St. Catharines is a federal electoral district in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
It consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying east and north of a line drawn from Lake Ontario: Courtleigh Road, Third Street Louth, the QEW, Highway 406, First Street Louth, St. Paul Street West, St. Paul Crescent, Twelve Mile Creek, Glendale Avenue, Merrit Street and Glendale Avenue.
History It was created in 1966 from parts of Lincoln riding.
It consisted initially of the part of the City of St. Catharines bounded on the east by the eastern city limit, and on the north, west and south by a line drawn from the city limit southwest along Eastchester Avenue, south along Bunting Road, southwest along Rockwood Street, south along Hartzell Road, northwest along the Canadian National Railway (CNR) line, south along Glengarry Road, east along Glendale Avenue, south along Mountain Street and east along Bradley Street to the city limit.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of the Canadian National Railway.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St. Paul Street West to St. Paul Crescent, the old Welland Canal, Carter Creek, the first Canadian National Railway spur line and the main CNR line and Queenston Street.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north and east of a line drawn from the western city limit along St. Paul Street West, St. Paul Crescent, the Old Welland Canal, Carter Creek, the first Canadian National Railway spur line, the most easterly Canadian National Railway spur line and the yard line to the southern city limit.
This riding lost fractions of territory to Niagara West and Niagara Centre during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will gain the part of Niagara Centre in the City of St. Catharines that is east of Twelve Mile Creek, and will lose its territory in the Western Hill neighbourhood to Niagara West. These changes will come into effect following the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 80.7% White, 4.2% Black, 3.5% Indigenous, 2.4% Latin American, 2.2% South Asian, 1.4% Filipino, 1.3% Chinese, 1.2% Arab
Languages: 79.9% English, 2.1% Spanish, 1.8% French, 1.4% Italian, 1.3% German, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% Polish
Religions: 58.3% Christian (25.7% Catholic, 6.1% Anglican, 4.2% United Church, 1.9% Presbyterian, 1.3% Anabaptist, 1.3% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Baptist, 1.1% Lutheran, 1.1% Pentecostal, 14.4% Other), 3.1% Muslim, 36.2% None
Median income: $37,600 (2020)
Average income: $46,760 (2020)
Federal riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ cityConservative Party of CanadaSt. Catharines Conservative AssociationMichel MaisonneuveSt. CatharinesLiberal Party of CanadaSt. Catharines Federal Liberal AssociationMargaret JarrellSt. CatharinesNew Democratic PartySt. Catharines Federal NDP Riding AssociationCaleb RatzlaffSt. Catharines
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Liberal 23,125 37.87 Conservative 19,768 32.37 New Democratic 13,014 21.31 People's 4,024 6.59 Green 1,140 1.87
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % Conservative 25,090 50.66 New Democratic 11,860 23.95 Liberal 10,248 20.69 Green 1,895 3.83 Others 436 0.88
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament Campaign expense data from Elections Canada Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results