Hamilton East—Stoney Creek (Ontario) 123/338

 Hamilton East—Stoney Creek (Ontario) 

Today we're in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek!

Hamilton East—Stoney Creek has existed as a riding since 2004, created from Hamilton East and Stoney Creek. The population of the riding was 107,848 in 2016. The riding contains the former city of Stoney Creek, as well as the neighbourhoods of Kentley and Grayside. Stoney Creek was amalgamated into the city of Hamilton in 2001.

Politically, this seat has typically been a Liberal seat, held by Liberals from 1962-2006. The party was only ever in trouble of losing the seat in 1980 and 1984, but the opposition has always been split between the NDP in Hamilton and the Conservatives in Stoney Creek. The NDP narrowly took the seat in 2006, holding it until 2015 when former mayor of Hamilton Bob Bratina took the seat back. This seat is currently held by Liberal MP Chad Collins.

Sheila Copps held the seat from 1984-2004. Copps served as the sixth Deputy Prime Minister, as well as holding the cabinet portfolios of Minister of Environment and Minister of Canadian Heritage. She briefly resigned in 1996, keeping good on her promise that she would resign if the government wasn't able to abolish the GST. She lost the nomination in the new Hamilton East—Stoney Creek when fellow MP Tony Valeri argued that because most of his constituents lived in the new riding that she was contesting. In 2019, this seat was 34/121 in Ontario and 95/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 9.5/10 - I really enjoy the name! (I would be okay with just Stoney Creek).

Shape: 8.2/10 - Generally good, I wish it wasn't as long.

Individuality: 6.7/10 - Typical Hamilton seat, but really cool incumbents!

Total: 24.4/30 (81.3%)

See you tomorrow in Hamilton Mountain!