# Hamilton Mountain (provincial electoral district)

Hamilton Mountain is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1967. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region.
The socio-economic composition of the Hamilton Mountain is diverse, having low-income public housing residents and million-dollar estates, highly paid unionized workers and small-wage unskilled workers, and well-established families and recent immigrants.

## Geography

In 2003, the riding was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton bounded by a line drawn west from the Niagara Escarpment along Red Hill Creek, south along Mountain Brow Boulevard, Arbour Road and Glover Road, west along the hydroelectric transmission line situated south of Rymal Road East, north along Glancaster Road, east along Garner Road East, north along the hydroelectric transmission line situated west of Upper Paradise Road, east along Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, north along West 5th Street, northeast along James Mountain Road, and east and south along the Niagara Escarpment to the point of commencement.

## History

Provincially, this riding has been held by every major Ontario political party having at least one time. The current NDP Member of Provincial Parliament, Monique Taylor, defeated Liberal Cabinet Minister, Sophia Aggelonitis in 2011.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
Hamilton Mountain :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Wentworth in 1967 |||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | John Roxburgh Smith | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | John Roxburgh Smith | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | John Roxburgh Smith | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Brian Charlton | New Democratic |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Brian Charlton | New Democratic |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Brian Charlton | New Democratic |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Brian Charlton | New Democratic |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Brian Charlton | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Trevor Pettit | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Marie Bountrogianni | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Marie Bountrogianni | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Sophia Aggelonitis | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Monique Taylor | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Monique Taylor | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Monique Taylor | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Monique Taylor | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2025–present | Monica Ciriello | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Monica Ciriello | 13,948 | 36.16 | +6.16 |
| | Liberal | Dawn Danko | 11,933 | 30.93 | +15.36 |
| | New Democratic | Kojo Damptey | 10,037 | 26.02 | –18.79 |
| | Green | Joshua Czerniga | 1,544 | 4.00 | –1.62 |
| | New Blue | Layla Marie-Angela Protopapa | 392 | 1.02 | –1.25 |
| | None of the Above | Dan Preston | 278 | 0.72 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ejaz Butt | 267 | 0.69 | N/A |
| | Ontario Party | Bing Wong | 178 | 0.46 | –1.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,578 | 99.42 | ±0.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 225 | 0.58 | ±0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,803 | 46.14 | +4.65 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,106 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | −4.60 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Monique Taylor | 15,250 | 44.81 | −9.77 | $75,864 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Spadafora | 10,211 | 30.00 | +1.17 | $27,375 |
| | Liberal | Chantale Lachance | 5,300 | 15.57 | +6.33 | $10,000 |
| | Green | Janet Errygers | 1,913 | 5.62 | +0.48 | $559 |
| | New Blue | Baylee Nguyen | 770 | 2.26 | N/A | $0 |
| | Ontario Party | Andy Busa | 590 | 1.73 | N/A | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,034 | 99.42 | +0.61 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 200 | 0.58 | -0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,234 | 41.49 | -14.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,518 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −5.47 |
| Source(s) "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 2025. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Monique Taylor | 24,406 | 54.58 | +5.97 | $60,699 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Esther Pauls | 12,891 | 28.83 | +11.27 | $47,227 |
| | Liberal | Damin Starr | 4,134 | 9.24 | −18.82 | $28,018 |
| | Green | Dave Urquhart | 2,300 | 5.14 | +0.81 | $39 |
| | Libertarian | Kristofer Maves | 533 | 1.19 | N/A | none listed |
| | None of the Above | Scott Patrick Miller | 453 | 1.01 | N/A | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,717 | 98.81 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 538 | 1.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,255 | 56.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,578 |
| | New Democratic notional hold | New Democratic notional hold | Swing | Swing | –2.65 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 19,649 | 48.61 |
| Liberal | 11,343 | 28.06 |
| Progressive Conservative | 7,099 | 17.56 |
| Green | 1,750 | 4.33 |
| Others | 585 | 1.45 |
vte2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Monique Taylor | 23,006 | 46.90 | +1.74 |
| | Liberal | Javid Mirza | 14,508 | 29.57 | -2.81 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Marshall | 8,795 | 17.93 | -1.11 |
| | Green | Greg Lenko | 2,047 | 4.17 | +2.52 |
| | Libertarian | Hans Wienhold | 379 | 0.77 | +0.28 |
| | Freedom | Brian Goodwin | 320 | 0.65 | +0.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,055 | 98.38 | -1.16 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 810 | 1.62 | +1.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,865 | 52.85 | +2.40 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 94,360 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +2.28 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Monique Taylor | 20,492 | 45.16 | +11.68 |
| | Liberal | Sophia Aggelonitis | 14,694 | 32.38 | -4.83 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Geordie Elms | 8,641 | 19.04 | -4.54 |
| | Green | Tony Morris | 748 | 1.65 | -3.05 |
| | Family Coalition | Jim Enos | 450 | 0.99 | |
| | Libertarian | Hans Wienhold | 222 | 0.49 | |
| | Freedom | Brian Goodwin | 126 | 0.28 | -0.77 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,373 | 99.54 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 208 | 0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,581 | 50.45 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,355 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +8.26 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sophia Aggelonitis | 17,387 | 37.28 | -14.51 |
| | New Democratic | Bryan Adamczyk | 15,653 | 33.56 | +7.1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bob Charters | 10,982 | 23.55 | +4.53 |
| | Green | Ivan Miletic | 2,122 | 4.55 | +3.46 |
| | Freedom | Mary Maan | 493 | 1.05 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,637 | 100.00 |
| Source: Elections Ontario. |||||||
vte2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Marie Bountrogianni | 23,524 | 51.79 | +11.54 |
| | New Democratic | Chris Charlton | 12,017 | 26.46 | +4.05 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Shakil Hassan | 8,637 | 19.02 | -15.58 |
| | Family Coalition | Eleanor Johnson | 748 | 1.65 | +0.75 |
| | Green | Selwyn Inniss | 494 | 1.09 | +0.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,420 | 100.00 |
| Source: Elections Ontario. |||||||
vte1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Marie Bountrogianni | 19,076 | 40.25 | +6.34 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Trevor Pettit | 16,397 | 34.60 | -2.02 |
| | New Democratic | Chris Charlton | 10,622 | 22.41 | -3.55 |
| | Green | Kelli Gallagher | 456 | 0.96 | |
| | Family Coalition | Jim Enos | 426 | 0.90 | -2.61 |
| | Natural Law | Bob Danio | 261 | 0.55 | |
| | Independent | Rolf Gerstenberger | 159 | 0.34 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,397 | 100.00 |
| Source: Elections Ontario. |||||||
vte1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Trevor Pettit | 13,852 | 36.60 | +16.14 |
| | Liberal | Marie Bountrogianni | 12,824 | 33.88 | +14.16 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Charlton | 9,837 | 25.99 | -33.81 |
| | Family Coalition | Michael O'Grady | 1,329 | 3.51 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,822 | 100.00 |
| Source: Elections Ontario. |||||||
vte1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Brian Charlton | 22,488 | 59.76 | +16.95 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Grant Darby | 7,709 | 20.49 | +1.38 |
| | Liberal | Al Bailey | 7,432 | 19.75 | -18.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,629 | 100.00 |
| Source: Toronto Star. |||||||
vte1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Brian Charlton | 14,743 | 42.82 | -1.43 |
| | Liberal | Jane Milanetti | 13,111 | 38.08 | +13.37 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Smith | 6,580 | 19.11 | -11.92 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,434 | 100.00 |
| Source: Toronto Star. |||||||
vte1985 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Brian Charlton | 13,871 | 44.25 | +8.23 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steve Oneschuk | 9,729 | 31.03 | -4.35 |
| | Liberal | Dominic Agostino | 7,745 | 24.71 | -3.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,345 | 100.00 |
| Source:Ottawa Citizen. |||||||
vte1981 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Brian Charlton | 11,008 | 36.02 | -2.23 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Duncan Beattie | 10,811 | 35.38 | -1.74 |
| | Liberal | Vince Agro | 8,738 | 28.59 | +4.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,557 | 100.00 |
| Source:Windsor Star. |||||||
vte1977 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Brian Charlton | 12,681 | 38.25 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Smith | 12,308 | 37.12 |
| | Liberal | Kris Chaman | 7,919 | 23.88 |
| | Communist | Mike Mirza | 247 | 0.74 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,155 | 100.00 |
| Source:Canadian Press. |||||||

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | First Past the Post | 29,343 | 65 |
| | Mixed member proportional | 15,822 | 35 |
| | Total valid votes | 45,165 | 100 |
| Sourced from Elections Ontario. ||||