Hamilton East—Stoney Creek

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Ontario


caption = Hamilton East—Stoney Creek in relation to the other Hamilton area ridings
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 35032
fed-created = 2003
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 2004
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Wayne Marston
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = NDP
fed-rep-party-link = New Democratic Party
prov-status = active
prov-created = 2006
prov-abolished =
prov-election-first = 2007
prov-election-last =
prov-rep = Paul Miller
prov-rep-link = Paul Miller (Canadian politician)
prov-rep-party = NDP
prov-rep-party-link = Ontario New Democratic Party
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 116434
demo-electors = 84513
demo-electors-date = 2007
demo-area = 74
demo-cd = Hamilton
demo-csd = Hamilton

Hamilton East—Stoney Creek is a is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It first elected a member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election. 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.

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 Bartonville, 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 Member of Parliament:

#Tony Valeri, Liberal (2004-2006)
#Wayne Marston, New Democrat (2006-)

Federal election results

align="left" colspan=2|New Democratic Party gain from Liberal
align="right"|Swing
align="right"| -1.4
align="right"

Provincial election results

Election box begin | title=Ontario general election, 2007
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Paul Miller
align="right"|16,256
align="right"|37.6
align="right"
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Nerene Virgin
align="right"|15,171
align="right"|35.1
align="right"
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Tara Crugnale
align="right"|9,195
align="right"|21.3
align="right"
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Raymond Dartsch
align="right"|2,122
align="right"|4.9
align="right"|
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Robert Innes
align="right"|451
align="right"|1.0
align="right"|

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1327 Riding history from the] Library of Parliament