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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236/236 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | David Christopherson | 23,769 | 56.83 |
Elected |
| CON | Jim Byron | 11,024 | 26.36 |
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| LIB | Anne Tennier | 5,892 | 14.09 |
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| MP | Michael Baldasaro | 888 | 2.12 |
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| ML | Lisa Nussey | 252 | 0.60 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This southern Ontario riding takes in the western part of Hamilton, part of the West Mountain and part of the downtown core.
It runs from Hamilton Harbour in the north to the Niagara Escarpment, West 5th Street and Lincoln Alexander Parkway in the south. It stretches between Ottawa Street North and South in the east and Highway 403 in the west.
In the 2004 redistribution, the Hamilton Centre riding was created from 75 per cent of Hamilton West, 42 per cent of Hamilton East and a small area from Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot.
Population: 117,509 (2006 census; a decrease of 0.6% since 2001)
Political History
NDP candidate David Christopherson has held this riding for three terms. In 2008, he won over Conservative Leon O'Connor by 10,890 votes. In 2006, Christopherson defeated Liberal Javid Mirza by 13,279 votes.
Christopherson earned his first MP spot after beating Liberal incumbent Stan Keyes in 2004. Keyes served four terms in Hamilton West. In December 2003, Paul Martin appointed Keyes minister of national revenue and minister of state for sport.
Hamilton West elected Canada's first female cabinet minister, PC Ellen Fairclough, who was secretary of state in 1957 and later minister of citizenship and immigration and postmaster general. The riding also elected Lincoln Alexander, the first black Canadian to be an MP and later Ontario's lieutenant-governor. Alexander held the riding for the Conservatives from 1968 to 1980 and was minister of labour briefly under Joe Clark.
Hamilton West:
- 1904 - LIB
- 1908-37 byelection inclusive - CON
- 1940-49 inclusive - LIB
- 1950 byelection to 1962 inclusive - PC
- 1963, 1965 - LIB
- 1968-80 inclusive - PC
- 1980 byelection - LIB
- 1984 - PC
- 1988, 1993, 1997, 2000 - LIB
Hamilton Centre:
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - NDP
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 43.22% (49,215) |
| French | 9.18% (10,455) |
| Aboriginal | 4.32% (4,915) |
| American | 1.05% (1,200) |
| Canadian | 21.20% (24,140) |
| Caribbean | 3.17% (3,605) |
| Latin, Central, South | 1.92% (2,190) |
| Western European | 13.19% (15,025) |
| Northern European | 1.31% (1,490) |
| Eastern European | 12.13% (13,815) |
| S European | 18.46% (21,020) |
| Other European | 0.91% (1,040) |
| Scandinavian | 1.10% (1,250) |
| Baltic | 1.03% (1,175) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.77% (875) |
| African | 2.84% (3,230) |
| Arab | 1.89% (2,155) |
| Maghrebi | 0.13% (145) |
| West Asia | 1.51% (1,715) |
| South Asia | 2.45% (2,795) |
| East/SE Asia | 7.34% (8,360) |
| Oceania | 0.22% (245) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.03% (35) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 113,880 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 71% (79,440) |
| French | 2% (1,795) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 3% (3,250) |
| Portuguese | 3% (3,690) |
| Romanian | 0% (500) |
| Spanish | 2% (2,285) |
| Danish | 0% (35) |
| Dutch | 0% (545) |
| Flemish | 0% (15) |
| Frisian | 0% (20) |
| German | 1% (1,135) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (10) |
| Yiddish | 0% (10) |
| Bosnian | 0% (70) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (40) |
| Croatian | 0% (385) |
| Czech | 0% (215) |
| Macedonian | 0% (75) |
| Polish | 2% (1,725) |
| Russian | 0% (445) |
| Serbian | 0% (410) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (25) |
| Slovak | 0% (110) |
| Slovenian | 0% (120) |
| Ukrainian | 1% (570) |
| Latvian | 0% (105) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (350) |
| Estonian | 0% (75) |
| Finnish | 0% (35) |
| Hungarian | 1% (1,155) |
| Greek | 0% (400) |
| Armenian | 0% (140) |
| Turkish | 0% (150) |
| Amharic | 0% (95) |
| Arabic | 2% (1,840) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (20) |
| Somali | 0% (525) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (100) |
| Bengali | 0% (445) |
| Gujarati | 0% (75) |
| Hindi | 0% (150) |
| Kurdish | 0% (95) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (275) |
| Pashto | 0% (90) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 1% (630) |
| Sindhi | 0% (10) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (20) |
| Urdu | 0% (405) |
| Malayalam | 0% (80) |
| Tamil | 0% (115) |
| Telugu | 0% (20) |
| Japanese | 0% (125) |
| Korean | 0% (455) |
| Cantonese | 0% (510) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 2% (2,125) |
| Mandarin | 1% (635) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (200) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (185) |
| Vietnamese | 1% (1,600) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (50) |
| Ilocano | 0% (50) |
| Malay | 0% (30) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1% (610) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (45) |
| Swahili | 0% (50) |
| Creoles | 0% (40) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 112,320 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 3.74 |
| Mining | 0.11 |
| Utilities | 0.43 |
| Construction | 6.77 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 5.66 |
| Retail | 10.57 |
| Transport | 4.94 |
| Info Culture | 1.93 |
| Finance Insurance | 5.19 |
| Real Estate | 1.59 |
| ProSciTech | 5.00 |
| Management | 0.17 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.72 |
| Education | 5.69 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 7.98 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.23 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.04 |
| Public Admin | 2.30 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 65,645 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 8.8%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 15.31%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 20.65%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $63,920
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 28%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 29.11%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Jim Byron | |
| Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 905-667-2995 958 Garth St. Hamilton, Ont. L9C 4L4 | |
| Profession: | Retired |
| Education: | Studied business administration at Mohawk College. |
Anne Tennier | |
| Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 905-912-8562 636 Main St. E. Hamilton, Ont. L8M 1J7 | |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Education: | University of New Brunswick: B.Sc., chemistry, 1979; M.Eng., chemical engineering, 1983 |
Lisa Nussey | |
| Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-253-4475 | |
| Age: | 34 |
| Birthplace: | Fredericton, N.B. |
| Profession: | Midwife |
Michael Baldasaro | |
| Party: Marijuana Party Contact Information: | |
David Christopherson | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: Email905-581-5554 52 Cannon St. W. Hamilton, Ont. L8R 2B5 | |
| Age: | 56 |
| Birthplace: | Hamilton |
| Children: | One daughter - Kayla |
| Profession: | Trade unionist |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: 1985-90 - Member, Hamilton city council and Hamilton-Wentworth regional council. PROVINCIAL: Elected: in Hamilton Centre in 1990, 1995; in Hamilton West in 1999. FEDERAL: Defeated in Hamilton East in 1984. Elected in Hamilton Centre in 2004, 2006, 2008 |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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