Hamilton Mountain (Ontario) 124/338

 Hamilton Mountain (Ontario)

Today we're in Hamilton Mountain!

Hamilton Mountain has existed as a riding since 1968. The population of the riding was 104,877 in 2016. The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Rolston, Lawfield, and Hill Park. The riding has the highest percentage of visible minorities in the Hamilton ridings, at 23%, however, the minority groups are very split, with Black Hamiltonians being the most represented at just 4.4%.

Politically, this seat has been a close race since 2004, with the main three parties above 20% in all but one election when the Liberals fell to 16% in 2011. Despite it's competitive nature, it tends to stay with one party for some time: the Liberals held it from 1988-2006 and the NDP held it from 2006-2021, with the Liberals winning the seat in the 2021 election. This seat is currently held by Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner.

Marion Dewar held this seat for just over a year, losing in the 1988 general election by just 73 votes.  Dewar was the mayor of Ottawa from 1978-1985, becoming the second female mayor of the city. She tried to return to parliament in 1993 by running in Ottawa Centre, however, despite her local notoriety she lost to Liberal Mac Herb. Her son, Paul Dewar went on to represent Ottawa Centre federally from 2006-2015. In 2019, this seat was 17/121 in Ontario and 55/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 8.2/10 - I like it, the region is notably higher and it is a name that people use for the area, I just wish it was an official name.

Shape: 6.1/10 - Again, not awful, just not a huge fan of the appendage on the left.

Individuality: 8.1/10 - Really cool incumbents and interesting flipping, pretty typical voting pattern for a working class riding.

Total: 22.4/30 (74.7%)

Tomorrow we're finishing off our Hamilton adventure in Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas!