Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

The district includes the western half of the amalgamated city of Hamilton but does not include any of the city centre. It does, however, include McMaster University, Redeemer University College and many of the neighborhoods surrounding it. The area is 744 km². Its population in 2001 was 106,245.

The electoral district was created in 2003. 82.9% of the riding came from its predecessor riding, Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot and 17.1% from Hamilton West. Conversely, Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot was carved out of Hamilton—Wentworth in 1996. Hamilton—Wentworth was created in 1968 from parts of Wentworth and Hamilton South.

Hamilton—Wentworth initially consisted of:

(a) the eastern part of the City of Hamilton (east of a line drawn from north to south along Parkdale Avenue, west along the Canadian National Railway line, south along Strathearne Avenue, west along Roxborough Avenue, south along Kenilworth Avenue, the brow of the Mountain and Mountain Brow Boulevard, east along Mud Street to the east limit of the City of Hamilton);

(b) the Townships of Ancaster, Binbrook and Saltfleet and the southern part of the Township of Glanford (south of County Suburban Road No. 22)

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Townships of Flamborough and Glanbrook, the Towns of Ancaster and Dundas, and the southern part of the City of Hamilton (lying south of a line drawn from west to east along Limeridge Road, south along Mountain Brow Boulevard, north along Red Hill Creek, east along the brow of the Mountain to the east city limit.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Ancaster, Dundas and Flamborough, the township of Glanbrook, and the southern part of the City of Hamilton (lying south of a line drawn from east to west along the brow of the Niagara Escarpment, south along Redhill Creek, north along Mountain Brow Boulevard, west along Limeridge Road to St. Jerome School, west to Garth Street, south along Garth Street, and west along the proposed Mountain Freeway to the west city limit.)

Hamilton—Wentworth was abolished in 1996 when much of the riding became the new Wentworth—Burlington riding, with some parts going to Hamilton Mountain, Hamilton West and Stoney Creek.

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot consisted of the now former towns of Ancaster, Dundas and Flamborough plus that part of Burlington contained in the community of Aldershot (which it gained from Halton. Upon the 2003 redistribution, the riding lost Aldershot but gained the Westdale neighbourhood of Hamilton.

1 Demographics
2 Riding associations
3 Member of Parliament
- 3.1 Current Member of Parliament
4 Election results
5 See also
6 Sources

Demographics

Ethnic groups: 92.7% White, 2.1% Chinese, 1.6% South Asian
Languages: 83.4% English, 1.1% French, 14.7% Other
Religions: 45.0% Protestant, 27.7% Catholic, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% Other Christian, 1.8% Jewish, 1.2% Muslim, 18.6% No affiliation
Average income: $37,986

Riding associations

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

Party		Association Name	CEO	HQ Address	HQ City
	Conservative Party of Canada	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Conservative Association			Ancaster
	Green Party of Canada	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Federal Green Party Association	Joan Krygsman	257 MacNab Street	Dundas
	Liberal Party of Canada	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Federal Liberal Association	Peter Greenberg	19 Monarch Court	Dundas
	New Democratic Party	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Federal NDP Riding Association	Patricia Strung	178 Central Drive	Ancaster

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Wentworth and Hamilton South prior to 1968
Hamilton—Wentworth
28th	1968–1972	Colin D. Gibson	Liberal
29th	1972–1974	Sean O'Sullivan	Progressive Conservative
30th	1974–1977	Sean O'Sullivan	Progressive Conservative
30th	1978–1979	Geoffrey Scott	Progressive Conservative
31st	1979–1980
32nd	1980–1984
33rd	1984–1988
34th	1988–1993
35th	1993–1997	John H. Bryden	Liberal
Wentworth—Burlington
37th	1997–2000	John H. Bryden	Liberal
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
38th	2000–2004	John H. Bryden	Liberal
	2004		Independent
	2004		Conservative
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
38th	2004–2006	Russ Powers	Liberal
39th	2006–2008	David Sweet	Conservative
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

The incumbent from the majority of the riding, at the time the riding was created, was John Bryden, a Conservative member elected in 2000 as a Liberal. In the 2004 election, Russ Powers of the Liberal Party was elected MP. David Sweet was elected as MP in the 2006 federal election and re-elected in the 2008 and 2011 federal elections.

Election results