Pop. density (per km²)	3,185.4
Census division(s)	Hamilton
Census subdivision(s)	Hamilton

Hamilton Centre (French: Hamilton-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

History

It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings. This riding lost territory to Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and gained territory from Hamilton East—Stoney Creek during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Geography

Consisting of that part of the City of Hamilton described as follows: commencing at the intersection of James Mountain Road with the Niagara Escarpment; thence generally westerly along said escarpment to the electric power transmission line situated westerly of Chateau Court; thence northerly along said transmission line to Highway No. 403; thence generally northeasterly along said highway to the Desjardins Canal; thence easterly along said canal and continuing due east in Hamilton Harbour to the northerly production of Queen Street North; thence northerly in a straight line along said production to the northerly limit of said city; thence generally northeasterly, southeasterly and northeasterly along said limit to the northerly production of Ottawa Street North; thence southerly along said production and Ottawa Street North to Burlington Street East; thence easterly along said street to Kenilworth Avenue North; thence southerly along said avenue and Kenilworth Avenue South to Lawrence Road; thence westerly along said road to the southerly production of Keswick Court; thence southerly along said production to the Niagara Escarpment; thence generally westerly along said escarpment to the point of commencement.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Languages: 77.2% English, 2.2% Spanish, 2.1% French, 2.1% Portuguese, 2.0% Arabic, 1.1% Vietnamese, 1.0% Italian
Religions: 43.9% Christian (21.8% Catholic, 3.4% Anglican, 2.1% United Church, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 11.5% other Christian), 6.2% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 1.5% Buddhist, 44.2% none
Median income: $35,200 (2020)
Average income: $44,560 (2020)

Members of Parliament

Hamilton Centre has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada by New Democrat Matthew Green since the 2019 federal election. Prior to that, the riding was held by David Christopherson, also of the NDP, from the 2004 federal election to 2019, after also holding the seat provincially from 1990 to 1999. The riding is considered an NDP "stronghold".

Election results

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See also

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

References

• "Hamilton Centre (federal electoral district) (Code 35031) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• Campaign expense data from Elections 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 "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" 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.

1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
2. "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table". 6 December 2022.
3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (26 October 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 October 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 November 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
6. Mowat, Justin (14 October 2019). "Trudeau rallies support in NDP stronghold riding of Hamilton Centre". CBC Hamilton.
7. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
8. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
9. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
11. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
12. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hamilton Centre, 30 September 2015
13. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
14. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

v t e Federal ridings in Hamilton, Halton and Niagara
Liberal	Burlington Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Milton Niagara Centre Oakville Oakville North—Burlington St. Catharines
Conservative	Flamborough—Glanbrook Niagara Falls Niagara West
New Democratic	Hamilton Centre

43°15′00″N 79°51′14″W / 43.250°N 79.854°W / 43.250; -79.854

• Ontario federal electoral districts
• Politics of Hamilton, Ontario
• 2003 establishments in Ontario