Wellington—Halton Hills (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Wellington—Halton Hills is a former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2025.
 Ontario electoral district | |
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Wellington—Halton Hills in relation to other southern Ontario electoral districts | |
| Federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2023 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2021 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011)[1] | 115,880 |
| Electors (2015) | 88,674 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 1,584 |
| Census division(s) | Wellington, Halton |
| Census subdivision(s) | Halton Hills, Centre Wellington, Guelph/Eramosa, Erin, Puslinch |
The Member of Parliament for Wellington—Halton Hills is Michael Chong of the Conservative Party of Canada.
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Guelph—Wellington, Halton and Waterloo—Wellington ridings.
It consists of the Town of Halton Hills in the Regional Municipality of Halton and the townships of Centre Wellington, Guelph/Eramosa and Puslinch and the Town of Erin in Wellington County. Although it is counted as part of Midwestern Ontario, it spills into Halton, which is part of the Greater Toronto Area.
This riding lost fractions of territory to Guelph and Kitchener—Conestoga during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was replaced by Milton East—Halton Hills South and Wellington—Halton Hills North.[3]
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Wellington—Halton Hills Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Guelph—Wellington, Halton and Waterloo—Wellington |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Michael Chong | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | |||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Milton East—Halton Hills South and Wellington—Halton Hills North |
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Demographics
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 127,873 (5.7% from 2016) | 120,981 (4.4% from 2011) | 115,880 (4.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,492.58 km2 (576.29 sq mi) | 1,487.86 km2 (574.47 sq mi) | 1,487.91 km2 (574.49 sq mi) |
| Population density | 85.7/km2 (222/sq mi) | 81.3/km2 (211/sq mi) | 77.9/km2 (202/sq mi) |
| Median age | 43.6 (M: 42.8, F: 44.8) | 43.4 (M: 42.6, F: 44.1) | 41.6 (M: 41.1, F: 42.1) |
| Private dwellings | 47,288 (total) | 44,629 (total) | 42,169 (total) |
| Median household income | $147,400 | $100,564 |
According to the 2021 Canadian census[7]
Ethnic groups: 86.8% White, 4.4% South Asian, 2.6% Indigenous, 1.5% Black
Languages: 84.6% English, 1.2% French, 1.2% Polish, 1.1% Punjabi, 1.1% Portuguese
Religions: 59.6% Christian (27.9% Catholic, 6.2% United Church, 5.4% Anglican, 3.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Baptist, 1.1% Reformed, 13.4% Other), 1.6% Sikh, 1.5% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 35.3% None
Election results
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michael Chong | 35,257 | 52.1 | +4.7 | $85,518.39 | |||
| Liberal | Melanie Lang | 18,384 | 27.2 | -1.2 | $81,741.49 | |||
| New Democratic | Noor Jahangir | 7,050 | 10.4 | +1.1 | $4,753.21 | |||
| People's | Syl Carle | 4,359 | 6.4 | +4.2 | $18,769.54 | |||
| Green | Ran Zhu | 2,606 | 3.9 | -8.8 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 67,656 | 99.3 | – | $127,586.25 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 448 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 68,104 | 67.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 101,212 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michael Chong | 33,044 | 47.4 | -3.2 | $78,757.50 | |||
| Liberal | Lesley Barron | 19,777 | 28.4 | -8.18 | $70,168.78 | |||
| Green | Ralph Martin | 8,851 | 12.7 | 8.61 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Andrew Bascombe | 6,499 | 9.3 | 0.86 | none listed | |||
| People's | Syl Carle | 1,509 | 2.2 | - | $6,565.51 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,680 | 100.0 | $122,383.64 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 359 | |||||||
| Turnout | 70,039 | 70.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 98,901 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.49 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michael Chong | 32,482 | 50.90 | -12.83 | $114,808.31 | |||
| Liberal | Don Trant | 23,279 | 36.48 | +20.16 | $82,917.29 | |||
| New Democratic | Anne Gajerski-Cauley | 5,321 | 8.34 | -4.66 | $11,740.16 | |||
| Green | Brent Allan Bouteiller | 2,547 | 3.99 | -2.41 | $2,190.90 | |||
| Canadian Action | Harvey Edward Anstey | 183 | 0.29 | -0.27 | $381.96 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,812 | 100.00 | $230,272.85 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 185 | 0.28 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 63,977 | 71.36 | +4.09 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 89,653 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -16.5 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 35,023 | 63.73 | |
| Liberal | 8,979 | 16.34 | |
| New Democratic | 7,120 | 12.96 | |
| Green | 3,518 | 6.40 | |
| Others | 315 | 0.57 | |
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michael Chong | 35,132 | 63.70 | +6.07 | – | |||
| Liberal | Barry Peters | 9,034 | 16.38 | -5.95 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Anastasia Zavarella | 7,146 | 12.96 | +3.59 | – | |||
| Green | Brent Bouteiller | 3,527 | 6.37 | -3.47 | 9,592.53 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jeffrey Streutker | 316 | 0.57 | -0.24 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,155 | 100.00 | $89,278.64 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.28 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 55,309 | 67.27 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,215 | – | – | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.01 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michael Chong | 29,191 | 57.63 | +6.97 | $67,429 | |||
| Liberal | Bruce Bowser | 11,312 | 22.33 | -6.83 | $71,000 | |||
| Green | Brent Bouteiller | 4,987 | 9.84 | +3.74 | $1,497 | |||
| New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 4,747 | 9.37 | -2.94 | $800 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jeffrey Streutker | 414 | 0.81 | -0.29 | $416 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,651 | 100.00 | $85,604 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michael Chong | 27,907 | 50.75 | +7.95 | $73,993 | |||
| Liberal | Rod Finnie | 16,065 | 29.22 | -8.99 | $55,605 | |||
| New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 6,785 | 12.34 | +0.43 | $5,496 | |||
| Green | Brent Bouteiller | 3,362 | 6.11 | +0.68 | $1,102 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Carol Ann Krusky | 606 | 1.10 | -0.54 | $4,944 | |||
| Independent | Mike Wisniewski | 355 | 0.65 | – | $1,174 | |||
| Total valid votes | 54,987 | 100.00 | $78,546 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.47 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michael Chong | 21,479 | 42.81 | – | $64,026 | |||
| Liberal | Bruce Hood | 19,173 | 38.21 | – | $73,831 | |||
| New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 5,974 | 11.91 | – | $13,594 | |||
| Green | Brent Bouteiller | 2,725 | 5.43 | – | $799 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Pat Woode | 826 | 1.65 | – | $2,304 | |||
| Total valid votes | 50,177 | 100.00 | $75,799 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.01 | ||||||