Niagara West (federal electoral district)

Not to be confused with Niagara West (provincial electoral district).
Niagara West
Ontario electoral district
Niagara West in relation to nearby electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Dean Allison
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, 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

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]

Geography

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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

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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

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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

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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
42nd  2015–2019     Dean Allison Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of election results in Niagara West (parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted)


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

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  4. ^ Niagara West – Commission's Report
  5. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  11. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Niagara West, 30 September 2015
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  14. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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