Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale (provincial electoral district)
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Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale is a provincial electoral district
in southwestern
Ontario
, Canada
. It was created for the 2007 provincial election
. 82.9% of the riding came from Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
while 17.1% came from Hamilton West.
The riding includes all of Hamilton
west of a line running along Glancaster Road then to Garner Road then to a Hydroelectric Transmission Line then to Highway 403
to Hamilton Harbour.
Source: "Declared Candidates," The Hamilton Spectator July 23, 2011, A6, News
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in southwestern
Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, centred on the city of London. It extends north to south from the Bruce Peninsula on Lake Huron to the Lake Erie shoreline, and east to south-west roughly from Guelph to Windsor. The region had a population...
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was created for the 2007 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
. 82.9% of the riding came from Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot (provincial electoral district)
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot was a provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada that elected one Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1999 from Wentworth North, Burlington South and Halton Centre...
while 17.1% came from Hamilton West.
The riding includes all of Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
west of a line running along Glancaster Road then to Garner Road then to a Hydroelectric Transmission Line then to Highway 403
Highway 403 (Ontario)
King's Highway 403, also known as Highway 403, is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that travels between Woodstock and Mississauga, branching off from and reuniting with Highway 401 at both ends and travelling south of it through Hamilton and Mississauga. It is concurrent...
to Hamilton Harbour.
Election results
Source: "Declared Candidates," The Hamilton Spectator July 23, 2011, A6, News
2007 electoral reform referendum
| Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 An Ontario electoral reform referendum was held on October 10, 2007, in an attempt to establish a mixed member proportional representation system for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario... |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 30,716 | 63 | |
| Mixed member proportional | 18,033 | 37 | |
| Total valid votes | 48,749 | 100.0 | |