Hamilton West (federal electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Hamilton West (provincial electoral district).

For the federal electoral district of a similar name, see Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas.

Hamilton West was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 2004.

Hamilton West

Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1903
District abolished	2004
First contested	1904
Last contested	2000

History

The federal riding was created when the old riding of Hamilton was split in 1903.

In 1903, the city of Hamilton was divided into two electoral districts: Hamilton East and Hamilton West. Hamilton West consisted of wards 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the city. The boundaries expanded ever eastward as the population centre did, but it always included the neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood, Westdale and downtown Hamilton.

In 1914, it was redefined to consist of the western part of the city of Hamilton described by a line drawn from the brow of the mountain along Dundurn Street, west along Aberdeen Avenue, north along Paradise Road to Cootes Paradise, along the south and east margins of the marsh to Burlington Bay, east along the bay, south along Hughson Street, east along King Street, south along Ferguson Avenue, west along Aberdeen Avenue and the Mountain Brow.

In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Hamilton lying west of Wellington Street, east of Paradise Road, and north of Cootes Paradise.

In 1935, it was redefined to exclude the part lying south of Concession Street, Claremont Drive and West Fifth Street.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Hamilton lying north of the brow of the mountain and west of a line drawn from north to south along Wellington Street and its prolongation south to the brow of the mountain.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton bounded as follows: commencing where Wellington Street meets the shore of Hamilton Harbour, south along Wellington Street, east along Robert Street, south along East Avenue, east along Main Street, south along Wentworth Street, west along the brow of the Mountain to the west city limit.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton lying west and north of a line drawn south along Wentworth Street from Hamilton Harbour, east along Main Street East, south along Sherman Avenue, and west along the brow of the Mountain to the city limit.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton lying west and north of a line drawn from north to south from the northern city limit, south along Wentworth Street, east along Cannon Street, south along Sherman Avenue, west along the brow of the Niagara Escarpment, to the western limit of the city.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton lying west and north of a line drawn from where westerly limit of the city meets Lisajane Court to Stone Church Road, east along Stone Church Road, north along Garth Street, east along Lincoln Alexander Expressway, north along West Fifth Street, east along the brow of the Niagara Escarpment, north to and along Wentworth Street, west along Main Street, north along Wellington Street, east along Burlington Street, and north along the spur line of the Canadian National Railway to the northern city limit.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, Hamilton Centre and Hamilton Mountain ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Hamilton West Riding created from Hamilton
10th	1904–1908		Adam Zimmerman	Liberal
11th	1908–1911		Thomas Joseph Stewart	Conservative
12th	1911–1917
13th	1917–1921
14th	1921–1925
15th	1925–1926		Charles William Bell
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1935
18th	1935–1937		Herbert Earl Wilton
	1937–1940		John Allmond Marsh
19th	1940–1945		Colin W. G. Gibson	Liberal
20th	1945–1949
21st	1949–1950
	1950–1953		Ellen Fairclough	Progressive Conservative
22nd	1953–1957
23rd	1957–1958
24th	1958–1962
25th	1962–1963
26th	1963–1965		Joseph Macaluso	Liberal
27th	1965–1968
28th	1968–1972		Lincoln Alexander	Progressive Conservative
29th	1972–1974
30th	1974–1979
31st	1979–1980
32nd	1980–1980
	1980–1984		Stanley Hudecki	Liberal
33rd	1984–1988		Peter Peterson	Progressive Conservative
34th	1988–1993		Stan Keyes	Liberal
35th	1993–1997
36th	1997–2000
37th	2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Hamilton Centre, Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale and Hamilton Mountain

Federal election results

1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Adam Zimmerman	3,345
	Conservative	Frank C. Bruce	3,108

1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Thomas Joseph Stewart	4,390
	Liberal	John Inglis McLaren	2,570
	Unknown	Hiram Dickhout	522

1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Government (Unionist)	Thomas Joseph Stewart	6,451
	Labour	Walter Ritchie Rollo	3,678
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	John Inglis McLaren	2,610

1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Thomas Joseph Stewart	6,942
	Progressive	Thomas James O'Heir	4,990
	Liberal	William Ainslie	1,557

1925 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Charles William Bell	13,875
	Liberal	George Alexander Gow	2,651

1926 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Charles William Bell	10,888
	Liberal	Henry Carpenter	3,665

1930 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Charles William Bell	10,978
	Liberal	Cranmer Egerton Riselay	6,275

1935 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Herbert Earl Wilton	7,857
	Reconstruction	Nora-Frances Henderson	5,065
	Liberal	Kennedy Connor	4,817
	Liberal	William Ainslie	3,434
	Co-operative Commonwealth	William Herbert Connor	2,203

On Mr. Wilton's death, 1 February 1937:

By-election on 22 March 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Allmond Marsh	8,102
	Liberal	Kennedy Connor	7,295
	Labour	John O'Hanley	3,536

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Colin W. G. Gibson	12,324
	Progressive Conservative	Ellen Fairclough	9,252
	Co-operative Commonwealth	John Stanley Allen	6,748

On Mr. Gibson's appointment as Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario, 18 January 1950:

By-election on 15 May 1950
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Ellen Fairclough	8,008
	Liberal	Harold F. Lazier	7,602
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Alfred Henry Collingdon	3,235

1953 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Ellen Fairclough	13,016
	Liberal	John Prendergast O'Reilly	10,044
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Alex Muir	4,358

1957 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Ellen Fairclough	16,533
	Liberal	John Munro	9,964
	Co-operative Commonwealth	William Scandlan	4,363

1958 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Ellen Fairclough	19,863
	Liberal	Dorothy Jane Crewe	6,094
	Co-operative Commonwealth	William Scandlan	4,742

1962 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Ellen Fairclough	12,794
	Liberal	Balys Bill Kronas	11,047
	New Democratic	Gary Chertkoff	5,321
	Communist	Alfred Dewhurst	421

1963 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph Macaluso	13,701
	Progressive Conservative	Ellen Fairclough	10,849
	New Democratic	Gary Chertkoff	5,709
	Social Credit	James Ian Buchan	442
	Communist	Harry Hunter	283

1965 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph Macaluso	13,247
	Progressive Conservative	Lincoln Alexander	10,888
	New Democratic	Tom Doyle	6,297
	Social Credit	Reynolds H. James	199

1968 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Lincoln Alexander	13,580
	Liberal	Thomas A. Beckett	13,238
	New Democratic	Patricia Bruce	6,809

1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Lincoln Alexander	19,837
	Liberal	Jack Burghardt	12,204
	New Democratic	Peggy Leppert	5,420
	Not affiliated	Bob Jaggard	218

1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Lincoln Alexander	15,421
	Liberal	Milt Lewis	13,162
	New Democratic	Gordon Holmes	4,890
	Social Credit	Louis Deme	363
	Communist	Bob Jaggard	138
	Marxist–Leninist	Nola H. Moore	117

1979 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Lincoln Alexander	19,661
	Liberal	Stanley Hudecki	13,859
	New Democratic	Miriam Simpson	8,512
	Communist	Edward McDonald	161
	Marxist–Leninist	A.P. Daljeet	138

1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Lincoln Alexander	15,500
	Liberal	Stanley Hudecki	14,929
	New Democratic	Miriam Simpson	9,330
	Rhinoceros	James E. S. Sabzali	304
	Marxist–Leninist	A.P. Daljeet	139

Resignation of the Hon. Lincoln M. Alexander, 27 May 1980:

By-election on 8 September 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Stanley Hudecki	12,565
	Progressive Conservative	Jackie Isbester	9,882
	New Democratic	Miriam Simpson	8,172
	Libertarian	Chris Sorenson	133
	Marxist–Leninist	Don McLean	120
	Independent	John Turmel	88

1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Peter Peterson	16,573
	Liberal	Stanley Hudecki	12,379
	New Democratic	Philip Newell	11,508
	Libertarian	Michael A. J. Baldasaro	300
	Communist	Bob Mann	157
	Commonwealth of Canada	Val Haché	135

1988 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Stan Keyes	16,598
	Progressive Conservative	Peter Peterson	14,851
	New Democratic	Lesley Russell	11,194
	Christian Heritage	Barry Mombourquette	935
	Independent	Walter A. Tucker	179
	Communist	Bill Thompson	103

1993 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Stan Keyes	22,592	58.65	$38,319
	Reform	George G. Mills	5,857	15.21	$30,042
	Progressive Conservative	Peter Peterson	5,789	15.03	$34,188
	New Democratic	Denise Giroux	3,143	8.16	$27,417
	National	Owen Morgan	606	1.57	$1,152
	Natural Law	Rita Rassenberg	396	1.03	$199
	Independent	Elaine Couto	134	0.35	$244
Total valid votes			38,517	100.00
Total rejected ballots			417
Turnout			38,934	58.42
Electors on the lists			66,640
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Stan Keyes	20,951
	New Democratic	Andrea Horwath	7,648
	Progressive Conservative	John Findlay	6,510
	Reform	Ken Griffith	6,285
	Natural Law	Brian Rickard	323
	Marxist–Leninist	Wendell Fields	170

2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Stan Keyes	21,273
	Alliance	Leon O'Connor	7,293
	New Democratic	Catherine Hudson	5,300
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Blackie	5,024
	Green	Hamish Jamie Campbell	616
	Marijuana	Danielle Keir	437
	Not affiliated	Stephen Downey	163
	Natural Law	Rita Rassenberg	94
	Communist	Mike Mirza	91
	Marxist–Leninist	Wendell Fields	61

External links

• Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament