Hamilton Centre (federal electoral district)

It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings. This riding lost territory to Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and gained territory from Hamilton East—Stoney Creek during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will gain the remainder of the Dundurn neighbourhood from Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, and will gain the neighbourhoods of Homeside, Normanhurst, Bartonville, Glenview, and Rosedale from Hamilton East—Stoney Creek. These changes will come into effect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Following the 2012 electoral boundary redistribution, the boundaries of Hamilton Centre were significantly adjusted, with the portions of the electoral district that were above the Niagara Escarpment moving to the new district of Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas. Elections Canada defined the new boundaries as:

{{block quote|Consisting of that part of the City of Hamilton described as follows: commencing at the intersection of James Mountain Road with the Niagara Escarpment; thence generally westerly along said escarpment to the electric power transmission line situated westerly of Chateau Court; thence northerly along said transmission line to Highway No. 403; thence generally northeasterly along said highway to the Desjardins Canal; thence easterly along said canal and continuing due east in Hamilton Harbour to the northerly production of Queen Street North; thence northerly in a straight line along said production to the northerly limit of said city; thence generally northeasterly, southeasterly and northeasterly along said limit to the northerly production of Ottawa Street North; thence southerly along said production and Ottawa Street North to Burlington Street East; thence easterly along said street to Kenilworth Avenue North; thence southerly along said avenue and Kenilworth Avenue South to Lawrence Road; thence westerly along said road to the southerly production of Keswick Court; thence southerly along said production to the Niagara Escarpment; thence generally westerly along said escarpment to the point of commencement.{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.ca/res/cir/maps2/mapprov.asp?map=35035&lang=e |title=Maps Corner: Hamilton Centre |date=2014-09-10 |publisher=Elections Canada |access-date=2025-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623124010/https://www.elections.ca/res/cir/maps2/mapprov.asp?map=35035&lang=e |archive-date=2024-06-23}}}}

Following the 2022 electoral boundary redistribution, Hamilton Centre's borders were expanded to include the uninhabited portion of Woodlawn Cemetery previously held by Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and five neighbourhoods - Homeside, Normanhurst, Bartonville, Glenview West, and Rosedale - that were previously part of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek.{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.ca/map_02.aspx?lang=e&p=06_ON&t=/1Dis/35036&d=35036 |title=Hamilton Centre–2023 Representation Orders|publisher=Elections Canada |date=2025-03-30 |website=elections.ca |access-date=2025-03-30}}

:According to the 2021 Canadian census{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Hamilton%20Centre&DGUIDlist=2013A000435035&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0|title = Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table|date = December 6, 2022}}

Languages: 77.2% English, 2.2% Spanish, 2.1% French, 2.1% Portuguese, 2.0% Arabic, 1.1% Vietnamese, 1.0% Italian

Religions: 43.9% Christian (21.8% Catholic, 3.4% Anglican, 2.1% United Church, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 11.5% other Christian), 6.2% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 1.5% Buddhist, 44.2% none

Median income: $35,200 (2020)

Average income: $44,560 (2020)

Hamilton Centre has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada by New Democrat Matthew Green since the 2019 federal election. Prior to that, the riding was held by David Christopherson, also of the NDP, from the 2004 federal election to 2019, after also holding the seat provincially from 1990 to 1999. The riding is considered an NDP "stronghold".{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/trudeau-hamilton-centre-visit-1.5320739 |title=Trudeau rallies support in NDP stronghold riding of Hamilton Centre |first=Justin |last=Mowat |date=October 14, 2019 |work=CBC Hamilton}}

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Riding created from Hamilton East, Hamilton West
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{{2021 Canadian federal election/Hamilton Centre}}

{{2019 Canadian federal election/Hamilton Centre}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|David Christopherson|18,719|45.56|-14.69|$52,665.42}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Anne Tennier|13,718|33.39|+20.29|$65,231.14}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Yonatan Rozenszajn|6,018|14.65|-8.81|$38,675.56}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Ute Schmid-Jones|1,778|4.33|+3.83|$5,331.63}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|Michael James Baldasaro|348|0.85|–|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Rob Young|316|0.77|–|$4,236.22}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Maria Anastasiou|186|0.45|–|$829.76}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|41,083|99.35| |$201,952.89}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|269|0.65| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|41,352|59.42| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|69,598}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|-17.49}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada[http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=35035&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=ON&PROVID=35&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hamilton Centre, 30 September 2015][http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates]}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|David Christopherson |23,849|57.0|+7.7|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|James Byron|11,020|26.4|+4.1|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal| Anne Tennier|5,912|14.1|-3.5|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|Michael Baldasaro|780|1.9|n/a|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Lisa Nussey |252|0.6|+0.3|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|41,813| 100.0|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|320 | 0.8|–| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|42,133 | 54.7 |–| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters| 77,077 ||–| }}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|David Christopherson |20,010|49.3|-2.0|$66,259 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Leon O'Connor|9,051|22.3|+2.0|$24,629 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Helen Wilson |7,164|17.6|-5.9|$30,226 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|John Livingstone |3,625|8.9|+4.2|$5,353 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Anthony Giles | 528|1.3|n/a|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist| Lisa Nussey| 126| 0.3|n/a| }}

{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Ryan Sparrow | 125| 0.3|n/a|$373}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit| 39,850| 100.0| $85,900 }}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|David Christopherson|24,503|51.3| +5.5 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Javid Mirza|11,224|23.5| -10.2}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Elliot L. Hill|9,969|20.3| +5.7}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|John Livingstone|2,022|4.2| +1.0 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Action|Tony Des Lauriers|332|0.7|n/a}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|47,777|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|279| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|48,056|59.2}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|David Christopherson|20,321|45.8}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Stan Keyes|14,948|33.7}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Leon O'Connor|6,714|15.1}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Anne Marie Pavlov|1,422|3.2}}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Stephen Downey|520|1.2}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Michael James Baldasaro|345|0.8}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Jamile Ghaddar|91|0.2}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 44,361|100.0}}

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• [http://www.elections.ca Campaign expense data from Elections Canada]

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