Kitchener—Conestoga (provincial electoral district)

Kitchener—Conestoga
Ontario electoral district
Kitchener—Conestoga in relation to Southern Ontario ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Mike Harris Jr.
Progressive Conservative
District created 2006
First contested 2007
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2006) 114,405
Electors (2018) 70,712
Area (km²) 939.96
Pop. density (per km²) 121.7
Census divisions Waterloo
Census subdivisions Kitchener, Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich

Kitchener—Conestoga is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2007 provincial election. 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 west of Fischer-Hallman Road.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Kitchener—Conestoga
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created
38th  2007–2011     Leeanna Pendergast Liberal
40th  2011–2014     Michael Harris Progressive Conservative
41st  2014–2018
 2018–2018     Independent
42nd  2018–Present     Mike Harris Jr. Progressive Conservative

Election results

Ontario general election, 2018
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMike Harris Jr.17,00539.63+3.24
New DemocraticKelly Dick16,31938.03+16.84
LiberalJoe Gowing6,03514.06-19.28
GreenBob Jonkman2,7936.51-0.46
LibertarianDaniel Benoy5501.28-0.85
Consensus OntarioDan Holt2120.49
Total valid votes 100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
Ontario general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMichael Harris17,08336.39-7.82
LiberalWayne Wright15,66433.34-2.16
New DemocraticJames Villeneuve9,95821.19+3.62
GreenDavid Weber3,2776.97+4.22
LibertarianDavid Schumm1,0012.13
Total valid votes 46,983100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.83
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMichael Harris18,01744.18+7.15
LiberalLeeanna Pendergast14,47635.50-6.32
New DemocraticMark Cairns7,16517.57+5.92
GreenRobert Rose1,1212.75-4.44
Total valid votes 40,779 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2440.59
Turnout 41,02346.62
Eligible voters 87,992
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.74
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLeeanna Pendergast16,31541.82+2.03
Progressive ConservativeMichael Harris14,45037.04-5.83
New DemocraticMark Cairns4,54511.65-0.08
GreenColin Jones2,8057.19
Family CoalitionLen Solomon5101.31
LibertarianLarry Stevens2460.63
FreedomDavid Driver1450.37
Total valid votes 39,016 100.0
  Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +3.93

^ Change based on redistributed results

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 24,287 63.7
Mixed member proportional 13,872 36.3
Total valid votes 38,159 100.0

Sources

References

  1. "Candidate Search". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 038 Kitchener-Conestoga" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Kitchener—Conestoga" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.

Coordinates: 43°32′49″N 80°37′59″W / 43.547°N 80.633°W / 43.547; -80.633

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