Hamilton East—Stoney Creek (french: Hamilton-Est—Stoney Creek) is a federal electoral district in

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, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The riding was formed in 2003 from parts of the former ridings of Hamilton East and Stoney Creek. Of the 115,709 constituents of the riding, a slight majority were previously constituents in the former riding of Stoney Creek. 58,462 constituents were part of the Stoney Creek riding while 57,247 constituents originated from Hamilton East. This riding lost territory to

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during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

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; 2013 representation'' Ethnic groups: 80.2% White, 6.1% South Asian, 3.5% Aboriginal, 3.0% Black, 1.5% Southeast Asian, 1.2% Latin American, 1.1% Arab
Languages: 70.8% English, 4.6% Italian, 3.1% Serbian, 2.6% Croatian, 2.2% Polish, 2.2% Punjabi, 1.6% French, 1.2% Spanish, 1.2% Urdu
Religions (2011): 67.7% Christian (37.9% Catholic, 5.8% Anglican, 5.4% United Church, 5.2% Christian Orthodox, 2.5% Presbyterian, 1.5% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal, 8.2% Other), 4.2% Muslim, 2.8% Sikh, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Hindu, 22.3% No religion
Median income (2015): $31,232
Average income (2015): $39,461

Geography

It consists of the part of the City of Hamilton lying north of the Niagara Escarpment and east of Ottawa Street. The riding consists of the neighbourhoods of, Cherry Heights, Homeside, Normanhurst, McQuesten, Glenview, Rosedale, Red Hill,

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, Corman, Kentley, Riverdale, Parkview West, Parkview East, Nashdale, Lake Grayside and the eastern half of The Delta in the former City of Hamilton plus the part of the former City of Stoney Creek north of the Niagara Escarpment including the "Old Town", Fruitland and Winona.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

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References

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Riding history from the

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2011 Results from Elections Canada

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

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