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

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

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

According to the 2021 Canada 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

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

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
ConservativeDean Allison25,20645.6+0.2
LiberalIan Bingham16,81530.4-1.9
New DemocraticNameer Rahman7,06412.8+0.7
People'sShaunalee Derkson3,9337.1+5.5
GreenJoanna Kocsis1,6022.9-3.8
Christian HeritageHarold Jonker6571.2-0.7
Total valid votes 55,27799.6
Total rejected ballots 2170.4
Turnout 55,49471.6
Eligible voters 77,484
Conservative hold Swing +1.1
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2019 Canadian federal election: Niagara West
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDean Allison24,44745.4-3.42$86,960.67
LiberalIan Bingham17,42932.3-0.43$77,942.53
New DemocraticNameer Rahman6,54012.1+0.65none listed
GreenTerry Teather3,6206.7+3.72$4,788.88
Christian HeritageHarold Jonker1,0191.9-0.54$16,035.83
People'sMiles Morton8691.6none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,924100.0
Total rejected ballots 252
Turnout 54,17672.5
Eligible voters 74,760
Conservative hold Swing -2.99
Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election: Niagara West
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDean Allison24,73248.82-10.64$81,875.54
LiberalPhil Rose16,58132.73+18.44$55,489.05
New DemocraticNameer Rahman5,80211.45-7.76$12,449.14
GreenSid Frere1,5112.98-1.53$990.69
Christian HeritageHarold Jonker1,2342.44–$21,772.10
LibertarianAllan de Roo7971.57––
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,657100.00 $202,783.01
Total rejected ballots 2420.48–
Turnout 50,88973.83–
Eligible voters 68,937
Conservative hold Swing -14.54
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative25,99959.47
  New Democratic8,40119.22
  Liberal6,24914.29
  Green1,9724.51
  Others1,1002.52

References

  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. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  11. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Niagara West, 30 September 2015
  12. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  13. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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