Kitchener—Conestoga (federal electoral district)

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For the provincial electoral districts, see Kitchener—Conestoga (provincial electoral district) and Kitchener—Wilmot.
Kitchener—Conestoga
Ontario electoral district
Kitchener—Conestoga in relation to Southern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Tim Louis
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]107,134
Electors (2021)75,079
Area (km²)[2]896.18
Pop. density (per km²)119.5
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 House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2021 was 107,134. The riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Tim Louis. In the 2019 election, this is one of only two ridings in the country in which the Liberal candidate unseated the Conservative incumbent (the other being Milton).[3]

Geography[edit]

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 west of Fischer-Hallman Road.

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.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 77.5% White, 6.9% South Asian, 2.8% Black, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.1% Indigenous, 1.9% Arab, 1.9% Latin American, 1.3% Chinese

Languages: 70.8% English, 3.5% German, 2.6% Pennsylvania German, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.5% Spanish, 1.4% Arabic, 1.2% Romanian, 1.1% Serbian

Religions: 59.5% Christian (20.0% Catholic, 7.9% Anabaptist, 4.4% Lutheran, 3.5% United Church, 2.7% Christian Orthodox, 2.4% Anglican, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.2% Baptist, 14.1% Other), 5.1% Muslim, 2.3% Hindu, 1.7% Sikh, 1.3% Buddhist, 29.5% None

Median income: $46,800 (2020)

Average income: $57,650 (2020)

Members of Parliament[edit]

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  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021     Tim Louis Liberal
44th  2021–present

Election results[edit]

Graph of election results in Kitchener—Conestoga (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Tim Louis 20,025 39.3 -0.4 $87,010.06
Conservative Carlene Hawley 19,448 38.2 -0.8 $102,975.68
New Democratic Narine Dat Sookram 5,948 11.7 +1.6 $3,366.91
People's Kevin Dupuis 3,690 7.2 +5.7 $7,913.55
Green Owen Bradley 1,842 3.6 -6.0 $6,206.36
Total valid votes 50,953 99.4
Total rejected ballots 290 0.6
Turnout 51,243 68.3
Eligible voters 75,079
Liberal hold Swing +0.2
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2021 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 20,489 38.29
  Conservative 20,140 37.64
  New Democratic 6,381 11.93
  People's 3,865 7.22
  Green 2,626 4.91
  Others 8 0.01
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Tim Louis 20,480 39.7 -3.15 $78,912.65
Conservative Harold Albrecht 20,115 39.0 -4.22 $90,924.77
New Democratic Riani De Wet 5,204 10.1 +0.4 none listed
Green Stephanie Goertz 4,946 9.6 +6.88 none listed
People's Koltyn Wallar 790 1.5 – $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,535 100.0
Total rejected ballots 361
Turnout 51,896 69.6 -0.24
Eligible voters 74,562
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +0.54
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Harold Albrecht 20,649 43.29 -11.12 $126,202.90
Liberal Tim Louis 20,398 42.76 +19.29 $65,863.92
New Democratic James Villeneuve 4,653 9.75 -8.50 $13,161.73
Green Bob Jonkman 1,314 2.75 -0.89 $1,743.36
Libertarian Richard Hodgson 685 1.44 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,699 100.00   $202,562.28
Total rejected ballots 227 0.47 –
Turnout 47,926 69.84 –
Eligible voters 68,623
Conservative hold Swing -15.21
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
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 – –
Conservative hold Swing +5.80
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
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.83
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[edit]

  • "Kitchener—Conestoga (federal electoral district) (Code 35038) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2022
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2022
  3. ^ Cheung, Christopher (October 23, 2019). "Liberals Prove Kings of Tight Ridings. And More Election Crunching". The Tyee. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kitchener--Conestoga [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kitchener—Conestoga, 30 September 2015
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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