Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot is the name of a former federal and current provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. Its population was 104,775 (as of 2001).

Geography

The electoral district is located to the west and north of the city centre of Hamilton, Ontario. It includes the former towns of Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, and Aldershot.

While it has been Liberal federally for a number of years it is a fairly conservative riding. It was one of the Ontario ridings the Conservative Party of Canada would most like to pick up in the 2004 Canadian election.

History

The district was first created in 1996 under the name Wentworth—Burlington. It combined 19% of the former riding of Burlington South and a tiny portion of Halton Centre with all of Wentworth North.

The riding was renamed to Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot in 2000.

In 2003 the riding was dissolved into Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, Burlington, Hamilton Centre, Hamilton Mountain, and Niagara West—Glanbrook.

Representation

List of representatives to the Canadian House of Commons:

1. John Bryden, Liberal, briefly Independent, then Conservative (1997-2004)

List of representatives to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

1. Toni Skarica, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (1999-2000)
2. Ted McMeekin, Liberal (2000-present)