Ajax is a federal electoral district in the Durham Region of Ontario.
Ajax was created by the 2012 riding redistribution from the portion of Ajax—Pickering consisting of the entire town of Ajax, Ontario, and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect in time for the 2015 Canadian federal election.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canada Census
Ethnic groups: 34.1% White, 26.2% South Asian, 16.8% Black, 5.3% Filipino, 3.0% West Asian, 3.0% Chinese, 2.0% Arab, 1.3% Latin American, 1.3% Indigenous
Languages: 64.8% English, 5.0% Tamil, 3.7% Urdu, 2.2% Tagalog, 1.5% Dari, 1.2% Gujarati, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% French, 1.0% Punjabi, 1.0% Spanish, 1.0% Mandarin
Religions: 50.8% Christian (22.2% Catholic, 3.7% Pentecostal, 3.5% Anglican, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% United Church, 1.3% Baptist, 1.1% Presbyterian, 14.4% None), 14.1% Muslim, 11.6% Hindu, 1.3% Sikh, 20.8% None
Median income: $42,400 (2020)
Average income: $54,300 (2020)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada: