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Milton (provincial electoral district)

For the federal district, see Milton (federal electoral district).

Milton is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The riding was created in 2015.[1]

Milton
Ontario electoral district
Milton in relation to nearby electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Zee Hamid
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2018
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2021)136,993
Electors (2018)78,764
Area (km²)450
Pop. density (per km²)304.4
Census division(s)Halton
Census subdivision(s)Burlington, Milton

The riding is coterminous with the federal electoral district of the same name. It consists of all of Milton plus the city of Burlington north of Dundas Street and Highway 407.

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The riding (electoral district) in its current form consists of the part of Burlington north of Dundas Street and Highway 407 and the town of Milton.[2] The eponymous town, which makes up much of the riding's area, is a quickly-growing settlement which dates back to the 1820s.[2][3][4] According to the 2016 census, the population of the riding grew over six times as much as the Ontario average between 2011 and 2016, from 88,065 to 114,093 (a 29.6% increase compared to the provincial average of 4.6%).[5] Over a third of the riding's population are immigrants. In 2015, the median income in the riding was $42,779, up from $41,801 in 2010.[5][6] The median age in the district is 36, below the Ontario average of 41.[5]

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation[7]

Languages: 56.3% English, 9.4% Urdu, 4% Arabic, 2.3% Spanish, 1.8% Punjabi, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.3% Polish, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.1% French, 1.1% Hindi, 1.1% Mandarin
Religions: 48.4% Christian (27.9% Catholic, 3.1% Christian Orthodox, 2.6% Anglican, 2% United Church, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.1% Presbyterian), 22.6% Muslim, 19.4% No religion, 5.9% Hindu, 2.4% Sikh
Median income (2020): $46,000
Average income (2020): $60,000

Ethnicity groups: White: 45.3%, South Asian: 27.6%, Black: 5.7%, Arab: 5.6%, Filipino: 3.9%, Chinese: 2.8%, Latin American: 2.5%, West Asian: 1.3%, Southeast Asian: 1%

Ethnic origins: Pakistani 11.9%, English 11.5%, Indian 10.6%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 9.2%, Canadian 8.9%, Italian 5.8%, German 4.7%, Filipino 4%, Portuguese 3.9%

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Milton
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Halton
42nd  2018–2022     Parm Gill Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–2024
 2024–present Zee Hamid

Election results

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Main article: 2024 Milton provincial by-election
Ontario provincial by-election, May 2, 2024
Resignation of Parm Gill
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Zee Hamid 12,880 47.04 +3.97
Liberal Galen Naidoo Harris 10,473 38.25 -0.50
New Democratic Edie Strachan 1,851 6.76 -2.94
New Blue John Spina 1,102 4.02 -0.03
Green Kyle Hutton 755 2.76 -1.38
Ontario Party Frederick Weening 111 0.41
Family Rights Tony Walton 101 0.37
Independent John Turmel 64 0.23
Independent Arabella Vida 42 0.15
Total valid votes 27,379
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 27.72 -14.99
Eligible voters 98,785
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.24
2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Parm Gill 16,766 43.07 +1.40
Liberal Sameera Ali 15,086 38.75 +8.92
New Democratic Katherine Cirlincione 3,777 9.70 −12.54
Green Oriana Knox 1,612 4.14 −0.88
New Blue John Spina 1,579 4.06  
Consensus Ontario Masood Khan 107 0.27  
Total valid votes 38,927 99.41
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 231 0.59 -0.32
Turnout 39,158 42.70 -13.40
Eligible voters 91,696
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −3.76
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Parm Gill 18,249 41.67 +4.12
Liberal Indira Naidoo-Harris 13,064 29.83 -13.26
New Democratic Brendan Smyth 9,740 22.24 +7.83
Green Eleanor Hayward 2,200 5.02 +1.44
Libertarian Benjamin Cunningham 366 0.84
Social Reform Enam Ahmed 170 0.39
Total valid votes 43,789 99.09
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 403 0.91
Turnout 44,192 56.11
Eligible voters 78,764
Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +8.69
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

^ Results are compared to redistributed results

2014 general election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 13,964 43.09
  Progressive Conservative 12,171 37.56
  New Democratic 4,672 14.42
  Green 1,161 3.58
  Others 437 1.35

References

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  1. ^ "Ontario's Liberal government adds 15 new ridings, bringing total to 122". CBC. Canadian Press. December 2, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Voter Information Service - Map (Milton)". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "A Brief History of Milton". Milton Historical Society. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census". statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "NHS Profile, Milton, Ontario, 2011". statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. May 8, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "2021 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". 15 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Milton".
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