Hamilton Centre () is a federal electoral district in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
History
It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings. This riding lost territory to Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and gained territory from Hamilton East—Stoney Creek during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained the remainder of the Strathcona neighbourhood from Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, albeit an uninhabited portion consisting of Woodland Cemetery. It additionally gained the Homeside, Normanhurst, Bartonville, Hamilton, Glenview, and Rosedale neighbourhoods from Hamilton East—Stoney Creek. These changes came into effect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Geography
Following the 2012 electoral boundary redistribution, the boundaries of Hamilton Centre were significantly adjusted, with the portions of the electoral district that were above the Niagara Escarpment moving to the new district of Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas.
Following the 2022 electoral boundary redistribution, Hamilton Centre's borders were expanded to include the uninhabited portion of Woodlawn Cemetery previously held by Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and five neighbourhoods - Homeside, Normanhurst, Bartonville, Glenview West, and Rosedale - that were previously part of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek.
Demographics
:According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 77.2% English, 2.2% Spanish, 2.1% French, 2.1% Portuguese, 2.0% Arabic, 1.1% Vietnamese, 1.0% Italian <br />
Religions: 43.9% Christian (21.8% Catholic, 3.4% Anglican, 2.1% United Church, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 11.5% other Christian), 6.2% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 1.5% Buddhist, 44.2% none <br />
Median income: $35,200 (2020) <br />
Average income: $44,560 (2020)
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Panethnic groups in Hamilton Centre (2011−2021)
! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group
! colspan="2" |2021
! colspan="2" |2016
! colspan="2" |2011
|-
!
!
!
!
!
!
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| European
| 72,070
|
| 71,730
|
| 75,985
|
|-
| African
| 8,380
|
| 6,390
|
| 4,935
|
|-
| Southeast Asian
| 4,585
|
| 3,675
|
| 3,955
|
|-
| South Asian
| 4,420
|
| 2,600
|
| 1,985
|
|-
| Indigenous
| 4,280
|
| 4,140
|
| 4,030
|
|-
| East Asian
| 2,915
|
| 2,880
|
| 2,935
|
|-
| Middle Eastern
| 2,810
|
| 2,260
|
| 1,280
|
|-
| Latin American
| 2,440
|
| 2,105
|
| 2,050
|
|-
| Other/multiracial
| 1,820
|
| 1,380
|
| 705
|
|-
! Total responses
! 103,725
!
! 97,165
!
! 97,860
!
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 106,439
!
! 100,103
!
! 101,932
!
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" |
|}
Members of Parliament
Hamilton Centre is represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Aslam Rana of the Liberal Party of Canada. Rana was elected in the 2025 federal election. Prior to Rana's election, the riding was considered an NDP "stronghold".
Election results
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 23,390 ||align=right| 46.96
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 13,315 ||align=right| 26.73
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 8,227 ||align=right| 16.52
|-
| |
| People's ||align=right| 3,271 ||align=right| 6.57
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 1,325 ||align=right| 2.66
|-
| |
| Others ||align=right| 283 ||align=right| 0.57
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 20,741 ||align=right| 60.25
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 8,076 ||align=right| 23.46
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 4,509 ||align=right| 13.10
|-
| |
| Others ||align=right| 925 ||align=right| 2.69
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 172 ||align=right| 0.50
|}
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada