Kitchener—Waterloo

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Kitchener—Waterloo
Electoral district
Image:Kitchener-Waterloo.png
Kitchener—Waterloo in relation to southern Ontario ridings
MP Andrew Telegdi (1996–)
Party(s)

Liberal (1996–)

MPP Elizabeth Witmer (1999–)
Party(s) Progressive Conservative (1999–)
Province Ontario
Federal district created 1996
Provincial district created 1999

Kitchener—Waterloo is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. Its population in 2001 was 113,826.

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Geography

The district consists of the City of Waterloo and the northern part of the City of Kitchener.

Federal electoral district

The electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of Kitchener Centre and Waterloo 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 Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

  1. Andrew Telegdi, Liberal (1997-present)

Provincial electoral district

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

Member of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

  1. Elizabeth Witmer, Progressive Conservative

Federal election results

Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |TELEGDI, Andrew |align="right"| 31,122 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative |MANDUR, Ajmer |align="right"| 18,817 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |LARYEA, Edwin |align="right"| 11,814 |- Template:Canadian elections/Green |RICHARDS, Pauline |align="right"| 4,297 |- Template:Canadian elections/Marxist-Leninist |ICHIM, Julian |align="right"| 144 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |MIHALCEA, Ciprian |align="right"| 173 Template:End

Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |TELEGDI, Andrew |align="right"| 28,015 |- Template:Canadian elections/Conservative |STRAUSS, Steve |align="right"| 17,155 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |LARYEA, Edwin |align="right"| 9,267 |- Template:Canadian elections/Green |RICHARDS, Pauline |align="right"| 3,277 |- Template:Canadian elections/CHP |ELLIS, Frank |align="right"| 379 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |MIHALCEA, Ciprian |align="right"| 124 Template:End

Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |TELEGDI, Andrew |align="right"| 27,130 |- Template:Canadian elections/Canadian Alliance |DOIG, Joshua |align="right"| 12,406 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |BOURKE, Brian |align="right"| 8,601 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |WALSH-BOWERS, Richard |align="right"|4,397 |- Template:Canadian elections/Green |MACAULAY, Jack |align="right"|809 |- Template:Canadian elections/Canadian Action |CORMIER, Robert E. |align="right"|273 |- Template:Canadian elections/Marxist-Leninist |NUGENT, Christine |align="right"| 164 |- Template:Canadian elections/Not affiliated |ELLIS, Frank |align="right"| 105 Template:End

Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |TELEGDI, Andrew |align="right"| 25,111 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |WOOLSTENCROFT, Lynne |align="right"| 11,613 |- Template:Canadian elections/Reform |CONNOLLY, Mike |align="right"|10,502 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |MARTIN, Ted |align="right"| 4,725 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |KING, Steve |align="right"| 265 |- Template:Canadian elections/Canadian Action |DENNIS, Monte |align="right"| 260 |- Template:Canadian elections/Marxist-Leninist |BRAUN, Helmut |align="right"| 153 Template:End

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