# Hamilton West (federal electoral district)

Hamilton West was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 2004.

## History

The federal riding was created when the old riding of Hamilton was split in 1903.
In 1903, the city of Hamilton was divided into two electoral districts: Hamilton East and Hamilton West. Hamilton West consisted of wards 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the city. The boundaries expanded ever eastward as the population centre did, but it always included the neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood, Westdale and downtown Hamilton.
In 1914, it was redefined to consist of the western part of the city of Hamilton described by a line drawn from the brow of the mountain along Dundurn Street, west along Aberdeen Avenue, north along Paradise Road to Cootes Paradise, along the south and east margins of the marsh to Burlington Bay, east along the bay, south along Hughson Street, east along King Street, south along Ferguson Avenue, west along Aberdeen Avenue and the Mountain Brow.
In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Hamilton lying west of Wellington Street, east of Paradise Road, and north of Cootes Paradise.
In 1935, it was redefined to exclude the part lying south of Concession Street, Claremont Drive and West Fifth Street.
In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Hamilton lying north of the brow of the mountain and west of a line drawn from north to south along Wellington Street and its prolongation south to the brow of the mountain.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton bounded as follows: commencing where Wellington Street meets the shore of Hamilton Harbour, south along Wellington Street, east along Robert Street, south along East Avenue, east along Main Street, south along Wentworth Street, west along the brow of the Mountain to the west city limit.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton lying west and north of a line drawn south along Wentworth Street from Hamilton Harbour, east along Main Street East, south along Sherman Avenue, and west along the brow of the Mountain to the city limit.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton lying west and north of a line drawn from north to south from the northern city limit, south along Wentworth Street, east along Cannon Street, south along Sherman Avenue, west along the brow of the Niagara Escarpment, to the western limit of the city.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton lying west and north of a line drawn from where westerly limit of the city meets Lisajane Court to Stone Church Road, east along Stone Church Road, north along Garth Street, east along Lincoln Alexander Expressway, north along West Fifth Street, east along the brow of the Niagara Escarpment, north to and along Wentworth Street, west along Main Street, north along Wellington Street, east along Burlington Street, and north along the spur line of the Canadian National Railway to the northern city limit.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, Hamilton Centre and Hamilton Mountain ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Hamilton West Riding created from Hamilton |||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Adam Zimmerman | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Thomas Joseph Stewart | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Thomas Joseph Stewart | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Thomas Joseph Stewart | Conservative |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Thomas Joseph Stewart | Conservative |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Charles William Bell | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Charles William Bell | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Charles William Bell | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1937 | Herbert Earl Wilton | Conservative |
| 18th | 1937–1940 | John Allmond Marsh | Conservative |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Colin W. G. Gibson | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Colin W. G. Gibson | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1950 | Colin W. G. Gibson | Liberal |
| 21st | 1950–1953 | Ellen Fairclough | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Ellen Fairclough | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Ellen Fairclough | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Ellen Fairclough | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Ellen Fairclough | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Joseph Macaluso | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Joseph Macaluso | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Lincoln Alexander | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Lincoln Alexander | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Lincoln Alexander | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Lincoln Alexander | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1980 | Lincoln Alexander | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Stanley Hudecki | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Peter Peterson | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Stan Keyes | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Stan Keyes | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Stan Keyes | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Stan Keyes | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Hamilton Centre, Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale and Hamilton Mountain |||||

## Federal election results

1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Adam Zimmerman | 3,345 |
| | Conservative | Frank C. Bruce | 3,108 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Joseph Stewart | 3,363 |
| | Liberal | Adam Zimmerman | 2,969 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Thomas Joseph Stewart | 4,390 |
| Liberal | John Inglis McLaren | 2,570 |
| Unknown | Hiram Dickhout | 522 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Government (Unionist) | Thomas Joseph Stewart | 6,451 |
| Labour | Walter Ritchie Rollo | 3,678 |
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | John Inglis McLaren | 2,610 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Thomas Joseph Stewart | 6,942 |
| Progressive | Thomas James O'Heir | 4,990 |
| Liberal | William Ainslie | 1,557 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles William Bell | 13,875 |
| | Liberal | George Alexander Gow | 2,651 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles William Bell | 10,888 |
| | Liberal | Henry Carpenter | 3,665 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles William Bell | 10,978 |
| | Liberal | Cranmer Egerton Riselay | 6,275 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Herbert Earl Wilton | 7,857 |
| Reconstruction | Nora-Frances Henderson | 5,065 |
| Liberal | Kennedy Connor | 4,817 |
| Liberal | William Ainslie | 3,434 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Herbert Connor | 2,203 |
On Mr. Wilton's death, 1 February 1937:
By-election on 22 March 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | John Allmond Marsh | 8,102 |
| Liberal | Kennedy Connor | 7,295 |
| Labour | John O'Hanley | 3,536 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Colin W. G. Gibson | 13,965 |
| | National Government | John Allmond Marsh | 11,032 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Colin W. G. Gibson | 11,439 |
| Progressive Conservative | Chester William New | 9,260 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | David Lewis | 6,728 |
| Labor–Progressive | Sam Sniderman | 1,063 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Colin W. G. Gibson | 12,324 |
| Progressive Conservative | Ellen Fairclough | 9,252 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Stanley Allen | 6,748 |
On Mr. Gibson's appointment as Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario, 18 January 1950:
By-election on 15 May 1950 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Ellen Fairclough | 8,008 |
| Liberal | Harold F. Lazier | 7,602 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alfred Henry Collingdon | 3,235 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Ellen Fairclough | 13,016 |
| Liberal | John Prendergast O'Reilly | 10,044 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alex Muir | 4,358 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Ellen Fairclough | 16,533 |
| Liberal | John Munro | 9,964 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Scandlan | 4,363 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Ellen Fairclough | 19,863 |
| Liberal | Dorothy Jane Crewe | 6,094 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Scandlan | 4,742 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Ellen Fairclough | 12,794 |
| Liberal | Balys Bill Kronas | 11,047 |
| New Democratic | Gary Chertkoff | 5,321 |
| Communist | Alfred Dewhurst | 421 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph Macaluso | 13,701 |
| Progressive Conservative | Ellen Fairclough | 10,849 |
| New Democratic | Gary Chertkoff | 5,709 |
| Social Credit | James Ian Buchan | 442 |
| Communist | Harry Hunter | 283 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph Macaluso | 13,247 |
| Progressive Conservative | Lincoln Alexander | 10,888 |
| New Democratic | Tom Doyle | 6,297 |
| Social Credit | Reynolds H. James | 199 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Lincoln Alexander | 13,580 |
| Liberal | Thomas A. Beckett | 13,238 |
| New Democratic | Patricia Bruce | 6,809 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Lincoln Alexander | 19,837 |
| Liberal | Jack Burghardt | 12,204 |
| New Democratic | Peggy Leppert | 5,420 |
| Not affiliated | Bob Jaggard | 218 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Lincoln Alexander | 15,421 |
| Liberal | Milt Lewis | 13,162 |
| New Democratic | Gordon Holmes | 4,890 |
| Social Credit | Louis Deme | 363 |
| Communist | Bob Jaggard | 138 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Nola H. Moore | 117 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Lincoln Alexander | 19,661 |
| Liberal | Stanley Hudecki | 13,859 |
| New Democratic | Miriam Simpson | 8,512 |
| Communist | Edward McDonald | 161 |
| Marxist–Leninist | A.P. Daljeet | 138 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Lincoln Alexander | 15,500 |
| Liberal | Stanley Hudecki | 14,929 |
| New Democratic | Miriam Simpson | 9,330 |
| Rhinoceros | James E. S. Sabzali | 304 |
| Marxist–Leninist | A.P. Daljeet | 139 |
Resignation of the Hon. Lincoln M. Alexander, 27 May 1980:
By-election on 8 September 1980 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Stanley Hudecki | 12,565 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jackie Isbester | 9,882 |
| New Democratic | Miriam Simpson | 8,172 |
| Libertarian | Chris Sorenson | 133 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Don McLean | 120 |
| Independent | John Turmel | 88 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Peterson | 16,573 |
| Liberal | Stanley Hudecki | 12,379 |
| New Democratic | Philip Newell | 11,508 |
| Libertarian | Michael A. J. Baldasaro | 300 |
| Communist | Bob Mann | 157 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Val Haché | 135 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Stan Keyes | 16,598 |
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Peterson | 14,851 |
| New Democratic | Lesley Russell | 11,194 |
| Christian Heritage | Barry Mombourquette | 935 |
| Independent | Walter A. Tucker | 179 |
| Communist | Bill Thompson | 103 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Stan Keyes | 22,592 | 58.65 | $38,319 |
| | Reform | George G. Mills | 5,857 | 15.21 | $30,042 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Peterson | 5,789 | 15.03 | $34,188 |
| | New Democratic | Denise Giroux | 3,143 | 8.16 | $27,417 |
| | National | Owen Morgan | 606 | 1.57 | $1,152 |
| | Natural Law | Rita Rassenberg | 396 | 1.03 | $199 |
| | Independent | Elaine Couto | 134 | 0.35 | $244 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,517 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 417 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,934 | 58.42 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 66,640 |
| Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada. |||||||
vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Stan Keyes | 20,951 |
| New Democratic | Andrea Horwath | 7,648 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Findlay | 6,510 |
| Reform | Ken Griffith | 6,285 |
| Natural Law | Brian Rickard | 323 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Wendell Fields | 170 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Stan Keyes | 21,273 |
| Alliance | Leon O'Connor | 7,293 |
| New Democratic | Catherine Hudson | 5,300 |
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Blackie | 5,024 |
| Green | Hamish Jamie Campbell | 616 |
| Marijuana | Danielle Keir | 437 |
| Not affiliated | Stephen Downey | 163 |
| Natural Law | Rita Rassenberg | 94 |
| Communist | Mike Mirza | 91 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Wendell Fields | 61 |