Kitchener—Waterloo (provincial electoral district)
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
New Democratic |
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District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2014 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 126,742 | ||
Electors (2007) | 92,313 | ||
Area (km²) | 91 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,392.8 | ||
Census divisions | Waterloo | ||
Census subdivisions | Waterloo, Kitchener |
Kitchener—Waterloo is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. Its population in 2006 was 126,742. The riding was created in 1996 from parts of Waterloo North, Kitchener-Wilmot and Kitchener.
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Geography
The district consists of the City of Waterloo and the northern part of the City of Kitchener.
The electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.
It consisted initially of the City of Waterloo and the part of the City of Kitchener lying north of a line drawn from west to east along Highland Road West, Lawrence Avenue and Victoria Street.
In 2003, the Kitchener part of the riding was redefined to be the part of the city lying north of a line drawn from west to east along Highland Road West, Fischer Hallman Road and the Canadian National Railway situated north of Shadeland Crescent.
Member of Provincial Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
Kitchener—Waterloo | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Riding created from Waterloo North, Kitchener—Wilmot and Kitchener | ||||
37th | 1999–2003 | Elizabeth Witmer | Progressive Conservative | |
38th | 2003–2007 | |||
39th | 2007–2011 | |||
40th | 2011–2012 | |||
2012–2014 | Catherine Fife | New Democratic | ||
41st | 2014–Present |
Election results
Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
New Democratic | Catherine Fife | 20,536 | 37.43 | -2.44 | ||||
Liberal | Jamie Burton | 16,534 | 30.14 | +6.15 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Tracey Weiler | 14,450 | 26.34 | -5.49 | ||||
Green | Stacey Danckert | 2,859 | 5.21 | +1.94 | ||||
Libertarian | James Schulz | 481 | 0.88 | +0.55 | ||||
Total valid votes | 54,860 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 623 | 1.12 | ||||||
Turnout | 55,483 | 54.95 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 100,972 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -4.29 | ||||||
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Source(s)
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Resignation of Elizabeth Witmer |
Ontario provincial by-election, September 6, 2012||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
New Democratic | Catherine Fife | 18,599 | 39.87 | +23.20 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Tracey Weiler | 14,851 | 31.83 | -11.94 | ||||
Liberal | Eric Davis | 11,194 | 23.99 | -12.05 | ||||
Green | Stacey Danckert | 1,525 | 3.27 | +0.63 | ||||
Libertarian | Allan Dettweiler | 156 | 0.33 | |||||
Freedom | David Driver | 95 | 0.20 | -0.05 | ||||
Communist | Elizabeth Rowley | 85 | 0.18 | |||||
Independent | Garnet Bruce | 77 | 0.17 | |||||
People's Political Party | Kevin Clarke | 48 | 0.10 | |||||
Pauper | John Turmel | 23 | 0.05 | |||||
Total valid votes | 46,653 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 128 | 0.27 | ||||||
Turnout | 46,781 | 47.00 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 99,544 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +17.57 | ||||||
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Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Elizabeth Witmer | 21,665 | 43.77 | +2.93 | ||||
Liberal | Eric Davis | 17,837 | 36.04 | +4.84 | ||||
New Democratic | Isabel Cisterna | 8,250 | 16.67 | -0.85 | ||||
Green | J. D. McGuire | 1,308 | 2.64 | -6.63 | ||||
Independent | Peter Davis | 316 | 0.64 | |||||
Freedom | Melanie Motz | 123 | 0.25 | |||||
Total valid votes | 49,499 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 168 | 0.34 | ||||||
Turnout | 49,667 | 50.54 | -3.09 | |||||
Eligible voters | 98,268 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.96 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[1] |
Ontario general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Elizabeth Witmer | 20,748 | 40.84 | -2.24 | ||||
Liberal | Louise Ervin | 15,848 | 31.20 | -9.18 | ||||
New Democratic | Catherine Fife | 8,902 | 17.52 | +6.58 | ||||
Green | Judy Greenwood-Speers | 4,707 | 9.27 | +6.08 | ||||
Family Coalition | Louis Reitzel | 598 | 1.18 | -0.53 | ||||
Total valid votes | 50,803 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 313 | |||||||
Turnout | 51,116 | 53.63 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 95,319 |
Ontario general election, 2003 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Elizabeth Witmer | 23,957 | 43.08 | -11.28 | ||||
Liberal | Sean Strickland | 22,456 | 40.38 | +5.16 | ||||
New Democratic | Dan Lajoie | 6,084 | 10.94 | +4.84 | ||||
Green | Pauline Richards | 1,774 | 3.19 | +1.56 | ||||
Family Coalition | Lou Reitzel | 949 | 1.71 | -0.08 | ||||
Independent | Owen Alastair Ferguson | 242 | 0.44 | |||||
Independent | Julian Ichim | 153 | 0.28 | |||||
Total valid votes | 55,615 | 100.00 |
Ontario general election, 1999 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Elizabeth Witmer | 27,830 | 54.36 | |||||
Liberal | Sean Strickland | 18,034 | 35.22 | |||||
New Democratic | Ted Martin | 3,122 | 6.10 | |||||
Family Coalition | Lou Reitzel | 919 | 1.79 | |||||
Green | Judy Greenwood-Speers | 836 | 1.63 | |||||
Independent | Matthew Albrecht | 202 | 0.39 | |||||
Natural Law | Richard Beecroft | 135 | 0.26 | |||||
Independent | Helmut Braun | 122 | 0.24 | |||||
Total valid votes | 51,200 | 100.00 |
2007 electoral reform referendum
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 28,641 | 57.1 | |
Mixed member proportional | 21,516 | 42.9 | |
Total valid votes | 50,157 | 100.0 |
Notes
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Sources
External links
- Ontario PC Kitchener-Waterloo Riding Association
- Kitchener-Waterloo Provincial Liberal Association
- Kitchener-Waterloo NDP Provincial Constituency Association