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Results

Hamilton East-Stoney Creek
Party Candidate Votes Status
247/247 polls Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT
NDP Wayne Marston 21,943 Elected
CON Brad Clark 17,578
LIB Michelle Stockwell 6,419
GRN David Hart Dyke 1,455
PCP Gord Hill 462
LTN Greg Pattinson 394
COM Bob Mann 139
ML Wendell Fields 96
CAP Bob Green Innes 92
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This southern Ontario riding takes in the eastern part of Hamilton and part of Stoney Creek.

The riding stretches between Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment. It reaches from Ottawa Street and Mountain Brow Boulevard to beyond Fifty Road.

The riding of Hamilton East-Stoney Creek was created in 2004 from 58 per cent of Hamilton East and 53 per cent of the Stoney Creek riding. The Stoney Creek area was formerly the Lincoln riding.

Population: 116,434 (2006 census; an increase of 0.6% since 2001)

Political History

In 2008, New Democrat Wayne Marston retained the seat, winning over Liberal Larry Di Ianni by 6,479 votes. In 2006, Marston defeated Liberal incumbent Tony Valeri by only 466 votes.

In the previous election, Valeri won over NDP candidate Tony DePaulo by 927 votes.

Liberal MP Sheila Copps from Hamilton East and Valeri from Stoney Creek competed in a hotly contested race for the Liberal nomination in this riding. Valeri won. Both Hamilton East and Stoney Creek ridings have a long history of voting Liberal.

Copps first won in Hamilton East in 1984 and formed part of the Liberal Rat Pack in the Commons before becoming a cabinet minister under Jean Chrétien in 1993. She resigned in May 1996, after promising to do so if the Liberals didn't scrap the GST; she was re-elected in the byelection that had to be held as a result.

Valeri was elected in the Lincoln riding in 1993 and the Stoney Creek riding in 1997 and 2000. Paul Martin named him minister of transport in December 2003. In 2004, he was named government leader in the House of Commons.

Copps's predecessor in Hamilton East was Liberal John Munro, who was MP from 1962-80. He served as minister of health and welfare, minister of labour and minister of Indian affairs and northern development.

  • 2004 - LIB
  • 2006, 2008 - NDP

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Demographics

Ethnic Origin

Ethnic Origin
Ethnic Origin
Region Percentage
British Isles 38.85% (45,030)
French 8.43% (9,775)
Aboriginal 3.18% (3,680)
American 0.52% (605)
Canadian 20.72% (24,010)
Caribbean 1.68% (1,950)
Latin, Central, South 0.97% (1,125)
Western European 11.74% (13,610)
Northern European 1.03% (1,195)
Eastern European 13.35% (15,470)
S European 27.86% (32,295)
Other European 0.39% (450)
Scandinavian 0.87% (1,010)
Baltic 0.38% (440)
Czech/Slovak 0.71% (825)
African 0.80% (925)
Arab 0.88% (1,025)
Maghrebi 0.02% (20)
West Asia 0.89% (1,035)
South Asia 5.53% (6,410)
East/SE Asia 3.34% (3,870)
Oceania 0.01% (15)
Pacific Islands 0.00% (0)
Statistics Canada Population: 115,900

Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
Language Percentage
English 67% (76,295)
French 2% (1,785)
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% (10)
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 5% (6,205)
Portuguese 1% (1,195)
Romanian 1% (655)
Spanish 1% (955)
Danish 0% (40)
Dutch 0% (480)
Flemish 0% (10)
Frisian 0% (15)
German 1% (1,060)
Norwegian 0% (0)
Swedish 0% (10)
Yiddish 0% (0)
Bosnian 1% (895)
Bulgarian 0% (30)
Croatian 4% (4,160)
Czech 0% (130)
Macedonian 0% (125)
Polish 3% (3,105)
Russian 0% (155)
Serbian 3% (3,560)
Serbo-Croatian 0% (310)
Slovak 0% (115)
Slovenian 0% (455)
Ukrainian 1% (1,045)
Latvian 0% (25)
Lithuanian 0% (25)
Estonian 0% (15)
Finnish 0% (10)
Hungarian 1% (635)
Greek 0% (275)
Armenian 0% (75)
Turkish 0% (220)
Amharic 0% (0)
Arabic 1% (660)
Hebrew 0% (0)
Maltese 0% (55)
Somali 0% (85)
Tigrigna 0% (0)
Bengali 0% (105)
Gujarati 0% (300)
Hindi 0% (220)
Kurdish 0% (130)
Panjabi (Punjabi) 3% (3,265)
Pashto 0% (0)
Persian (Farsi) 0% (80)
Sindhi 0% (35)
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0% (10)
Urdu 1% (1,435)
Malayalam 0% (130)
Tamil 0% (0)
Telugu 0% (35)
Japanese 0% (30)
Korean 0% (195)
Cantonese 0% (145)
Chinese, n.o.s. 0% (385)
Mandarin 0% (45)
Taiwanese 0% (0)
Lao 0% (130)
Khmer (Cambodian) 1% (685)
Vietnamese 1% (750)
Bisayan languages 0% (0)
Ilocano 0% (0)
Malay 0% (15)
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0% (255)
Akan (Twi) 0% (15)
Swahili 0% (0)
Creoles 0% (0)
Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 114,300

Industry

Industry
Industry
Industry Percentage
Agriculture 0.38
Mining 0.05
Utilities 0.43
Construction 5.19
Manufacturing 0.00
Wholesale 4.54
Retail 10.40
Transport 2.53
Info Culture 2.47
Finance Insurance 7.76
Real Estate 1.63
ProSciTech 8.58
Management 0.19
Waste/Remediation 3.49
Education 12.59
Heath/Social Assistance 7.79
Arts/Entertainment 1.48
Hospitality 0.00
Other Services 3.51
Public Admin 3.06
Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 72,985

Overall

Unemployment Rate
7.1%
Provincial
6.4%
National
6.6%
Seniors
15.85%
Provincial
13.56%%
National
13.71%%
Home Owners
27.30%
Provincial
26.61%%
National
26.92%%
Avg Family Income
$73,327
Provincial
$90,526
National
$82,325
Immigration
29%
Provincial
28%
National
20%
Post-Secondary Degree
27.05%
Provincial
33.54%
National
33.35%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

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Candidate Info

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CAP – Bob Green Innes

COM – Bob Mann

CON – Brad Clark

GRN – David Hart Dyke

LIB – Michelle Stockwell

LTN – Greg Pattinson

ML – Wendell Fields

NDP – Wayne Marston

PCP – Gord Hill

Bob Green Innes

Party: Canadian Action Party

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Website

905-296-8874

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Bob Mann

Party: Communist Party of Canada

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Brad Clark

Brad Clark

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

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905-662-0977

184 Highway 8,

Stoney Creek, Ont. L8G 1C3

Age:

Born 1960

Birthplace:

Hamilton

Marital Status:

Married to Linda

Children:

Three - Brienne, Brandon, Bradley

Profession:

Manager

Education:

Graduated from Mohawk College's radio broadcasting program.

Certificate in non-profit management from McMaster University

Political Career:

MUNICIPAL: Ward 9 Hamilton councillor since 2006.

PROVINCIAL: Elected in Stoney Creek in 1999; defeated in 2003.

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Dave Hart Dyke

David Hart Dyke

Party: Green Party of Canada

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905-664-5672

Profession:

Economist

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Defeated in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek in 2008

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Michelle Stockwell

Michelle Stockwell

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

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905-537-3706

482 Highway 8

Stoney Creek, Ont L8G 1G6

Marital Status:

Married to Dr. Paul Links

Children:

Three - Braedon, Duncan and Madison

Profession:

Nurse

Education:

Master's in health science

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Greg Pattinson

Party: Libertarian Party of Canada

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Wendell Fields

Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada

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Wayne Marston

Wayne Marston

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

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905-545-5020

558 Queenston Rd.,

Hamilton, Ont. L8K 1K2

Age:

64

Birthplace:

Plaster Rock, N.B.

Marital Status:

Married to Barbara

Children:

Four grown children

Profession:

Trade unionist

Political Career:

MUNICIPAL: 2000-05 - Ward 5 trustee on Hamilton Wentworth district school board.

FEDERAL: Defeated in Hamilton East in 1993, June 1996 byelection, 1997. Elected in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek in 2006, 2008.

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Gord Hill

Party: Progressive Canadian Party

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