Ajax—Pickering

For the provincial electoral district, see Ajax—Pickering (provincial electoral district).
Ajax—Pickering
Ontario electoral district
Ajax—Pickering electoral district
Coordinates:43°51′02″N 79°03′18″W / 43.85056°N 79.05500°W / 43.85056; -79.05500
Location of the constituency office (as of 12 July 2010)
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2003
District abolished2013
First contested2004
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]137,217
Electors (2011)86,159
Area (km²)[2]272.24
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)Ajax, Pickering

Ajax—Pickering was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2011 by Conservative MP Chris Alexander.

Its population in 2001 was 100,215. The district included the Town of Ajax and the northern part of the City of Pickering in the eastern suburbs of Toronto. The electoral district was created in 2003: 57.6% of the population of the riding came from 43.3% of Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and 44.8% from Whitby—Ajax.

Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the riding was dissolved. The southern portion–including all of Ajax–became Ajax, while the northern portion became part of Pickering—Uxbridge.

Boundaries

Consisting of that part of the Regional Municipality of Durham composed of:

(a) the Town of Ajax; and

(b) that part of the City of Pickering lying northerly and easterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of said city with Finch Avenue; thence easterly along said avenue to Valley Farm Road; thence southerly along said road and its production to Ontario Highway 401; thence northeasterly along said highway to Brock Road; thence southerly along said road and its production to the southerly limit of said city.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Ajax—Pickering
Riding created from Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and Whitby—Ajax
38th  2004–2006     Mark Holland Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Chris Alexander Conservative
Riding dissolved into Pickering—Uxbridge and Ajax

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Chris Alexander 24,797 44.07 +6.12
Liberal Mark Holland 21,569 38.33 -6.20
New Democratic Jim Koppens 8,284 14.72 +5.64
Green Mihkel Harilaid 1,621 2.88 -4.40
United Bob Kesic 72 0.13 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,268 100.00
Total rejected ballots 187 0.33 -0.05
Turnout 56,455 61.22
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.16
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mark Holland 21,675 44.53 -4.9 $53,225
Conservative Rick Johnson 18,471 37.95 +5.2 $87,925
New Democratic Bala Thavarajasoorier 4,422 9.08 -3.6 $1,541
Green Mike Harilaid 3,543 7.28 +3.1 $3,531
Christian Heritage Kevin Norng 398 0.82 0.0 $1,171
Libertarian Stephanie Wilson 167 0.34 N/A $20
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,676 100 $89,065
Total rejected ballots 186 0.38
Turnout 48,862
Liberal hold Swing -5.05
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mark Holland 25,636 49.38 -0.39 $43,781
Conservative Rondo Thomas 16,992 32.73 -0.90 $77,308
New Democratic Kevin Modeste 6,655 12.82 +0.70 $8,405
Green Russell Korus 2,199 4.24 -0.23 $948
Christian Heritage Kevin Norng 435 0.84 n/a $7,950
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,917 100.00 $77,681
Liberal hold Swing +0.51
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mark Holland 21,706 49.77 -7.67
Conservative René Soetens 14,666 33.63 -3.83
New Democratic Kevin Modeste 5,286 12.12 +8.10
Green Karen MacDonald 1,951 4.47 –
Total valid votes 43,609
Liberal notional hold Swing -3.84


2000 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution[3]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 19,974 57.44
  Canadian Alliance 8,260 23.75
  Progressive Conservative 4,767 13.71
  New Democratic 1,425 4.10
  Others 348 1.00

See also

References

  • "Ajax—Pickering (Code 35001) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

Notes

  1. ^ Statistics Canada
  2. ^ Statistics Canada
  3. ^ Election Prediction