# Hamilton Centre (federal electoral district)

Hamilton Centre (French: 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 will gain the remainder of the Dundurn neighbourhood from Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, and will gain the neighbourhoods of Homeside, Normanhurst, Bartonville, Glenview, and Rosedale from Hamilton East—Stoney Creek. These changes will come into effect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

## Geography

Consisting of that part of the City of Hamilton described as follows: commencing at the intersection of James Mountain Road with the Niagara Escarpment; thence generally westerly along said escarpment to the electric power transmission line situated westerly of Chateau Court; thence northerly along said transmission line to Highway No. 403; thence generally northeasterly along said highway to the Desjardins Canal; thence easterly along said canal and continuing due east in Hamilton Harbour to the northerly production of Queen Street North; thence northerly in a straight line along said production to the northerly limit of said city; thence generally northeasterly, southeasterly and northeasterly along said limit to the northerly production of Ottawa Street North; thence southerly along said production and Ottawa Street North to Burlington Street East; thence easterly along said street to Kenilworth Avenue North; thence southerly along said avenue and Kenilworth Avenue South to Lawrence Road; thence westerly along said road to the southerly production of Keswick Court; thence southerly along said production to the Niagara Escarpment; thence generally westerly along said escarpment to the point of commencement.

## 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
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
Median income: $35,200 (2020)
Average income: $44,560 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Hamilton Centre (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 72,070 | 69.48% | 71,730 | 73.82% | 75,985 | 77.65% |
| African | 8,380 | 8.08% | 6,390 | 6.58% | 4,935 | 5.04% |
| Southeast Asian | 4,585 | 4.42% | 3,675 | 3.78% | 3,955 | 4.04% |
| South Asian | 4,420 | 4.26% | 2,600 | 2.68% | 1,985 | 2.03% |
| Indigenous | 4,280 | 4.13% | 4,140 | 4.26% | 4,030 | 4.12% |
| East Asian | 2,915 | 2.81% | 2,880 | 2.96% | 2,935 | 3% |
| Middle Eastern | 2,810 | 2.71% | 2,260 | 2.33% | 1,280 | 1.31% |
| Latin American | 2,440 | 2.35% | 2,105 | 2.17% | 2,050 | 2.09% |
| Other/multiracial | 1,820 | 1.75% | 1,380 | 1.42% | 705 | 0.72% |
| Total responses | 103,725 | 97.45% | 97,165 | 97.07% | 97,860 | 96.01% |
| Total population | 106,439 | 100% | 100,103 | 100% | 101,932 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

Hamilton Centre has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada by New Democrat Matthew Green since the 2019 federal election. Prior to that, the riding was held by David Christopherson, also of the NDP, from the 2004 federal election to 2019, after also holding the seat provincially from 1990 to 1999. The riding is considered an NDP "stronghold".
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Hamilton Centre Riding created from Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | David Christopherson | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | David Christopherson | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | David Christopherson | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | David Christopherson | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | David Christopherson | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Matthew Green | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2021–present | Matthew Green | New Democratic |

## Election results

2025 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | New Democratic | Matthew Green |
| | Liberal | Aslam Rana |
| | Conservative | Hayden Lawrence |
| | People's | David J. Speicher |
| 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 | % |
| New Democratic | 23,390 | 46.96 |
| Liberal | 13,315 | 26.73 |
| Conservative | 8,227 | 16.52 |
| People's | 3,271 | 6.57 |
| Green | 1,325 | 2.66 |
| Others | 283 | 0.57 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Matthew Green | 20,105 | 48.70 | +2.54 | $59,357.46 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Bennett | 10,941 | 26.50 | -2.17 | $33,346.62 |
| | Conservative | Fabian Grenning | 6,209 | 15.04 | +0.67 | none listed |
| | People's | Kevin Barber | 2,637 | 6.39 | +4.50 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Avra Caroline Weinstein | 1,105 | 2.68 | -4.96 | $3,627.12 |
| | Communist | Nigel Cheriyan | 184 | 0.45 | – | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Nathalie Xian Yi Yan | 99 | 0.24 | +0.05 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,280 | 99.16 | – | $120,288.26 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 351 | 0.84 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,631 | 55.72 | -3.36 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,721 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +2.35 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Matthew Green | 20,368 | 46.16 | +0.60 | $71,015.33 |
| | Liberal | Jasper Kujavsky | 12,651 | 28.67 | -4.72 | $79,469.65 |
| | Conservative | Monica Ciriello | 6,341 | 14.37 | -0.28 | $13,186.90 |
| | Green | Jason Lopez | 3,370 | 7.64 | +3.31 | none listed |
| | People's | Melina Mamone | 833 | 1.89 | – | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Gary Duyzer | 182 | 0.41 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Tony Lemma | 158 | 0.36 | – | $2,716.24 |
| | Independent | Edward Graydon | 134 | 0.30 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Nathalie Xian Yi Yan | 85 | 0.19 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,122 | 99.09 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 405 | 0.91 | +0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,527 | 59.08 | -0.34 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,371 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +2.66 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | David Christopherson | 18,719 | 45.56 | -14.69 | $52,665.42 |
| | Liberal | Anne Tennier | 13,718 | 33.39 | +20.29 | $65,231.14 |
| | Conservative | Yonatan Rozenszajn | 6,018 | 14.65 | -8.81 | $38,675.56 |
| | Green | Ute Schmid-Jones | 1,778 | 4.33 | +3.83 | $5,331.63 |
| | Marijuana | Michael James Baldasaro | 348 | 0.85 | – | – |
| | Libertarian | Rob Young | 316 | 0.77 | – | $4,236.22 |
| | Independent | Maria Anastasiou | 186 | 0.45 | – | $829.76 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,083 | 99.35 | | $201,952.89 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 269 | 0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,352 | 59.42 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,598 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -17.49 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 20,741 | 60.25 |
| Conservative | 8,076 | 23.46 |
| Liberal | 4,509 | 13.10 |
| Others | 925 | 2.69 |
| Green | 172 | 0.50 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | David Christopherson | 23,849 | 57.0 | +7.7 | – |
| | Conservative | James Byron | 11,020 | 26.4 | +4.1 | – |
| | Liberal | Anne Tennier | 5,912 | 14.1 | -3.5 | – |
| | Marijuana | Michael Baldasaro | 780 | 1.9 | n/a | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Lisa Nussey | 252 | 0.6 | +0.3 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,813 | 100.0 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 320 | 0.8 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,133 | 54.7 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,077 | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | David Christopherson | 20,010 | 49.3 | -2.0 | $66,259 |
| | Conservative | Leon O'Connor | 9,051 | 22.3 | +2.0 | $24,629 |
| | Liberal | Helen Wilson | 7,164 | 17.6 | -5.9 | $30,226 |
| | Green | John Livingstone | 3,625 | 8.9 | +4.2 | $5,353 |
| | Libertarian | Anthony Giles | 528 | 1.3 | n/a | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Lisa Nussey | 126 | 0.3 | n/a | |
| | Communist | Ryan Sparrow | 125 | 0.3 | n/a | $373 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,850 | 100.0 | $85,900 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | David Christopherson | 24,503 | 51.3 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Javid Mirza | 11,224 | 23.5 | -10.2 |
| | Conservative | Elliot L. Hill | 9,969 | 20.3 | +5.7 |
| | Green | John Livingstone | 2,022 | 4.2 | +1.0 |
| | Canadian Action | Tony Des Lauriers | 332 | 0.7 | n/a |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,777 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 279 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,056 | 59.2 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | David Christopherson | 20,321 | 45.8 |
| | Liberal | Stan Keyes | 14,948 | 33.7 |
| | Conservative | Leon O'Connor | 6,714 | 15.1 |
| | Green | Anne Marie Pavlov | 1,422 | 3.2 |
| | Christian Heritage | Stephen Downey | 520 | 1.2 |
| | Independent | Michael James Baldasaro | 345 | 0.8 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Jamile Ghaddar | 91 | 0.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,361 | 100.0 |