Kitchener Centre (provincial electoral district)
Kitchener Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
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![]() Kitchener Centre in relation to Southern Ontario ridings | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
New Democratic | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 107,540 | ||
Electors (2018) | 80,514 | ||
Area (km²) | 46 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 2,337.8 | ||
Census division(s) | Waterloo | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Kitchener |
Geography
The district includes the north-central part of the city of Kitchener, Ontario.
History
The provincial electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of Kitchener and Kitchener—Wilmot when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Kitchener Centre | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Riding created from Kitchener and Kitchener—Wilmot | ||||
37th | 1999–2003 | Wayne Wettlaufer | Progressive Conservative | |
38th | 2003–2007 | John Milloy | Liberal | |
39th | 2007–2011 | |||
40th | 2011–2014 | |||
41st | 2014–2018 | Daiene Vernile | ||
42nd | 2018–present | Laura Mae Lindo | New Democratic |
Election results
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Laura Mae Lindo | 20,512 | 43.38 | +20.57 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Mary Henein Thorn | 13,080 | 27.66 | +0.68 | ||||
Liberal | Daiene Vernile | 9,499 | 20.09 | -23.05 | ||||
Green | Stacey Danckert | 3,234 | 6.84 | +1.07 | ||||
Libertarian | Jason Erb | 439 | 0.93 | -0.37 | ||||
None of the Above | Chris Carr | 429 | 0.91 | |||||
Communist | Marty Suter | 87 | 0.18 | |||||
Total valid votes | 47,280 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[1] |
2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Daiene Vernile | 18,472 | 43.14 | +3.91 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Wayne Wettlaufer | 11,550 | 26.98 | -11.42 | ||||
New Democratic | Margaret Johnston | 9,765 | 22.81 | +3.99 | ||||
Green | Ronnie Smith | 2,472 | 5.77 | +3.38 | ||||
Libertarian | Patrick Bernier | 557 | 1.30 | +0.69 | ||||
Total valid votes | 42,816 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.66 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | John Milloy | 15,392 | 39.23 | -6.65 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dave Macdonald | 15,069 | 38.40 | +12.87 | ||||
New Democratic | Cameron Dearlove | 7,385 | 18.82 | +1.23 | ||||
Green | Mark Vercouteren | 938 | 2.39 | -5.91 | ||||
Libertarian | Patrick Bernier | 240 | 0.61 | |||||
Independent | Mark Corbiere | 137 | 0.35 | |||||
Freedom | Bugra Atsiz | 77 | 0.20 | |||||
Total valid votes | 39,238 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 172 | 0.44 | ||||||
Turnout | 39,410 | 49.16 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 80,170 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -9.76 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[3] |
2007 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | John Milloy | 17,484 | 45.90 | +3.28 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Matt Stanson | 9,717 | 25.51 | -12.04 | ||||
New Democratic | Rich Moffit | 6,707 | 17.61 | +1.79 | ||||
Green | Daniel Logan | 3,162 | 8.30 | +4.27 | ||||
Family Coalition | William J. Berhardt | 599 | 1.57 | |||||
Independent | John D. McGuire | 425 | 1.12 | |||||
Total valid votes | 38,094 | 100.0 |
2003 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | John Milloy | 18,280 | 42.60 | +2.68 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Wayne Wettlaufer | 16,120 | 37.57 | -12.58 | ||||
New Democratic | Ted Martin | 6,781 | 15.80 | +8.04 | ||||
Green | Luigi D'agnillo | 1,728 | 4.03 | +2.78 | ||||
Total valid votes | 42,909 | 100.0 |
1999 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Wayne Wettlaufer | 22,593 | 50.15 | |||||
Liberal | Berry Vrbanovic | 17,984 | 39.92 | |||||
New Democratic | David Brohman | 3,494 | 7.76 | |||||
Green | Susan Koswan | 561 | 1.25 | |||||
Natural Law | Roy Anderson | 204 | 0.45 | |||||
Independent | Irvine James Conner | 109 | 0.24 | |||||
Independent | Julian Ichim | 107 | 0.24 | |||||
Total valid votes | 45,052 | 100.0 |
2007 electoral reform referendum
2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 22,283 | 59.9 | |
Mixed member proportional | 14,932 | 40.1 | |
Total valid votes | 37,215 | 100.0 |
References
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the returns, 037 Kitchener Centre" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Kitchener Centre" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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