Ajax (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Ajax is a federal electoral district in the Durham Region of Ontario .
Ajax was created by the 2012 riding redistribution from the portion of Ajax—Pickering [ 3] Ajax, Ontario , and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect in time for the 2015 Canadian federal election .[ 4]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census [ 5]
Languages: 64.8% English, 5.0% Tamil, 3.7% Urdu, 2.2% Tagalog, 1.5% Dari, 1.2% Gujarati, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% French, 1.0% Punjabi, 1.0% Spanish, 1.0% Mandarin Religions: 50.8% Christian (22.2% Catholic, 3.7% Pentecostal, 3.5% Anglican, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% United Church, 1.3% Baptist, 1.1% Presbyterian, 14.4% None), 14.1% Muslim, 11.6% Hindu, 1.3% Sikh, 20.8% None Median income: $42,400 (2020) Average income: $54,300 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Ajax (2011−2021)
Panethnic group
2021[ 6]
2016[ 7]
2011[ 8]
Pop. %
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
European [ a] 43,420
50,450
58,145
South Asian
33,055
24,895
15,020
African
21,210
19,860
17,505
Southeast Asian [ b] 7,495
6,350
5,465
Middle Eastern [ c] 6,250
4,875
2,935
East Asian [ d] 4,240
3,785
3,070
Latin American
1,695
1,670
1,070
Indigenous
1,270
1,190
1,080
Other/multiracial [ e]
7,615
6,095
4,935
Total responses
126,245
119,175
109,220
Total population
126,666
119,677
109,600
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada :
Election results
Graph of general election results in Ajax (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Mark Holland 28,279
56.83
–0.85
$61,841.13
Conservative Arshad Awan
13,237
26.60
+0.60
$37,722.66
New Democratic Monique Hughes
6,988
14.04
+2.51
$3,075.61
Green Leigh Paulseth
1,254
2.52
–0.82
$11,493.41
Total valid votes/expense limit
49,658 100.00 – $120,937.77
Total rejected ballots
525 1.04 +0.25
Turnout
50,283 54.12 –11.86
Eligible voters
92,907
Liberal hold
Swing
–0.73
Source: Elections Canada [ 9] [ 10]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Mark Holland 35,198
57.68
+1.81
$64,483.26
Conservative Tom Dingwall
15,864
26.00
-8.41
$102,214.59
New Democratic Shokat Malik
7,033
11.53
+3.30
$9,641.03
Green Maia Knight
2,040
3.34
+1.94
$1,882.83
People's Susanna Russo
588
0.96
$3,679.53
Independent Allen Keith Hadley
186
0.30
$1,441.93
Independent Intab Ali
111
0.18
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
61,020 99.21
Total rejected ballots
487 0.79 +0.43
Turnout
61,507 65.98 -0.31
Eligible voters
93,215
Liberal hold
Swing
+5.11
Source: Elections Canada [ 11] [ 12]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Mark Holland 31,458
55.87
+17.94
$98,658.57
Conservative Chris Alexander 19,374
34.41
−9.82
$154,560.57
New Democratic Stephanie Brown
4,630
8.22
−6.78
$3,065.75
Green Jeff Hill
788
1.40
−1.32
$717.00
United
Bob Kesic
57
0.10
-0.02
–
Total valid votes/expense limit
56,307 99.64 $222,192.40
Total rejected ballots
206 0.36 –
Turnout
56,513 66.29 –
Eligible voters
85,251
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+13.88
Source: Elections Canada [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
See also
Notes
^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e. " and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census" . Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022 .^ Statistics Canada : 2017^ Final Report – Ontario ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Ajax [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved March 10, 2023 . ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved November 12, 2023 . ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved November 12, 2023 . ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved November 12, 2023 . ^ "Election Night Results — Ajax" . Elections Canada . Retrieved December 19, 2021 .^ "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates — 44th Canadian Federal Election" . Elections Canada . Retrieved December 19, 2021 .^ "List of confirmed candidates" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 3, 2019 .^ "Official Voting Results" . Elections Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2021 .^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Ajax, 30 September 2015 ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ^ "Official Voting Results" . Elections Canada . Retrieved August 14, 2021 .^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
