Hamilton East—Stoney Creek () is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
The riding was formed in 2003 from parts of the former ridings of Hamilton East and Stoney Creek.
Of the 115,709 constituents of the riding, a slight majority were previously constituents in the former riding of Stoney Creek. 58,462 constituents were part of the Stoney Creek riding while 57,247 constituents originated from Hamilton East.
This riding lost territory to Hamilton Centre during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 67.6% English, 3.5% Italian, 2.7% Serbian, 2.3% Punjabi, 2.2% Croatian, 1.9% Polish, 1.6% Spanish, 1.5% Arabic, 1.3% Urdu, 1.2% French, 1.1% Portuguese Religions: 57.5% Christian (33.5% Catholic, 5.1% Christian Orthodox, 3.6% Anglican, 2.8% United Church, 1.5% Presbyterian, 1.0% Pentecostal, 10.0% other), 6.5% Muslim, 2.6% Sikh, 1.8% Hindu, 30.1% none Median income: $38,800 (2020) Average income: $47,360 (2020)
+ Panethnic groups in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek (2011−2021)Panethnic group202120162011 European 84,025 87,070 88,465 South Asian 8,510 6,595 6,580 African 4,770 3,255 2,540 Southeast Asian 3,715 2,600 2,325 Middle Eastern 2,885 1,630 1,285 Indigenous 2,795 2,775 2,395 Latin American 2,275 1,300 1,495 East Asian 1,080 1,080 1,075 Other/multiracial 1,170 970 810 Total responses 111,220 107,280 106,975 Total population 112,028 107,848 107,786
Geography
It consists of the part of the City of Hamilton lying north of the Niagara Escarpment and east of Ottawa Street.
The riding consists of the neighbourhoods of, Cherry Heights, Homeside, Normanhurst, McQuesten, Glenview, Rosedale, Red Hill, Vincent, Gershome, Greenford, Corman, Kentley, Riverdale, Parkview West, Parkview East, Nashdale, Lake Grayside and the eastern half of The Delta in the former City of Hamilton plus the part of the former City of Stoney Creek north of the Niagara Escarpment including the "Old Town", Fruitland and Winona.
Member of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Liberal 21,461 39.07 Conservative 16,546 30.12 New Democratic 11,910 21.68 People's 3,986 7.26 Green 1,022 1.86
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % New Democratic 19,848 44.26 Conservative 16,557 36.92 Liberal 6,089 13.58 Green 1,278 2.85 Others 1,075 2.40
|align="left" colspan=2|New Democratic Party gain from Liberal |align="right"|Swing |align="right"| -1.4 |align="right"|
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Riding history from the Library of Parliament 2011 Results from Elections Canada Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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