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Ajax (provincial electoral district)

Coordinates: 43°51′18″N 79°03′36″W / 43.855°N 79.060°W / 43.855; -79.060
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Ajax
Ontario electoral district
Ajax in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Patrice Barnes
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2018
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)119,680
Electors (2018)90,206
Area (km²)68
Pop. density (per km²)1,760
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)Ajax

Ajax is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was created in 2015.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Ajax
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Ajax—Pickering
42nd  2018–2022     Rod Phillips Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–present     Patrice Barnes Progressive Conservative

Election results

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2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Patrice Barnes 15,336 40.69 +1.65
Liberal Amber Bowen 13,561 35.98 +10.18
New Democratic Christine Santos 6,291 16.69 −14.27
Green Neil Runnalls 1,305 3.46 +0.96
New Blue Garry Reader 625 1.66  
Ontario Party Aaron Hopkins 330 0.88  
Independent Intab Ali 127 0.34  
Independent Allen Hadley 112 0.30  
Total valid votes 37,687 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 209
Turnout 37,896 39.96
Eligible voters 94,295
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −4.27
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rod Phillips 19,078 39.05 +10.53
New Democratic Monique Hughes 15,130 30.97 +14.70
Liberal Joe Dickson 12,607 25.80 -25.97
Green Stephen Leahy 1,224 2.51 -0.41
Libertarian Marsha Haynes 312 0.64 +0.11
None of the Above Frank Lopez 289 0.59
Independent Kevin J. Brackley 220 0.45
Total valid votes 48,860 99.15
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 421 0.85
Turnout 49,281 54.63
Eligible voters 90,206
Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +18.25
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2014 general election redistributed results[3]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 20,825 51.77
  Progressive Conservative 11,471 28.51
  New Democratic 6,544 16.27
  Green 1,174 2.92
  Libertarian 214 0.53

References

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  1. ^ "Ontario's Liberal government adds 15 new ridings, bringing total to 122". CBC. Canadian Press. December 2, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ "1 - Ajax".
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43°51′18″N 79°03′36″W / 43.855°N 79.060°W / 43.855; -79.060