Ajax (electoral district)

Ajax
Ontario electoral district
Ajax in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Coordinates: 43°51′16″N 79°03′36″W / 43.854506°N 79.059892°W / 43.854506; -79.059892Coordinates: 43°51′16″N 79°03′36″W / 43.854506°N 79.059892°W / 43.854506; -79.059892
Location of the federal constituency office (as of 7 May 2016)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mark Holland
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1] 119,677
Electors (2015) 83,542
Area (km²)[2] 67.00
Pop. density (per km²) 1,786.2
Census divisions Durham
Census subdivisions Ajax

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 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]

Members of Parliament

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–Present     Mark Holland Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMark Holland31,45855.87+17.94$98,658.57
ConservativeChris Alexander19,37434.41−9.82$154,560.57
New DemocraticStephanie Brown4,6308.22−6.78$3,065.75
GreenJeff Hill7881.40−1.32$717.00
UnitedBob Kesic570.10-0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,307100.00 $222,192.40
Total rejected ballots 2060.36
Turnout 56,51366.81
Eligible voters 84,584
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.88
Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7]
2011 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution[8]
Party Vote %
  Conservative19,53544.23
  Liberal16,75337.93
  New Democratic6,62415.00
  Green1,2002.72
  United530.12

References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. Final Report – Ontario
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Ajax, 30 September 2015
  6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  8. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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