Ontario election 2018: Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas riding

Voters in Hamilton West – Ancaster- Dundas have elected Sandy Shaw of the NDP as their MPP in the 2018 Ontario election.

Candidates

Liberals: Ted McMeekin
PC: Ben Levitt
NDP: Sandy Shaw (elected)
Green: Peter Ormond

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Geography

This new riding consists of west-end Hamilton as well as the outlying communities of Ancaster and Dundas. Prior to the 2018 election, it was part of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale.

History

Liberal candidate Ted McMeekin, a former cabinet minister, has held the riding since it was created in 2004. He was originally elected in a 2000 byelection, when most of the riding was part of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot.

By the numbers

This riding has a population of 113,025 as of 2016.