Ajax (federal electoral district)

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Coordinates:43°51′16″N 79°03′36″W / 43.854506°N 79.059892°W / 43.854506; -79.059892
Location of the federal constituency office (as of 7 May 2016)
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Jennifer McKelvie
Liberal
District created2013
Ajax
Ontario electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2015 federal election
Coordinates:43°51′16″N 79°03′36″W / 43.854506°N 79.059892°W / 43.854506; -79.059892
Location of the federal constituency office (as of 7 May 2016)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Jennifer McKelvie
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]126,666
Electors (2015)83,542
Area (km²)[2]67.00
Pop. density (per km²)1,890.5
Census divisionDurham
Census subdivisionAjax

Ajax is a federal electoral district in the Durham Region of Ontario.

Ajax was created by the 2012 riding redistribution from the portion of Ajax—Pickering[3] consisting of the entire town of Ajax, Ontario, and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect in time for the 2015 Canadian federal election.[4]

According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]

Languages: 64.8% English, 5.0% Tamil, 3.7% Urdu, 2.2% Tagalog, 1.5% Dari, 1.2% Gujarati, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% French, 1.0% Punjabi, 1.0% Spanish, 1.0% Mandarin
Religions: 50.8% Christian (22.2% Catholic, 3.7% Pentecostal, 3.5% Anglican, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% United Church, 1.3% Baptist, 1.1% Presbyterian, 14.4% None), 14.1% Muslim, 11.6% Hindu, 1.3% Sikh, 20.8% None
Median income: $42,400 (2020)
Average income: $54,300 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Ajax (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 43,420 34.39% 50,450 42.33% 58,145 53.24%
South Asian 33,055 26.18% 24,895 20.89% 15,020 13.75%
African 21,210 16.8% 19,860 16.66% 17,505 16.03%
Southeast Asian[b] 7,495 5.94% 6,350 5.33% 5,465 5%
Middle Eastern[c] 6,250 4.95% 4,875 4.09% 2,935 2.69%
East Asian[d] 4,240 3.36% 3,785 3.18% 3,070 2.81%
Latin American 1,695 1.34% 1,670 1.4% 1,070 0.98%
Indigenous 1,270 1.01% 1,190 1% 1,080 0.99%
Other/multiracial[e] 7,615 6.03% 6,095 5.11% 4,935 4.52%
Total responses 126,245 99.67% 119,175 99.58% 109,220 99.65%
Total population 126,666 100% 119,677 100% 109,600 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party Association name CEO HQ city
  Conservative Party of Canada Ajax Conservative Association Dave Saunders Ajax
  Green Party of Canada Ajax Green Party Association Diarmuid J. O'Connor Ajax
  Liberal Party of Canada Ajax Federal Liberal Association Kamini Sahadeo Ajax
  New Democratic Party Ajax Federal NDP Riding Association Shannon Cruickshank Ottawa

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Ajax—Pickering
42nd  2015–2019     Mark Holland Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025
45th  2025–present Jennifer McKelvie

Election results

Graph of general election results in Ajax (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJennifer McKelvie36,97556.32−0.51
ConservativeGreg Brady25,65839.08+12.48
New DemocraticKyle Forster1,7622.68−11.36
CentristFaisal Ali6430.98N/A
GreenLeigh Paulseth6120.93−1.59
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,65099.27
Total rejected ballots 4840.73
Turnout 66,13467.89
Eligible voters 97,407
Liberal hold Swing −6.50
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMark Holland28,27956.83–0.85$61,841.13
ConservativeArshad Awan13,23726.60+0.60$37,722.66
New DemocraticMonique Hughes6,98814.04+2.51$3,075.61
GreenLeigh Paulseth1,2542.52–0.82$11,493.41
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,658100.00–$120,937.77
Total rejected ballots 5251.04+0.25
Turnout 50,28354.12–11.86
Eligible voters 92,907
Liberal hold Swing –0.73
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMark Holland35,19857.68+1.81$64,483.26
ConservativeTom Dingwall15,86426.00-8.41$102,214.59
New DemocraticShokat Malik7,03311.53+3.30$9,641.03
GreenMaia Knight2,0403.34+1.94$1,882.83
People'sSusanna Russo5880.96$3,679.53
IndependentAllen Keith Hadley1860.30$1,441.93
IndependentIntab Ali1110.18none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 61,02099.21
Total rejected ballots 4870.79+0.43
Turnout 61,50765.98-0.31
Eligible voters 93,215
Liberal hold Swing +5.11
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMark Holland31,45855.87+17.94$98,658.57
ConservativeChris Alexander19,37434.41−9.82$154,560.57
New DemocraticStephanie Brown4,6308.22−6.78$3,065.75
GreenJeff Hill7881.40−1.32$717.00
UnitedBob Kesic570.10-0.02–
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,30799.64 $222,192.40
Total rejected ballots 2060.36–
Turnout 56,51366.29–
Eligible voters 85,251
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.88
Source: Elections Canada[15][16][17]
2011 federal election poll-by-poll redistribution[18]
Party Vote %
  Conservative19,53544.23
  Liberal16,75337.93
  New Democratic6,62415.00
  Green1,2002.72
  United530.12

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