# Ajax—Pickering

Ajax—Pickering was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2011 by Conservative MP Chris Alexander.
Its population in 2001 was 100,215. The district included the town of Ajax and the northern part of the city of Pickering in the eastern suburbs of Toronto. The electoral district was created in 2003: 57.6% of the population of the riding came from 43.3% of Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and 44.8% from Whitby—Ajax.
Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the riding was dissolved. The southern portion–including all of Ajax–became Ajax, while the northern portion became part of Pickering—Uxbridge.

## Boundaries

Consisting of that part of the Regional Municipality of Durham composed of:
(a) the Town of Ajax; and
(b) that part of the City of Pickering lying northerly and easterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of said city with Finch Avenue; thence easterly along said avenue to Valley Farm Road; thence southerly along said road and its production to Ontario Highway 401; thence northeasterly along said highway to Brock Road; thence southerly along said road and its production to the southerly limit of said city.

## Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Ajax—Pickering Riding created from Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and Whitby—Ajax |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Mark Holland | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Mark Holland | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Mark Holland | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Chris Alexander | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Pickering—Uxbridge and Ajax |||||

## Election results

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Chris Alexander | 24,797 | 44.07 | +6.12 |
| | Liberal | Mark Holland | 21,569 | 38.33 | -6.20 |
| | New Democratic | Jim Koppens | 8,284 | 14.72 | +5.64 |
| | Green | Mihkel Harilaid | 1,621 | 2.88 | -4.40 |
| | United | Bob Kesic | 72 | 0.13 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,268 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 187 | 0.33 | -0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,455 | 61.22 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.16 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Mark Holland | 21,675 | 44.53 | -4.9 | $53,225 |
| | Conservative | Rick Johnson | 18,471 | 37.95 | +5.2 | $87,925 |
| | New Democratic | Bala Thavarajasoorier | 4,422 | 9.08 | -3.6 | $1,541 |
| | Green | Mike Harilaid | 3,543 | 7.28 | +3.1 | $3,531 |
| | Christian Heritage | Kevin Norng | 398 | 0.82 | 0.0 | $1,171 |
| | Libertarian | Stephanie Wilson | 167 | 0.34 | N/A | $20 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,676 | 100 | $89,065 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,862 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.05 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Mark Holland | 25,636 | 49.38 | -0.39 | $43,781 |
| | Conservative | Rondo Thomas | 16,992 | 32.73 | -0.90 | $77,308 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Modeste | 6,655 | 12.82 | +0.70 | $8,405 |
| | Green | Russell Korus | 2,199 | 4.24 | -0.23 | $948 |
| | Christian Heritage | Kevin Norng | 435 | 0.84 | n/a | $7,950 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,917 | 100.00 | $77,681 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.51 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mark Holland | 21,706 | 49.77 | -7.67 |
| | Conservative | René Soetens | 14,666 | 33.63 | -3.83 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Modeste | 5,286 | 12.12 | +8.10 |
| | Green | Karen MacDonald | 1,951 | 4.47 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,609 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | -3.84 |
2000 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 19,974 | 57.44 |
| Canadian Alliance | 8,260 | 23.75 |
| Progressive Conservative | 4,767 | 13.71 |
| New Democratic | 1,425 | 4.10 |
| Others | 348 | 1.00 |