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; -79.059892
Location of the federal constituency office (as of 7 May 2016)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mark Holland
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]126,666
Electors (2015)83,542
Area (km²)[2]67.00
Pop. density (per km²)1,890.5
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)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 entire 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]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canada Census[5]

Languages: 64.8% English, 5.0% Tamil, 3.7% Urdu, 2.2% Tagalog, 1.5% Dari, 1.2% Gujarati, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% French, 1.0% Punjabi, 1.0% Spanish, 1.0% Mandarin
Religions: 50.8% Christian (22.2% Catholic, 3.7% Pentecostal, 3.5% Anglican, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% United Church, 1.3% Baptist, 1.1% Presbyterian, 14.4% None), 14.1% Muslim, 11.6% Hindu, 1.3% Sikh, 20.8% None
Median income: $42,400 (2020)
Average income: $54,300 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Ajax (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 43,420 34.39% 50,450 42.33% 58,145 53.24%
South Asian 33,055 26.18% 24,895 20.89% 15,020 13.75%
African 21,210 16.8% 19,860 16.66% 17,505 16.03%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 2] 7,495 5.94% 6,350 5.33% 5,465 5%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 3] 6,250 4.95% 4,875 4.09% 2,935 2.69%
East Asian[lower-alpha 4] 4,240 3.36% 3,785 3.18% 3,070 2.81%
Latin American 1,695 1.34% 1,670 1.4% 1,070 0.98%
Indigenous 1,270 1.01% 1,190 1% 1,080 0.99%
Other/multiracial[lower-alpha 5] 7,615 6.03% 6,095 5.11% 4,935 4.52%
Total responses 126,245 99.67% 119,175 99.58% 109,220 99.65%
Total population 126,666 100% 119,677 100% 109,600 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

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  2015–2019     Mark Holland Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of general election results in Ajax (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMark Holland28,27956.83–0.85$61,841.13
ConservativeArshad Awan13,23726.60+0.60$37,722.66
New DemocraticMonique Hughes6,98814.04+2.51$3,075.61
GreenLeigh Paulseth1,2542.52–0.82$11,493.41
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,658100.00$120,937.77
Total rejected ballots 5251.04+0.25
Turnout 50,28354.12–11.86
Eligible voters 92,907
Liberal hold Swing –0.73
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMark Holland35,19857.68+1.81$64,483.26
ConservativeTom Dingwall15,86426.00-8.41$102,214.59
New DemocraticShokat Malik7,03311.53+3.30$9,641.03
GreenMaia Knight2,0403.34+1.94$1,882.83
People'sSusanna Russo5880.96$3,679.53
IndependentAllen Keith Hadley1860.30$1,441.93
IndependentIntab Ali1110.18none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 61,02099.21
Total rejected ballots 4870.79+0.43
Turnout 61,50765.98-0.31
Eligible voters 93,215
Liberal hold Swing +5.11
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election
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 56,30799.64 $222,192.40
Total rejected ballots 2060.36
Turnout 56,51366.29
Eligible voters 85,251
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.88
Source: Elections Canada[13][14][15]
2011 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution[16]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative19,53544.23
  Liberal16,75337.93
  New Democratic6,62415.00
  Green1,2002.72
  United530.12

Notes

  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. Final Report – Ontario
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Ajax [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  8. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  9. "Election Night Results — Ajax". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  10. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates — 44th Canadian Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  11. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  12. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  13. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Ajax, 30 September 2015
  14. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  16. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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