Hamilton Mountain (provincial electoral district)

Hamilton Mountain
Ontario electoral district
	Hamilton Mountain in relation to the other Hamilton ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP	Monica Ciriello; Progressive Conservative
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District created	1976
First contested	1967
Last contested	2025
Demographics
Population (2016)	104,875
Electors (2018)	80,578
Area (km²)	33
Pop. density (per km²)	3,178
Census division(s)	Hamilton
Census subdivision(s)	Hamilton

Hamilton Mountain is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1967. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region.

The socio-economic composition of the Hamilton Mountain is diverse, having low-income public housing residents and million-dollar estates, highly paid unionized workers and small-wage unskilled workers, and well-established families and recent immigrants.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

In 2003, the riding was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Hamilton bounded by a line drawn west from the Niagara Escarpment along Red Hill Creek, south along Mountain Brow Boulevard, Arbour Road and Glover Road, west along the hydroelectric transmission line situated south of Rymal Road East, north along Glancaster Road, east along Garner Road East, north along the hydroelectric transmission line situated west of Upper Paradise Road, east along Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, north along West 5th Street, northeast along James Mountain Road, and east and south along the Niagara Escarpment to the point of commencement.

History

Provincially, this riding has been held by every major Ontario political party having at least one time. The current NDP Member of Provincial Parliament, Monique Taylor, defeated Liberal Cabinet Minister, Sophia Aggelonitis in 2011.

Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Hamilton Mountain
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
*Riding created from Wentworth in 1967*
28th	1967–1971		John Roxburgh Smith	Progressive Conservative
29th	1971–1975
30th	1975–1977
31st	1977–1981		Brian Charlton	New Democratic
32nd	1981–1985
33rd	1985–1987
34th	1987–1990
35th	1990–1995
36th	1995–1999		Trevor Pettit	Progressive Conservative
37th	1999–2003		Marie Bountrogianni	Liberal
38th	2003–2007		Marie Bountrogianni
39th	2007–2011		Sophia Aggelonitis
40th	2011–2014		Monique Taylor	New Democratic
41st	2014–2018
42nd	2018–2022
43rd	2022–2025
44th	2025–present		Monica Ciriello	Progressive Conservative

Election results

v t e 2025 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Monica Ciriello	13,948	36.16	+6.16
	Liberal	Dawn Danko	11,933	30.93	+15.36
	New Democratic	Kojo Damptey	10,037	26.02	–18.79
	Green	Joshua Czerniga	1,544	4.00	–1.62
	New Blue	Layla Marie-Angela Protopapa	392	1.02	–1.25
	None of the Above	Dan Preston	278	0.72	N/A
	Independent	Ejaz Butt	267	0.69	N/A
	Ontario Party	Bing Wong	178	0.46	–1.27
Total valid votes			38,578	99.42	±0.0
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			225	0.58	±0.0
Turnout			38,803	46.14	+4.65
Eligible voters			84,106
	Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		−4.60
Source: Elections Ontario^[1]^[2]

v t e 2022 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Monique Taylor	15,250	44.81	−9.77	$75,864
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Spadafora	10,211	30.00	+1.17	$27,375
	Liberal	Chantale Lachance	5,300	15.57	+6.33	$10,000
	Green	Janet Errygers	1,913	5.62	+0.48	$559
	New Blue	Baylee Nguyen	770	2.26	N/A	$0
	Ontario Party	Andy Busa	590	1.73	N/A	none listed
Total valid votes			34,034	99.42	+0.61
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			200	0.58	-0.61
Turnout			34,234	41.49	-14.68
Eligible voters			82,518
	New Democratic hold		Swing		−5.47
Source(s) "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 2025.

v t e 2018 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Monique Taylor	24,406	54.58	+5.97	$60,699
	Progressive Conservative	Esther Pauls	12,891	28.83	+11.27	$47,227
	Liberal	Damin Starr	4,134	9.24	−18.82	$28,018
	Green	Dave Urquhart	2,300	5.14	+0.81	$39
	Libertarian	Kristofer Maves	533	1.19	N/A	none listed
	None of the Above	Scott Patrick Miller	453	1.01	N/A	$0
Total valid votes			44,717	98.81
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			538	1.19
Turnout			45,255	56.16
Eligible voters			80,578
	New Democratic notional hold		Swing		–2.65
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]^[4]^[5]

2014 general election redistributed results^[6]
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	19,649	48.61
	Liberal	11,343	28.06
	Progressive Conservative	7,099	17.56
	Green	1,750	4.33
	Others	585	1.45

v t e 2014 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Monique Taylor	23,006	46.90	+1.74
	Liberal	Javid Mirza	14,508	29.57	-2.81
	Progressive Conservative	Albert Marshall	8,795	17.93	-1.11
	Green	Greg Lenko	2,047	4.17	+2.52
	Libertarian	Hans Wienhold	379	0.77	+0.28
	Freedom	Brian Goodwin	320	0.65	+0.37
Total valid votes			49,055	98.38	-1.16
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			810	1.62	+1.16
Turnout			49,865	52.85	+2.40
Eligible voters			94,360
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+2.28
Source: Elections Ontario^[7]

v t e 2011 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Monique Taylor	20,492	45.16	+11.68
	Liberal	Sophia Aggelonitis	14,694	32.38	-4.83
	Progressive Conservative	Geordie Elms	8,641	19.04	-4.54
	Green	Tony Morris	748	1.65	-3.05
	Family Coalition	Jim Enos	450	0.99
	Libertarian	Hans Wienhold	222	0.49
	Freedom	Brian Goodwin	126	0.28	-0.77
Total valid votes			45,373	99.54
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			208	0.46
Turnout			45,581	50.45
Eligible voters			90,355
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+8.26
Source: Elections Ontario^[8]

v t e 2007 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sophia Aggelonitis	17,387	37.28	-14.51
	New Democratic	Bryan Adamczyk	15,653	33.56	+7.1
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Charters	10,982	23.55	+4.53
	Green	Ivan Miletic	2,122	4.55	+3.46
	Freedom	Mary Maan	493	1.05
Total valid votes			46,637	100.00
Source: Elections Ontario.^[9]

v t e 2003 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marie Bountrogianni	23,524	51.79	+11.54
	New Democratic	Chris Charlton	12,017	26.46	+4.05
	Progressive Conservative	Shakil Hassan	8,637	19.02	-15.58
	Family Coalition	Eleanor Johnson	748	1.65	+0.75
	Green	Selwyn Inniss	494	1.09	+0.13
Total valid votes			45,420	100.00
Source: Elections Ontario.^[10]

v t e 1999 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marie Bountrogianni	19,076	40.25	+6.34
	Progressive Conservative	Trevor Pettit	16,397	34.60	-2.02
	New Democratic	Chris Charlton	10,622	22.41	-3.55
	Green	Kelli Gallagher	456	0.96
	Family Coalition	Jim Enos	426	0.90	-2.61
	Natural Law	Bob Danio	261	0.55
	Independent	Rolf Gerstenberger	159	0.34
Total valid votes			47,397	100.00
Source: Elections Ontario.^[11]

v t e 1995 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Trevor Pettit	13,852	36.60	+16.14
	Liberal	Marie Bountrogianni	12,824	33.88	+14.16
	New Democratic	Brian Charlton	9,837	25.99	-33.81
	Family Coalition	Michael O'Grady	1,329	3.51
Total valid votes			37,822	100.00
Source: Elections Ontario.^[12]

v t e 1990 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Brian Charlton	22,488	59.76	+16.95
	Progressive Conservative	Grant Darby	7,709	20.49	+1.38
	Liberal	Al Bailey	7,432	19.75	-18.33
Total valid votes			37,629	100.00
Source: Toronto Star.^[13]

v t e 1987 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Brian Charlton	14,743	42.82	-1.43
	Liberal	Jane Milanetti	13,111	38.08	+13.37
	Progressive Conservative	John Smith	6,580	19.11	-11.92
Total valid votes			34,434	100.00
Source: Toronto Star.^[14]

v t e 1985 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Brian Charlton	13,871	44.25	+8.23
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Oneschuk	9,729	31.03	-4.35
	Liberal	Dominic Agostino	7,745	24.71	-3.88
Total valid votes			31,345	100.00
Source:Ottawa Citizen.^[15]

v t e 1981 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Brian Charlton	11,008	36.02	-2.23
	Progressive Conservative	Duncan Beattie	10,811	35.38	-1.74
	Liberal	Vince Agro	8,738	28.59	+4.71
Total valid votes			30,557	100.00
Source:Windsor Star.^[16]

v t e 1977 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Brian Charlton	12,681	38.25
	Progressive Conservative	John Smith	12,308	37.12
	Liberal	Kris Chaman	7,919	23.88
	Communist	Mike Mirza	247	0.74
Total valid votes			33,155	100.00
Source:Canadian Press.^[17]

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	29,343	65
	Mixed member proportional	15,822	35
	Total valid votes	45,165	100
Sourced from Elections Ontario.^[18]

References

^ "Hamilton Mountain Unofficial Election Results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
^ "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
^ "Political Financing and Party Information". Elections Ontario. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
^ "38 - Hamilton Mountain".
^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 033 Hamilton Mountain" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
^ "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Hamilton Mountain" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2014.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for each Candidate (2007)" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (2003)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1999)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1995)". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
^ "Results from across the province". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. September 7, 1990. p. A11.
^ "Winners Across Ontario". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. September 11, 1987. p. A13.
^ Canadian Press (May 3, 1985). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "It was a ho-hum turnout". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 21. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ Canadian Press (June 10, 1977). "Results across Ontario show few changes". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
^ "Referendum Statistical Results" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.

Sources

Elections Ontario Past Election Results
Map of riding for 2018 election
Legislative Assembly of Ontario entry for Brian Charlton
Legislative Assembly of Ontario entry for Marie Bountrogianni

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[1] "Hamilton Mountain Unofficial Election Results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

[2] "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

[3] "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved January 16, 2019.

[4] "Political Financing and Party Information". Elections Ontario. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

[5] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

[6] "38 - Hamilton Mountain".

[7] Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 033 Hamilton Mountain" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.

[2011_Election_Results-8] "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Hamilton Mountain" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2014.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2007_Election_Results-9] "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for each Candidate (2007)" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.

[2003_Election_Results-10] "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (2003)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 28, 2012.

[1999_Election_Results-11] "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1999)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 28, 2012.

[1995_Election_Results-12] "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1995)". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

[1990_Ontario_results-13] "Results from across the province". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. September 7, 1990. p. A11.

[1987_Ontario_results-14] "Winners Across Ontario". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. September 11, 1987. p. A13.

[1985_Election_Results-15] Canadian Press (May 3, 1985). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[1981_Election_Results-16] Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "It was a ho-hum turnout". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 21. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[1977_Election_Results-17] Canadian Press (June 10, 1977). "Results across Ontario show few changes". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.

[2007_Referendum_Results-18] "Referendum Statistical Results" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.

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v t e Provincial ridings in Hamilton, Halton and Niagara
Progressive Conservative	Burlington Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Milton Niagara West Oakville Oakville North—Burlington
New Democratic	Hamilton Centre Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Niagara Centre Niagara Falls St. Catharines

v t e Provincial ridings in Ontario
Northern	Algoma—Manitoulin Kenora—Rainy River Kiiwetinoong Mushkegowuk—James Bay Nickel Belt Nipissing Parry Sound—Muskoka Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury Thunder Bay—Atikokan Thunder Bay—Superior North Timiskaming—Cochrane Timmins
Eastern	Bay of Quinte Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Hastings—Lennox and Addington Kingston and the Islands Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
Central	Barrie—Innisfil Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Dufferin—Caledon Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock Northumberland—Peterborough South Peterborough—Kawartha Simcoe—Grey Simcoe North York—Simcoe
Midwestern	Brantford—Brant Cambridge Guelph Haldimand—Norfolk Huron—Bruce Kitchener Centre Kitchener—Conestoga Kitchener South—Hespeler Oxford Perth—Wellington Waterloo Wellington—Halton Hills
Southwestern	Chatham-Kent—Leamington Elgin—Middlesex—London Essex Lambton—Kent—Middlesex London—Fanshawe London North Centre London West Sarnia—Lambton Windsor—Tecumseh Windsor West
Peel	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville
Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara	Burlington Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Milton Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West Oakville North—Burlington Oakville St. Catharines
Ottawa	Carleton Kanata—Carleton Nepean Orléans Ottawa Centre Ottawa South Ottawa—Vanier Ottawa West—Nepean
Durham and York	Ajax Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill Durham King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Newmarket—Aurora Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge Whitby
Toronto	Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough—Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston
See also: Federal ridings in Ontario List of elections Politics of Ontario