Cambridge (electoral district)

Cambridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.

Cambridge
Ontario electoral district
Cambridge in relation to other federal electoral districts in southwestern Ontario (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Bryan May
Liberal
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]111,693
Electors (2015)82,103
Area (km²)[2]373
Pop. density (per km²)299.4
Census division(s)Brant, Waterloo
Census subdivision(s)Brant, Cambridge, North Dumfries

Geography

The district consists of most of the city of Cambridge, Ontario (the portion of it south of Highway 401), the entirety of the Township of North Dumfries, Ontario, and a portion of northern Brant County.[3]

History

The federal electoral district was created in 1976 and consisted of the city of Cambridge and the Township of North Dumfries. In 1987, part of the city of Kitchener was added to the district. In 1996, the boundaries were redrawn again to include a slightly different section of Kitchener. The current boundaries, which are the same as the original definition and contain no parts of Kitchener, were defined in 2003.

This riding lost territory to Kitchener South—Hespeler and gained some territory from Brant during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Cambridge
Riding created from Waterloo—Cambridge and Wellington
31st  1979–1980     Chris Speyer Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 Pat Sobeski
35th  1993–1997     Janko Peric Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006     Gary Goodyear Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019     Bryan May Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Cambridge (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBryan May22,90339.53-3.64$79,674.15
ConservativeSunny Attwal17,40930.04-8.6none listed
New DemocraticScott Hamilton11,17719.29+5.42$23,049.68
GreenMichele Braniff4,3437.5+4.27$7,369.06
People'sDavid Haskell1,8723.23$7,178.82
Veterans CoalitionGeorge McMorrow1620.28$0.00
Marxist–LeninistManuel Couto760.13$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,942100.0
Total rejected ballots 385
Turnout 58,32764.9
Eligible voters 89,914
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBryan May23,02443.17+27.72$57,941.86
ConservativeGary Goodyear20,61338.65-14.10$73,286.38
New DemocraticBobbi Stewart7,39713.87-14.04$10,151.06
GreenMichele Braniff1,7233.23-0.37$1,074.94
IndependentLee Sperduti4740.89$9,550.00
Marxist–LeninistManuel Couto1080.20
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,339100.00 $219,622.08
Total rejected ballots 2270.42
Turnout 53,56664.60
Eligible voters 82,916
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +20.91
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Conservative23,64452.74
  New Democratic12,51227.91
  Liberal6,92315.44
  Green1,6153.60
  Others1340.30
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGary Goodyear29,39453.40+4.78$86,966.51
New DemocraticSusan Galvao15,23827.68+8.07$13,379.43
LiberalBryan May8,28515.05-8.34$26,622.63
GreenJacques Malette1,9783.59-4.76$440.18
Marxist–LeninistManuel Couto1530.28none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,048100.00 $96,491.18
Total rejected ballots 255 0.46+0.04
Turnout 55,303 59.25+3.33
Eligible voters 93,335
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGary Goodyear24,89548.62+4.78$83,772
LiberalGord Zeilstra11,97723.39-10.21$8,316
New DemocraticMax Lombardi10,04419.61+2.67$12,035
GreenScott Cosman4,2798.35+3.13$1,614
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,195100.00$93,018
Total rejected ballots 217 0.42+0.06
Turnout 51,412 55.92-9.05
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGary Goodyear25,33743.84+5.9
LiberalJanko Peric19,41933.60−3.1
New DemocraticDonna Reid9,79416.94−3.3
GreenGareth White3,0175.22+0.2
Canadian ActionDavid Pelly2170.37
Total valid votes 57,784 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2070.36
Turnout 57,991 64.97
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGary Goodyear19,12337.9-6.1
LiberalJanko Peric18,89936.7-9.9
New DemocraticGary Price10,39220.2+11.6
GreenGareth White2,5065.0
Christian HeritageJohn Gots3950.8+0.5
IndependentJohn Oprea1340.3
IndependentAlec Gryc1140.2
Total valid votes 51,563100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. John Gots' vote as a CHP candidate is compared to his vote in 2000 as an unaffiliated candidate.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanko Peric22,14846.6+9.9
AllianceReg Petersen14,91531.4+9.0
Progressive ConservativeJohn Housser5,98812.6-6.7
New DemocraticPam Wolf4,1118.6-11.8
Natural LawThomas Mitchell2100.4
IndependentJohn Gots1600.3
Total valid votes 47,532 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanko Peric17,67336.7-2.4
ReformBill Donaldson10,76722.4-11.3
New DemocraticMike Farnan9,81320.4+15.1
Progressive ConservativeLarry Olney9,29919.3+2.0
IndependentJohn Long3110.6
IndependentJim Remnant2370.5
Total valid votes 48,100 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanko Peric21,99739.1+12.3
ReformReg Petersen18,93233.7
Progressive ConservativePat Sobeski9,77617.4-23.0
New DemocraticBill McBain2,9625.3-22.8
NationalRon Cooper1,8043.2
Christian HeritageMichael Picard4070.7-3.8
Natural LawThomas Mitchell3700.7
Total valid votes 56,248100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePat Sobeski20,57840.4-20.2
New DemocraticBruce Davidson14,29828.1+3.9
LiberalRon Cooper13,63926.8+12.1
Christian HeritageRien Vanden Enden2,3054.5
IndependentShafiq Hudda1410.3
Total valid votes 50,961 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeChris Speyer22,96360.6+21.2
New DemocraticBill McBain9,17124.2-7.0
LiberalLyn Johnston5,54514.6-14.3
RhinocerosJohn Jagiellowicz1030.3
Commonwealth of CanadaPeter Harz1120.3
Total valid votes 37,894 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeChris Speyer14,31439.4-4.2
New DemocraticMike Farnan11,34631.2+1.7
LiberalDavid Charlton10,53129.0+2.6
Social CreditRegent Gervais1030.3-0.1
Marxist–LeninistAnna Di Carlo820.20.0
Total valid votes 36,376100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeChris Speyer16,33743.5
New DemocraticMarc Sommerville11,08529.5
LiberalLee Palvetzian9,90326.4
Social CreditRegent Gervais1500.4
Marxist–LeninistAnna Di Carlo780.2
Total valid votes 37,553100.0

See also

References

  • "(Code 35011) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  • History of Federal Ridings since 1867 (Cambridge)
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • 2001 Federal Electoral District Profile (Cambridge)
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

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