# Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas (federal electoral district)

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas (French: Hamilton-Ouest—Ancaster—Dundas) is a federal electoral district in Ontario.

## History

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, on October 19, 2015. It was created out of parts of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, Hamilton Centre and Hamilton Mountain.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will gain the Carpenter neighbourhood from Flamborough—Glanbrook, and will lose its territory in Strathcona (comprising the uninhabited section of Woodlands Cemetery) to Hamilton Centre.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 71.1% English, 2.7% Arabic, 2.4% Mandarin, 2.3% Italian, 1.5% Spanish, 1.0% Portuguese, 1.0% Polish
Religions: 54.6% Christian (27.2% Catholic, 4.4% United Church, 4.1% Anglican, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Presbyterian, 1.6% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 11.7% Other), 7.3% Muslim, 1.9% Hindu, 1.5% Jewish, 1.0% Sikh, 32.4% None
Median income: $44,000 (2020)
Average income: $69,000 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 82,710 | 71.9% | 85,575 | 77.98% | 86,670 | 81.96% |
| South Asian | 7,355 | 6.39% | 5,205 | 4.74% | 4,075 | 3.85% |
| East Asian | 6,540 | 5.69% | 5,630 | 5.13% | 4,470 | 4.23% |
| Middle Eastern | 5,805 | 5.05% | 4,020 | 3.66% | 3,120 | 2.95% |
| African | 4,355 | 3.79% | 3,485 | 3.18% | 2,610 | 2.47% |
| Southeast Asian | 2,865 | 2.49% | 1,840 | 1.68% | 1,650 | 1.56% |
| Latin American | 2,035 | 1.77% | 1,390 | 1.27% | 1,140 | 1.08% |
| Indigenous | 1,485 | 1.29% | 1,475 | 1.34% | 1,215 | 1.15% |
| Other/multiracial | 1,885 | 1.64% | 1,120 | 1.02% | 800 | 0.76% |
| Total responses | 115,035 | 97.85% | 109,740 | 97.09% | 105,750 | 96.54% |
| Total population | 117,565 | 100% | 113,024 | 100% | 109,535 | 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 Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Riding created from Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, Hamilton Centre and Hamilton Mountain |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Filomena Tassi | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Filomena Tassi | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Filomena Tassi | Liberal |

## Election results

Next Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | |
| | Conservative | Erika Vanessa Alexander |
| | New Democratic | Roberto Henriquez |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters |
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 28,561 | 44.30 |
| Conservative | 18,744 | 29.07 |
| New Democratic | 12,708 | 19.71 |
| People's | 2,645 | 4.10 |
| Green | 1,683 | 2.61 |
| Others | 137 | 0.21 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Filomena Tassi | 27,845 | 44.3 | -2.3 | $96,671.26 |
| | Conservative | Bert Laranjo | 18,162 | 28.9 | +2.2 | $48,851.38 |
| | New Democratic | Roberto Henriquez | 12,432 | 19.8 | +2.0 | $17,974.69 |
| | People's | Dean Woods | 2,584 | 4.1 | +2.7 | $14,813.36 |
| | Green | Victoria Galea | 1,661 | 2.6 | -4.8 | 7,901.50 |
| | Rhinoceros | Spencer Rocchi | 137 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,821 | 99.4 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 387 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,208 | 71.2 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,781 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.8 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Filomena Tassi | 30,214 | 46.55 | -1.13 | $77,474.77 |
| | Conservative | Bert Laranjo | 17,340 | 26.72 | -5.11 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Yousaf Malik | 11,527 | 17.76 | +1.49 | $35,360.66 |
| | Green | Victoria Galea | 4,770 | 7.35 | +3.12 | none listed |
| | People's | Daniel Ricottone | 894 | 1.38 | – | none listed |
| | Rhinoceros | Spencer Rocchi | 156 | 0.24 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,901 | 99.36 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 415 | 0.64 | +0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,316 | 72.83 | +0.29 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,679 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.99 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Filomena Tassi | 29,694 | 47.68 | +22.76 | $74,750.50 |
| | Conservative | Vincent Samuel | 19,821 | 31.83 | -10.57 | $111,228.74 |
| | New Democratic | Alex Johnstone | 10,131 | 16.27 | -11.92 | $50,321.97 |
| | Green | Peter Ormond | 2,633 | 4.23 | +0.50 | $16,800.92 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 62,279 | 99.57 | | $221,675.78 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 272 | 0.43 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,551 | 72.55 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,222 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +16.67 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 22,557 | 42.40 |
| New Democratic | 14,996 | 28.19 |
| Liberal | 13,257 | 24.92 |
| Green | 1,986 | 3.73 |
| Others | 409 | 0.77 |