Flamborough—Glanbrook (Ontario) 107/338

 Flamborough—Glanbrook (Ontario)

Today we're in Flamborough—Glanbrook!

Flamborough—Glanbrook has existed as a riding since 2012. The population of the riding was 111,065 in 2016. The riding is in the city of Hamilton and contains the communities of Waterdown, Binbrook, and Carlisle. The riding was drawn in 2012 initially underpopulated at 97,081, but due to its suburban nature and expansion of Hamilton, it grew by 14.4% in 5 years.

Politically, this seat has historically been a Liberal/Conservative swing seat. From 1972-1993, it was a PC seat, with the Liberals not too far behind, which made it easy for the Liberals to hold it from 1993-2006, but thanks to the rise of Stephen Harper's Conservatives, it has been held by the Conservatives since 2006. The seat is currently held by Conservative MP Dan Muys.

Interesting thing about this riding: while the city of Hamilton has grown by 3.3% (16,968 people), most of the growth has been in this riding, with the more urban ridings not growing that much, even Hamilton Centre losing more than 1,800 people and Hamilton East—Stoney Creek only getting about 60 new people. In 2019, this seat was 7/121 in Ontario and 24/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 6.7/10 - I appreciate the geographic names, but it would be nice to have it named after Hamilton.

Shape: 6.1/10 - Pretty okay, just not a fan of the municipal lines.

Individuality: 5.4/10 - Growth is cool, pretty static politically, which I guess is interesting in itself.

Total: 18.2/30 (60.7%)

Tomorrow we're back in my neck of the woods with Fleetwood—Port Kells!