# Ajax (federal electoral district)

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 group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 43,420 | 34.39% | 50,450 | 42.33% | 58,145 | 53.24% |
| South Asian | 33,055 | 26.18% | 24,895 | 20.89% | 15,020 | 13.75% |
| African | 21,210 | 16.8% | 19,860 | 16.66% | 17,505 | 16.03% |
| Southeast Asian | 7,495 | 5.94% | 6,350 | 5.33% | 5,465 | 5% |
| Middle Eastern | 6,250 | 4.95% | 4,875 | 4.09% | 2,935 | 2.69% |
| East Asian | 4,240 | 3.36% | 3,785 | 3.18% | 3,070 | 2.81% |
| Latin American | 1,695 | 1.34% | 1,670 | 1.4% | 1,070 | 0.98% |
| Indigenous | 1,270 | 1.01% | 1,190 | 1% | 1,080 | 0.99% |
| Other/multiracial | 7,615 | 6.03% | 6,095 | 5.11% | 4,935 | 4.52% |
| Total responses | 126,245 | 99.67% | 119,175 | 99.58% | 109,220 | 99.65% |
| Total population | 126,666 | 100% | 119,677 | 100% | 109,600 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Ajax—Pickering |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Mark Holland | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Mark Holland | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Mark Holland | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Mark Holland | 28,279 | 56.83 | –0.85 | $61,841.13 |
| | Conservative | Arshad Awan | 13,237 | 26.60 | +0.60 | $37,722.66 |
| | New Democratic | Monique Hughes | 6,988 | 14.04 | +2.51 | $3,075.61 |
| | Green | Leigh Paulseth | 1,254 | 2.52 | –0.82 | $11,493.41 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,658 | 100.00 | – | $120,937.77 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 525 | 1.04 | +0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,283 | 54.12 | –11.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,907 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –0.73 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Mark Holland | 35,198 | 57.68 | +1.81 | $64,483.26 |
| | Conservative | Tom Dingwall | 15,864 | 26.00 | -8.41 | $102,214.59 |
| | New Democratic | Shokat Malik | 7,033 | 11.53 | +3.30 | $9,641.03 |
| | Green | Maia Knight | 2,040 | 3.34 | +1.94 | $1,882.83 |
| | People's | Susanna Russo | 588 | 0.96 | | $3,679.53 |
| | Independent | Allen Keith Hadley | 186 | 0.30 | | $1,441.93 |
| | Independent | Intab Ali | 111 | 0.18 | | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,020 | 99.21 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 487 | 0.79 | +0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,507 | 65.98 | -0.31 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,215 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.11 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Mark Holland | 31,458 | 55.87 | +17.94 | $98,658.57 |
| | Conservative | Chris Alexander | 19,374 | 34.41 | −9.82 | $154,560.57 |
| | New Democratic | Stephanie Brown | 4,630 | 8.22 | −6.78 | $3,065.75 |
| | Green | Jeff Hill | 788 | 1.40 | −1.32 | $717.00 |
| | United | Bob Kesic | 57 | 0.10 | -0.02 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,307 | 99.64 | | $222,192.40 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 206 | 0.36 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,513 | 66.29 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,251 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +13.88 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution :
| 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 |