Niagara West (French: Niagara-Ouest) is a federal 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]
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Niagara West in relation to nearby electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 86,533 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 68,333 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 1,057 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 81.9 | ||
| Census division(s) | Niagara | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Grimsby, Lincoln, Pelham, St. Catharines, Wainfleet, West Lincoln | ||
Geography edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara West Riding created from Niagara West—Glanbrook. St. Catharines and Welland |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Dean Allison | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
Election results edit
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| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Dean Allison | 25,206 | 45.6 | +0.2 | ||||
| Liberal | Ian Bingham | 16,815 | 30.4 | -1.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nameer Rahman | 7,064 | 12.8 | +0.7 | ||||
| People's | Shaunalee Derkson | 3,933 | 7.1 | +5.5 | ||||
| Green | Joanna Kocsis | 1,602 | 2.9 | -3.8 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Harold Jonker | 657 | 1.2 | -0.7 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 55,277 | 99.6 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 217 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Turnout | 55,494 | 71.6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 77,484 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 27,497 | 44.03 | |
| Liberal | 19,391 | 31.05 | |
| New Democratic | 8,724 | 13.97 | |
| People's | 4,430 | 7.09 | |
| Green | 1,749 | 2.80 | |
| Others | 657 | 1.05 | |
| 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] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 25,999 | 59.47 | |
| New Democratic | 8,401 | 19.22 | |
| Liberal | 6,249 | 14.29 | |
| Green | 1,972 | 4.51 | |
| Others | 1,100 | 2.52 | |
References edit
- ^ 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