Ajax (federal electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2015 federal election | |||
| Coordinates: | 43°51′16″N 79°03′36″W / 43.854506°N 79.059892°W Location of the federal constituency office (as of 7 May 2016[update]) | ||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 126,666 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 83,542 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 67.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,890.5 | ||
| Census division | Durham | ||
| Census subdivision | Ajax | ||
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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] consisting of the entire town of 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
[edit]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 group | 2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 43,420 | 34.39% | 50,450 | 42.33% | 58,145 | 53.24% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 33,055 | 26.18% | 24,895 | 20.89% | 15,020 | 13.75% | ||||||||
| African | 21,210 | 16.8% | 19,860 | 16.66% | 17,505 | 16.03% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 7,495 | 5.94% | 6,350 | 5.33% | 5,465 | 5% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[c] | 6,250 | 4.95% | 4,875 | 4.09% | 2,935 | 2.69% | ||||||||
| East Asian[d] | 4,240 | 3.36% | 3,785 | 3.18% | 3,070 | 2.81% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 1,695 | 1.34% | 1,670 | 1.4% | 1,070 | 0.98% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 1,270 | 1.01% | 1,190 | 1% | 1,080 | 0.99% | ||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 7,615 | 6.03% | 6,095 | 5.11% | 4,935 | 4.52% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 126,245 | 99.67% | 119,175 | 99.58% | 109,220 | 99.65% | ||||||||
| Total population | 126,666 | 100% | 119,677 | 100% | 109,600 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
Riding associations
[edit]Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO | HQ city | |
| Conservative Party of Canada | Ajax Conservative Association | Dave Saunders | Ajax | |
| Green Party of Canada | Ajax Green Party Association | Diarmuid J. O'Connor | Ajax | |
| Liberal Party of Canada | Ajax Federal Liberal Association | Kamini Sahadeo | Ajax | |
| New Democratic Party | Ajax Federal NDP Riding Association | Shannon Cruickshank | Ottawa | |
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Ajax—Pickering | ||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Mark Holland | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | Jennifer McKelvie | ||
Election results
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Graph of general election results in Ajax (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jennifer McKelvie | 36,975 | 56.32 | −0.51 | ||||
| Conservative | Greg Brady | 25,658 | 39.08 | +12.48 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kyle Forster | 1,762 | 2.68 | −11.36 | ||||
| Centrist | Faisal Ali | 643 | 0.98 | N/A | ||||
| Green | Leigh Paulseth | 612 | 0.93 | −1.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 65,650 | 99.27 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 484 | 0.73 | -0.31 | |||||
| Turnout | 66,134 | 67.31 | +13.21 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 98,246 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −6.50 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 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 | 49,758 | 98.96 | – | $120,937.77 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 525 | 1.04 | +0.25 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,283 | 54.10 | –11.88 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,945 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –0.73 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 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[13][14] | ||||||||
| 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[15][16][17] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution[18] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 19,535 | 44.23 | |
| Liberal | 16,753 | 37.93 | |
| New Democratic | 6,624 | 15.00 | |
| Green | 1,200 | 2.72 | |
| United | 53 | 0.12 | |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ 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
[edit]- ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2017
- ↑ Final Report – Ontario, archived from the original on November 27, 2020, retrieved November 26, 2013
- ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts, archived from the original on April 18, 2017, retrieved November 26, 2013
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
- ↑ "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