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 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.

Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census

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 group202120162011 European 43,420 50,450 58,145 South Asian 33,055 24,895 15,020 African 21,210 19,860 17,505 Southeast Asian 7,495 6,350 5,465 Middle Eastern 6,250 4,875 2,935 East Asian 4,240 3,785 3,070 Latin American 1,695 1,670 1,070 Indigenous 1,270 1,190 1,080 Other/multiracial 7,615 6,095 4,935 Total responses 126,245 119,175 109,220 Total population 126,666 119,677 109,600

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ cityConservative Party of CanadaAjax Conservative AssociationDave SaundersAjaxGreen Party of CanadaAjax Green Party AssociationDiarmuid J. O'ConnorAjaxLiberal Party of CanadaAjax Federal Liberal AssociationKamini SahadeoAjaxNew Democratic PartyAjax Federal NDP Riding AssociationShannon CruickshankOttawa

Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results

2011 federal election poll-by-poll redistributionPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote %   Conservative 19,535 44.23   Liberal 16,753 37.93   New Democratic 6,624 15.00   Green 1,200 2.72   United 53 0.12

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

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