Niagara West (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Niagara West (French : Niagara-Ouest electoral district in Ontario . It encompasses a portion of Ontario formerly included in the electoral districts of Niagara West—Glanbrook , Welland and St. Catharines . It is currently represented by Dean Allison .[ 3]
Geography
It consists of the towns of Grimsby , Lincoln and Pelham , the Townships of West Lincoln and Wainfleet , and part of the City of St. Catharines lying westerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northerly limit of said city with the production of Courtleigh Road; thence southerly along said production, Courtleigh Road, and Third Street Louth to Queen Elizabeth Way; thence easterly along Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway No. 406; thence generally southerly along said highway to First Street Louth; thence southerly along said street to the southerly limit of said city.[ 4]
History
Niagara West was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election , scheduled for 19 October 2015.[ 5]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census [ 6]
Ethnic groups: 90.4% White, 3.0% Indigenous, 1.9% South Asian, 1.3% Black
Languages: 86.3% English, 1.8% Dutch, 1.3% French, 1.2% Italian
Religions: 65.1% Christian (25.9% Catholic, 6.1% United Church, 5.8% Anglican, 4.6% Reformed, 2.0% Presbyterian, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Baptist, 1.1% Anabaptist, 1.0% Lutheran, 1.0% Pentecostal, 14.9% Other), 1.0% Muslim, 32.2% None
Median income: $46,000 (2020)
Average income: $59,250 (2020)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament :
Election results
Graph of election results in Niagara West (parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative Dean Allison 24,447
45.4
-3.42
$86,960.67
Liberal Ian Bingham
17,429
32.3
-0.43
$77,942.53
New Democratic Nameer Rahman
6,540
12.1
+0.65
none listed
Green Terry Teather
3,620
6.7
+3.72
$4,788.88
Christian Heritage Harold Jonker
1,019
1.9
-0.54
$16,035.83
People's Miles Morton
869
1.6
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
53,924 100.0
Total rejected ballots
252
Turnout
54,176 72.5
Eligible voters
74,760
Conservative hold
Swing
-2.99
Source: Elections Canada [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative Dean Allison 24,732
48.82
-10.64
$81,875.54
Liberal Phil Rose
16,581
32.73
+18.44
$55,489.05
New Democratic Nameer Rahman
5,802
11.45
-7.76
$12,449.14
Green Sid Frere
1,511
2.98
-1.53
$990.69
Christian Heritage Harold Jonker
1,234
2.44
–
$21,772.10
Libertarian Allan de Roo
797
1.57
–
–
Total valid votes/expense limit
50,657 100.00 $202,783.01
Total rejected ballots
242 0.48 –
Turnout
50,889 73.83 –
Eligible voters
68,937
Conservative hold
Swing
-14.54
Source: Elections Canada [ 12] [ 13]
See also
References
^ Statistics Canada : 2012^ Statistics Canada : 2012^ Final Report – Ontario ^ Niagara West – Commission's Report ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Niagara West [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved March 9, 2023 . ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election" . Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021 .^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders" . Elections Canada . Retrieved April 9, 2024 .^ "List of confirmed candidates" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 4, 2019 .^ "Election Night Results" . Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019 .^ "Candidate Campaign Returns" . Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020 .^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Niagara West, 30 September 2015 ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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