Hamilton Mountain

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Hamilton Mountain
Ontario electoral district


Hamilton Mountain in relation to the other Hamilton area ridings

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Chris Charlton
NDP
District created 1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP       Sophia Aggelonitis
Liberal
District created 1976
First contested 1977
Last contested 2007
Demographics
Population (2006) 122,729
Electors (2007) 87,103
Area (km²) 45
Pop. density (per km²) 2,727.3
Census divisions Hamilton
Census subdivisions Hamilton
For information on the Hamilton Mountain geographical feature, see the articles on the Niagara Escarpment or Hamilton, Ontario.

Hamilton Mountain is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1977. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region.

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 white families and recent non-white immigrants.

This diversity makes Hamilton Mountain a swing riding with expected support for all three main Canadian political parties. Although the long tenure of the incumbent representatives tends to mask this fact, 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 2004 election only three thousand votes separated the first and third place finishers.

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[edit] Geography

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 Redhill 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.

[edit] Federal electoral district

The federal 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Gordon J. Sullivan, Liberal (1968-1972)
  2. Duncan Beattie, Progressive Conservative (1972-1974)
  3. Gus MacFarlane, Liberal (1974-1979)
  4. Duncan Beattie, Progressive Conservative (1979-1980)
  5. Ian Deans, New Democrat (1980-1986)
  6. Marion Dewar, New Democrat (1986-1988)
  7. Beth Phinney, Liberal (1988-2006)
  8. Chris Charlton, New Democrat (2006-present)

[edit] Provincial electoral district

Provincially, this riding has been held by every major Ontario political party having at least one time. The Current Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament, Marie Bountrogianni, won in 1999 in one of the closest races in the province.

Lawn signs for Hamilton Mountain candidates in 2007 election
Lawn signs for Hamilton Mountain candidates in 2007 election

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Chris Charlton 21,869
     Liberal Bill Kelly 18,697
     Conservative Don Graves 15,915
     Green Susan Wadsworth 1,510
     Christian Heritage Stephen Downey 458
     Marxist-Leninist Paul Lane 131


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Beth Phinney 18,548
     New Democrat Chris Charlton 17,552
     Conservative Tom Jackson 15,590
     Green Jo Pavlov 1,378
     Marxist-Leninist Paul Lane 214


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Beth Phinney 22,536
     Canadian Alliance Mike Scott 9,621
     Progressive Conservative John Smith 7,467
     New Democrat James Stephenson 4,387
     Marxist-Leninist Rolf Gerstenberger 259


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Beth Phinney 21,128
     Progressive Conservative John Smith 8,877
     Reform Richard F. Gaasenbeek 8,154
     New Democrat Chris Charlton 7,440
     Canadian Action Christopher M. Patty 374
     Marxist-Leninist Iqbal Sumbal 146


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Beth Phinney 27,218
     Reform Craig Chandler 10,297
     Progressive Conservative Tamra Mann 5,474
     New Democrat Andrew MacKenzie 3,670
     National Gunter Hinz 673
     Natural Law Isabel Millman 331


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Beth Phinney 16,934
     New Democrat Marion Dewar 16,861
     Progressive Conservative Grant Darby 15,712
     Christian Heritage Charles Eleveld 1,799
     Commonwealth Ed Gardner 87
     Not affiliated Rolf Gerstenberger 70


By-election on 20 July 1987

Resignation of Ian Deans, 31 August 1986

Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Marion Dewar 14,435
     Liberal Beth Phinney 12,903
     Progressive Conservative Dan MacDonald 5,301
     Rhino Martin O'Hanlon 316
     Independent John Turmel 166
     Social Credit Andrew Varady 149


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Ian Deans 25,789
     Progressive Conservative Duncan M. Beattie 17,004
     Liberal Jerry McCullough 9,514
     Commonwealth Mike McGee 133


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Ian Deans 17,700
     Progressive Conservative Duncan M. Beattie 16,208
     Liberal Gus MacFarlane 15,873
     Communist Elizabeth Rowley 65
     Marxist-Leninist Gerard Kimmons 57


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Duncan M. Beattie 21,348
     Liberal Gus MacFarlane 17,334
     New Democrat Andy Asselin 12,273
     Communist Elizabeth Rowley 102
     Marxist-Leninist Gerard Kimmons 68


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Gus MacFarlane 22,253
     Progressive Conservative Duncan M. Beattie 17,922
     New Democrat Don Gray 10,304
     Communist Nancy McDonald 170
     Marxist-Leninist Dawn Carroll 69


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Duncan M. Beattie 21,713
     Liberal Harvey Lanctot 17,477
     New Democrat Bill Nichols 13,604
     Social Credit Roger Hamelin 183


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Gordon J. Sullivan 17,794
     New Democrat William D. Howe 14,838
     Progressive Conservative Duncan Beattie 10,583

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Sophia Aggelonitis 17,383 37.2
     New Democrat Bryan Adamczyk 15,649 33.5
     Progressive Conservative Bob Charters 10,991 23.5
     Green Ivan Miletic 2,172 4.7
     Family Coalition Mary Maan 493 1.1
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 29343 65%
Mixed member proportional 15822 35%
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Marie Bountrogianni 23,524 51.79 +11.54
     New Democrat Chris Charlton 12,017 26.46 4.05
     Progressive Conservative Shakil Hassan 8,637 19.02 -15.58
     Family Coalition Eleanor Johnson 748 1.65 +0.75
     Green Selwyn Inniss 494 1.09 +0.13
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Marie Bountrogianni 19,076 40.25
     Progressive Conservative Trevor Pettit 16,397 34.6
     New Democrat Chris Charlton 10,622 22.41
     Green Kelli Gallagher 456 0.96
     Family Coalition Jim Enos 426 0.9
     Natural Law Bob Danio 261 0.55
     Independent Rolf Gerstenberger 159 0.34
Ontario general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Trevor Pettit 13,852
     Liberal Marie Bountrogianni 12,824
     New Democrat Brian Charlton 9,817
     Family Coalition Michael O'Grady 1,329
Ontario general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
     New Democrat Brian Charlton 22,488
     Progressive Conservative Grant Darby 7,709
     Liberal Al Bailey 7,432
Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
     New Democrat Brian Charlton 14,743
     Liberal Jane Milanetti 13,111
     Progressive Conservative John Smith 6,580

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