Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
Ontario electoral district
	Map of riding
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	2003
District abolished	2013
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	116,357
Electors (2011)	85,039
Area (km²)	698.66
Census division(s)	Hamilton
Census subdivision(s)	Hamilton

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until the electoral boundaries were redrawn for the 2015 election.

The district included the western half of the amalgamated city of Hamilton but did not include any of the city centre. It did, however, include McMaster University, Redeemer University College and many of the neighbourhoods surrounding it.

History[]

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 Ainslie Wood and Westdale neighbourhoods of Hamilton.

Following the 2012 Redistribution Order, the riding will be dissolved and split between Flamborough—Glanbrook and Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas.

Demographics[]

Ethnic groups: 92.7% White, 2.1% East Asian, 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	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
Hamilton—Wentworth Riding created from Wentworth and Hamilton South
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
36th	1997–2000	John H. Bryden	Liberal
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
37th	2000–2004	John H. Bryden	Liberal
	2004–2004		Independent
	2004–2004		Conservative
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
38th	2004–2006	Russ Powers	Liberal
39th	2006–2008	David Sweet	Conservative
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and Flamborough—Glanbrook

Election results[]