Wellington—Halton Hills

Wellington—Halton Hills is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

For the provincial electoral district, see Wellington—Halton Hills (provincial electoral district).
Wellington—Halton Hills
Ontario electoral district
Wellington—Halton Hills in relation to other southern Ontario electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Michael Chong
Conservative
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]115,880
Electors (2015)88,674
Area (km²)[2]1,584
Pop. density (per km²)73.2
Census division(s)Wellington, Halton
Census subdivision(s)Halton Hills, Centre Wellington, Guelph/Eramosa, Erin, Puslinch
Wellington—Halton Hills in relation to Southern Ontario ridings

The Member of Parliament for Wellington—Halton Hills is Michael Chong of the Conservative Party of Canada.

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Guelph—Wellington, Halton and Waterloo—Wellington ridings.

It consists of the Town of Halton Hills in the Regional Municipality of Halton and the townships of Centre Wellington, Guelph/Eramosa and Puslinch and the Town of Erin in Wellington County. Although it is counted as part of Midwestern Ontario, it spills into Halton, which is part of the Greater Toronto Area.

This riding lost fractions of territory to Guelph and Kitchener—Conestoga during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canada Census[3]

Ethnic groups: 86.8% White, 4.4% South Asian, 2.6% Indigenous, 1.5% Black

Languages: 84.6% English, 1.2% French, 1.2% Polish, 1.1% Punjabi, 1.1% Portuguese

Religions: 59.6% Christian (27.9% Catholic, 6.2% United Church, 5.4% Anglican, 3.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Baptist, 1.1% Reformed, 13.4% Other), 1.6% Sikh, 1.5% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 35.3% None

Median income: $48,800 (2020)

Average income: $66,200 (2020)

Members of Parliament
Parliament Years Member Party
Wellington—Halton Hills
Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey,
Guelph—Wellington, Halton and Waterloo—Wellington
38th  2004–2006     Michael Chong Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Wellington—Halton Hills (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong35,25752.1+4.7$85,518.39
LiberalMelanie Lang18,38427.2-1.2$81,741.49
New DemocraticNoor Jahangir7,05010.4+1.1$4,753.21
People'sSyl Carle4,3596.4+4.2$18,769.54
GreenRan Zhu2,6063.9-8.8none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 67,65699.3–$127,586.25
Total rejected ballots 4480.7
Turnout 68,10467.3
Eligible voters 101,212
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong33,04447.4-3.2$78,757.50
LiberalLesley Barron19,77728.4-8.18$70,168.78
GreenRalph Martin8,85112.78.61none listed
New DemocraticAndrew Bascombe6,4999.30.86none listed
People'sSyl Carle1,5092.2-$6,565.51
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,680100.0  $122,383.64
Total rejected ballots 359
Turnout 70,03970.8
Eligible voters 98,901
Conservative hold Swing +2.49
Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong32,48250.90-12.83$114,808.31
LiberalDon Trant23,27936.48+20.16$82,917.29
New DemocraticAnne Gajerski-Cauley5,3218.34-4.66$11,740.16
GreenBrent Allan Bouteiller2,5473.99-2.41$2,190.90
Canadian ActionHarvey Edward Anstey1830.29-0.27$381.96
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,812100.00 $230,272.85
Total rejected ballots 1850.28–
Turnout 63,97771.36+4.09
Eligible voters 89,653
Conservative hold Swing -16.5
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative35,02363.73
  Liberal8,97916.34
  New Democratic7,12012.96
  Green3,5186.40
  Others3150.57
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong35,13263.70+6.07–
LiberalBarry Peters9,03416.38-5.95–
New DemocraticAnastasia Zavarella7,14612.96+3.59–
GreenBrent Bouteiller3,5276.37-3.479,592.53
Christian HeritageJeffrey Streutker3160.57-0.24–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,155 100.00  $89,278.64
Total rejected ballots 154 0.28–
Turnout 55,30967.27–
Eligible voters 82,215––
Conservative hold Swing +6.01
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong29,19157.63+6.97$67,429
LiberalBruce Bowser11,31222.33-6.83$71,000
GreenBrent Bouteiller4,9879.84+3.74$1,497
New DemocraticNoel Duignan4,7479.37-2.94$800
Christian HeritageJeffrey Streutker4140.81-0.29$416
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,651 100.00 $85,604
Conservative hold Swing +6.9
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong27,90750.75+7.95$73,993
LiberalRod Finnie16,06529.22-8.99$55,605
New DemocraticNoel Duignan6,78512.34+0.43$5,496
GreenBrent Bouteiller3,3626.11+0.68$1,102
Christian HeritageCarol Ann Krusky6061.10-0.54$4,944
IndependentMike Wisniewski3550.65–$1,174
Total valid votes 54,987100.00$78,546
Conservative hold Swing +8.47
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong21,47942.81–$64,026
LiberalBruce Hood19,17338.21–$73,831
New DemocraticNoel Duignan5,97411.91–$13,594
GreenBrent Bouteiller2,7255.43–$799
Christian HeritagePat Woode8261.65–$2,304
Total valid votes 50,177 100.00  $75,799
Conservative hold Swing +6.01

See also

References
  • "Wellington—Halton Hills (Code 35098) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Wellington--Halton Hills [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  7. "Final Expenses Limits for Candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Wellington—Halton Hills, 30 September 2015
  9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  10. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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