Ajax—Pickering

Ajax—Pickering was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2011 by Conservative MP Chris Alexander.

Ajax—Pickering
Ontario electoral district
Ajax—Pickering electoral district
Coordinates:43°51′02″N 79°03′18″W
Location of the constituency office (as of 12 July 2010)
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2003
District abolished2013
First contested2004
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]137,217
Electors (2011)86,159
Area (km²)[2]272.24
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)Ajax, Pickering

Its population in 2001 was 100,215. The district included the Town of Ajax and the northern part of the City of Pickering in the eastern suburbs of Toronto. The electoral district was created in 2003: 57.6% of the population of the riding came from 43.3% of Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and 44.8% from Whitby—Ajax.

Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the riding was dissolved. The southern portion–including all of Ajax–became Ajax, while the northern portion became part of Pickering—Uxbridge.

Boundaries

Consisting of that part of the Regional Municipality of Durham composed of:

(a) the Town of Ajax; and

(b) that part of the City of Pickering lying northerly and easterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of said city with Finch Avenue; thence easterly along said avenue to Valley Farm Road; thence southerly along said road and its production to Ontario Highway 401; thence northeasterly along said highway to Brock Road; thence southerly along said road and its production to the southerly limit of said city.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Ajax—Pickering
Riding created from Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and Whitby—Ajax
38th  2004–2006     Mark Holland Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Chris Alexander Conservative
Riding dissolved into Pickering—Uxbridge and Ajax

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Alexander24,79744.07+6.12
LiberalMark Holland21,56938.33-6.20
New DemocraticJim Koppens8,28414.72+5.64
GreenMihkel Harilaid1,6212.88-4.40
UnitedBob Kesic720.13
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,268100.00
Total rejected ballots 1870.33-0.05
Turnout 56,455 61.22
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.16
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMark Holland21,67544.53-4.9$53,225
ConservativeRick Johnson18,47137.95+5.2$87,925
New DemocraticBala Thavarajasoorier4,4229.08-3.6$1,541
GreenMike Harilaid3,5437.28+3.1$3,531
Christian HeritageKevin Norng3980.820.0$1,171
LibertarianStephanie Wilson1670.34N/A$20
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,676100$89,065
Total rejected ballots 1860.38
Turnout 48,862
Liberal hold Swing -5.05
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMark Holland25,63649.38-0.39$43,781
ConservativeRondo Thomas16,99232.73-0.90$77,308
New DemocraticKevin Modeste6,65512.82+0.70$8,405
GreenRussell Korus2,1994.24-0.23$948
Christian HeritageKevin Norng4350.84n/a$7,950
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,917100.00$77,681
Liberal hold Swing +0.51
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMark Holland21,70649.77-7.67
ConservativeRené Soetens14,66633.63-3.83
New DemocraticKevin Modeste5,28612.12+8.10
GreenKaren MacDonald1,9514.47
Total valid votes 43,609
Liberal notional hold Swing -3.84
2000 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution[3]
Party Vote  %
  Liberal19,97457.44
  Canadian Alliance8,26023.75
  Progressive Conservative4,76713.71
  New Democratic1,4254.10
  Others3481.00

See also

References

  • "Ajax—Pickering (Code 35001) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

Notes

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