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Ontario election 2014: Hamilton East-Stoney Creek riding


On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Hamilton East-Stoney Creek.

Candidates

Liberals: Ivan Luksic
Progressive Conservatives: David Brown
NDP: Paul Miller
Green:  Greg Zink

Geography

The most suburban of Hamilton’s three ridings, this riding comprises parts of Hamilton north of the Niagara escarpment and east of Mountain Brow Boulevard and Ottawa Street.

History

The riding has gone to the NDP’s Paul Miller in both elections since it was created, with Miller increasing his margin of victory from 1.6 per cent in 2007 to 25.4 per cent in 2011.

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By the numbers

With a median age of 41.7, it’s one of the oldest urban ridings in Ontario. The riding is quite diverse, with 32.7 per cent of people having a mother language other than English or French, the largest number outside of the GTA or Ottawa.

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Riding in a tweet

Hamilton has become an NDP stronghold in recent elections, and MPP Paul Miller will be favoured to retain his seat.

Poll-level results, 2011: Hamilton East-Stoney Creek »

Poll-level results, 2011: Hamilton East-Stoney Creek

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