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Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas (Ontario)

Today we're finishing off our Hamilton adventure with Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas!

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution. The population of the riding was 113,024 in 2016. The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Ancaster, Dundas, and Meadowvale. Both Ancaster and Dundas were amalgamated into the city of Hamilton in 2001, along with Flamborough, Glambrook, and Stoney Creek.

Politically, this seat has been a Liberal/Conservative seat. It was held by the PC's from 1972-1993 when the Liberals won all but one seat in the province. It only elected Liberals until 2006 when it went Conservative for David Sweet. Most recently it flipped to the Liberals in 2015 and have stayed there since, with relatively no opposition. The seat is currently held by Liberal MP and Minister of Public Services and Procurement Filomena Tassi.

Filomena Tassi first ran for office in the 1995 Ontario provincial election, finishing less than 700 votes behind incumbent MPP David Christopherson. She won this seat in 2015, swinging the seat almost 23 points in her direction. She was appointed Deputy Government Whip in 2017, later getting appointed to be minister of seniors in 2018 and minister of labour in 2019. Most recently, she was appointed minister of public services and procurement in the newest cabinet. In 2019, this seat was 79/121 in Ontario and 190/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 5.2/10 - All the names are relevant, but Ancaster—Dundas would suffice. Name is too long.

Shape: 6.5/10 - Generally good, not a huge fan of having urban Hamilton attached to suburban Ancaster and Dundas.

Individuality: 4.7/10 - Not very individual, ministers are always cool though.

Total: 16.4/30 (54.7%)

Tomorrow we're in Hastings—Lennox and Addington!