Kitchener—Conestoga (federal electoral district)

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For the provincial electoral district, see Kitchener—Conestoga (provincial electoral district).
Kitchener—Conestoga
Ontario electoral district
Kitchener—Conestoga in relation to Southern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Harold Albrecht
Conservative
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]93,827
Electors (2015)67,890
Area (km²)[2]949
Pop. density (per km²)98.9
Census division(s)Waterloo
Census subdivision(s)Kitchener, Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich

Kitchener—Conestoga (formerly known as Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 114,405.

Geography

The district includes the townships of Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot, and the southwestern part of the City of Kitchener, i.e., the part of the City of Kitchener lying south of a line (from west to east) Conestoga Parkway, King Street East, the King Street Bypass and the Grand River.

The electoral district was created in 2003 from Waterloo—Wellington, part of Kitchener Centre, and part of Cambridge. It was known as "Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich" from 2004 to 2005.

This riding lost almost half of its territory to Kitchener South—Hespeler but gained territory from Kitchener Centre, Kitchener—Waterloo and a fraction from Wellington—Halton Hills during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Kitchener—Conestoga
Riding created from Waterloo—Wellington,
Kitchener Centre and Cambridge
38th  2004–2006     Lynn Myers Liberal
39th  2006–2008     Harold Albrecht Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–present

Election results

2015 Canadian federal election
The 2015 general election will be held on October 19.
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Harold Albrecht 20,648 43.4 – –
Liberal Tim Louis 20,297 42.6 – –
New Democratic James Villeneuve 4,653 9.8 – –
Green Bob Jonkman 1,314 2.8 – –
Libertarian Richard Hodgson 685 1.4 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,597 100.0     $201,668.19
Total rejected ballots – – –
Turnout – – –
Eligible voters 67,890
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 21,914 54.41
  Liberal 9,454 23.47
  New Democratic 7,350 18.25
  Green 1,469 3.65
  Others 86 0.21
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Harold Albrecht 28,902 54.12 +4.80 $87,677.43
New Democratic Lorne Bruce 11,665 21.84 +6.81 $9,277.86
Liberal Robert Rosehart 10,653 19.95 -4.94 –
Green Albert Ashley 2,184 4.09 -6.65 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,404 100.00 $92,867.94
Total rejected ballots 171 0.32 0.00
Turnout 53,575 61.10 +4.58
Eligible voters 87,689 – –
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Harold Albrecht 23,525 49.32 +8.10 $84,798
Liberal Orlando Da Silva 11,876 24.89 -13.59 $75,077
New Democratic Rod McNeil 7,173 15.03 +0.15 $6,494
Green Jamie Kropf 5,124 10.74 +5.33 $33,066
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,698 100.00 $88,113
Total rejected ballots 153 0.32
Turnout 47,851 56.52
Conservative hold Swing +10.85
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Albrecht 20,615 41.22 +5.86
Liberal Lynn Myers 19,245 38.48 -3.80
New Democratic Len Carter 7,443 14.88 -0.83
Green Kris Stapleton 2,706 5.41 -1.22
Total valid votes 50,009 100.00
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Lynn Myers 17,819 42.29
Conservative Frank Luellau 14,903 35.37
New Democratic Len Carter 6,623 15.72
Green Kris Stapleton 2,793 6.63
Total valid votes 42,138 100.00

References

  • "Kitchener—Conestoga (federal electoral district) (Code 35038) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kitchener—Conestoga, 30 September 2015
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  5. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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