Waterloo (electoral district)

Waterloo
Ontario electoral district
	Waterloo in relation to southern Ontario ridings (2013 boundaries)
Coordinates:	43°29′N 80°31′W / 43.48°N 80.52°WCoordinates: 43°29′N 80°31′W / 43.48°N 80.52°W
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
;
District created	1966
First contested	1968
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]	110,134
Electors (2015)	77,312
Area (km²)[1]	78
Pop. density (per km²)	1,412
Census divisions	Waterloo
Census subdivisions	Waterloo, Kitchener

Waterloo is a federal electoral district in the Waterloo Region of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997 (from 1973 to 1976, it was known as Waterloo—Cambridge) and that is again represented in the House of Commons since the 2015 federal election as a result of the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012.^[2]

Geography

The Waterloo electoral district contains all of the city of Waterloo plus the Bridgeport neighbourhood of Kitchener.

History

1966–1973

The Waterloo electoral district was created in 1966 from parts of Waterloo North and Waterloo South electoral districts. It initially comprised the City of Galt (now part of Cambridge), the City of Waterloo and the Townships of North Dumfries and Waterloo.^[3]

1973–1976

After the amalgamation of the City of Galt with the Towns of Preston and Hespeler into the City of Cambridge in 1973, the name of the electoral district was changed to Waterloo—Cambridge. The boundaries of the district were not changed.^[4]

1976–1996

In 1976, Waterloo—Cambridge was abolished when it was redistributed among Cambridge, Kitchener, and a new Waterloo electoral district.

The new Waterloo electoral district was created from parts of the Kitchener, Perth—Wilmot, Waterloo—Cambridge, and Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo electoral districts. It comprised the Townships of Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich, the City of Waterloo, and parts of the City of Kitchener.^[5]

In 1987, the Waterloo electoral district was redefined to comprise the City of Waterloo, the northern part of the City of Kitchener, and the Township of Woolwich. The Townships of Wellesley and Wilmot were redistributed to the Perth—Wellington—Waterloo district.^[6]

The Waterloo electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between the Kitchener—Waterloo^[7] and Waterloo—Wellington^[8] electoral districts.

2013–present

Following the 2011 Census and a Canadian Parliament decision to increase the number of Federal electoral districts from 308 to 338, Elections Canada conducted a redistribution process that began with the establishment of Electoral Boundaries Commissions for each province in 2012. As a result of the work of the Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario, which was concluded in July 2013, a revived Waterloo was created out of 80% of the old Kitchener—Waterloo.^[2] The revived riding comprised virtually all of the western portion of the old Kitchener—Waterloo, including all of Waterloo and a sliver of Kitchener lying north of the Canadian National Railway and northeast of Conestoga Parkway.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years		Party
Waterloo Riding created from Waterloo North and Waterloo South
28th	1968–1972	Max Saltsman	New Democratic
29th	1972–1974	Max Saltsman	New Democratic
Waterloo—Cambridge
30th	1974–1979	Max Saltsman	New Democratic
Waterloo
31st	1979–1980	Walter McLean	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1980–1984
33rd	1984–1988
34th	1988–1993
35th	1993–1997	Andrew Telegdi	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Kitchener—Waterloo and Waterloo—Wellington
Riding re-created from Kitchener—Waterloo
42nd	2015–Present	Bardish Chagger	Liberal

Electoral history

Waterloo, 2015–present

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bardish Chagger	29,752	49.7	+11.38	$140,131.74
	Conservative	Peter Braid	19,318	32.3	-9.08	$148,370.13
	New Democratic	Diane Freeman	8,928	14.9	-0.04	$96,964.67
	Green	Richard Walsh	1,713	2.9	-1.78	–
	Animal Alliance	Emma Hawley-Yan	138	0.2	–	$4,066.17
Total valid votes/Expense limit			59,849	100.0		$212,120.63
Total rejected ballots			198	–	–
Turnout			60,047	–	–
Eligible voters			77,312
Source: Elections Canada^[9]^[10]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[11]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	22,193	41.38
	Liberal	20,551	38.32
	New Democratic	8,014	14.94
	Green	2,508	4.68
	Others	366	0.68

Waterloo, 1976–1996

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Telegdi	25,689	42.06	+5.71
	Reform	Mike Connolly	15,549	25.46
	Progressive Conservative	Lynne Woolstencroft	14,882	24.37	–20.74
	New Democratic	Scott Piatkowski	2,779	4.55	–12.89
	Christian Heritage	Ted Kryn	920	1.51
	Libertarian	Rita Huschka-Sprague	473	0.77	–0.34
	Natural Law	Blaine P. Watson	456	0.75
	Independent	Don Philip Faithful	329	0.54
Total valid votes			61,077	100.00
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		–9.88

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Walter McLean	26,949	45.11	–11.24
	Liberal	Steve Woodworth	21,715	36.35	+11.78
	New Democratic	Scott Piatkowski	10,418	17.44	–0.71
	Libertarian	Rita Huschka-Sprague	663	1.11	+0.18
Total valid votes			59,745	100.0
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		–11.51

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Walter McLean	31,898	56.35	+16.36
	Liberal	Lynn Myers	13,911	24.57	–15.13
	New Democratic	Bob Needham	10,275	18.15	–0.91
	Libertarian	Layne E. Kulchecki	525	0.93	+0.49
Total valid votes			56,609	100.0
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+15.74

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Walter McLean	20,609	39.99	–6.07
	Liberal	Frank Epp	20,455	39.70	+4.59
	New Democratic	Bob Needham	9,819	19.06	+0.94
	Rhinoceros	Rick Nigol	330	0.64
	Libertarian	Colin McLorg	229	0.44	–0.03
	Marxist–Leninist	Brian Erdman	87	0.17	–0.07
Total valid votes			51,529	100.0
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		–5.33

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Walter McLean	23,837	46.06	+17.68
	Liberal	Frank Epp	18,172	35.11	+5.68
	New Democratic	Mike Makarchuk	9,375	18.12	–23.46
	Libertarian	Bonne Willy Posma	241	0.47
	Marxist–Leninist	Brian Erdman	125	0.24	+0.04
Total valid votes			51,750	100.0
	Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+6.00

Waterloo—Cambridge, 1973–1976

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Max Saltsman	25,479	41.58	+1.10
	Liberal	Brian Goff	18,034	29.43	+3.39
	Progressive Conservative	Glenn Carroll	17,394	28.38	–4.77
	Social Credit	John H. Long	253	0.41	+0.17
	Marxist–Leninist	Richard E. Rathwell	122	0.20
Total valid votes			61,282	100.0
	New Democratic hold		Swing		–1.14

Waterloo, 1966–1973

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Max Saltsman	24,197	40.48	+6.48
	Progressive Conservative	Glenn E. Carroll	19,817	33.15	+0.63
	Liberal	Lou Breithaupt	15,570	26.04	–7.07
	Social Credit	Régent G. Gervais	143	0.24	–0.13
	Unknown	Jules W.P. Grajower	55	0.09
Total valid votes			59,782	100.0
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+2.92

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Max Saltsman	15,231	34.00
	Liberal	Herbert Epp	14,835	33.11
	Progressive Conservative	Liam S. O'Brian	14,568	32.52
	Social Credit	Régent Gervais	167	0.37
Total valid votes			44,801	100.0
This riding was created from parts of Waterloo North and Waterloo South, which elected a Liberal and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the last election.

Notes

1 2 Statistics Canada: 2016
1 2 Elections Canada. "Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
↑ Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - WATERLOO, Ontario (1968 - 1973)". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
↑ Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - WATERLOO--CAMBRIDGE, Ontario (1973 - 1976)". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
↑ Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - WATERLOO, Ontario (1976 - 1996)". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
↑ Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - PERTH--WELLINGTON--WATERLOO, Ontario (1987 - 1996)". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
↑ Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - KITCHENER--WATERLOO, Ontario (1996 - )". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
↑ Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - WATERLOO--WELLINGTON, Ontario (1996 - 2003)". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Waterloo, 30 September 2015
↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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[ReferenceA-1] 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2016

[Elections_Canada-2] 1 2 Elections Canada. "Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario". Retrieved 2014-09-17.

[3] Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - WATERLOO, Ontario (1968 - 1973)". Retrieved 2014-09-17.

[4] Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - WATERLOO--CAMBRIDGE, Ontario (1973 - 1976)". Retrieved 2014-09-17.

[5] Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - WATERLOO, Ontario (1976 - 1996)". Retrieved 2014-09-17.

[6] Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - PERTH--WELLINGTON--WATERLOO, Ontario (1987 - 1996)". Retrieved 2014-09-17.

[7] Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - KITCHENER--WATERLOO, Ontario (1996 - )". Retrieved 2014-09-17.

[8] Parliament of Canada. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 - WATERLOO--WELLINGTON, Ontario (1996 - 2003)". Retrieved 2014-09-17.

[9] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Waterloo, 30 September 2015

[10] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

[11] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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Until 2000	Bramalea—Gore—Malton Broadview—Greenwood Carleton—Gloucester Kent—Essex London—Adelaide Stormont—Dundas Victoria—Haliburton Wentworth—Burlington
Until 1997	Algoma Beaches—Woodbine Brampton Cochrane—Superior Don Valley North Elgin—Norfolk Erie Essex—Kent Essex—Windsor Haldimand—Norfolk Halton—Peel Hamilton—Wentworth Kent Kitchener Lambton—Middlesex Lincoln London East London—Middlesex Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville Nepean Oakville—Milton Ontario Ottawa West Perth—Wellington—Waterloo Rosedale Scarborough West Simcoe Centre Thunder Bay—Nipigon Timiskaming—French River Timmins—Chapleau Waterloo Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe York—Simcoe
Until 1993	Brampton—Malton Elgin Markham Renfrew Timiskaming Windsor—Lake St. Clair
Until 1988	Beaches Brampton—Georgetown Durham—Northumberland Grey—Simcoe Guelph Halton Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Mississauga North Nepean—Carleton Ottawa—Carleton Perth Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Simcoe South Spadina Trinity Welland Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe Windsor—Walkerville York East York—Peel York—Scarborough
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Until 1972	Essex Glengarry—Prescott High Park Lakeshore Lanark and Renfrew Perth Renfrew North Sarnia Wellington—Grey
Until 1968	Algoma East Algoma West Brant—Haldimand Brantford Carleton Danforth Dufferin—Simcoe Durham Essex East Essex South Essex West Grenville—Dundas Grey—Bruce Grey North Hamilton South Hastings—Frontenac Hastings South Kent Kingston Lambton West Lanark London Middlesex East Middlesex West Norfolk Northumberland Peel Prince Edward—Lennox Renfrew South Russell Simcoe East Stormont Victoria Waterloo North Waterloo South Wellington—Huron Wellington South Wentworth York—Humber
Until 1953	Brant—Wentworth Frontenac—Addington Glengarry Haldimand Hastings—Peterborough Huron North Huron—Perth Kingston City Peterborough West Prescott Wellington North
Until 1949	Brant Brantford City Muskoka—Ontario Parry Sound
Until 1935	Bruce North Bruce South Elgin West Grey Southeast Huron South Lambton East Norfolk—Elgin City of Ottawa Oxford North Oxford South Perth North Perth South Port Arthur—Thunder Bay Timiskaming North Timiskaming South Toronto East Toronto East Centre Toronto—High Park Toronto Northeast Toronto Northwest Toronto—Scarborough Toronto South Toronto West Centre
Until 1925	Brantford Dufferin Dundas Elgin East Essex North Fort William and Rainy River Frontenac Glengarry and Stormont Grenville Hastings East Hastings West Kingston Lennox and Addington Muskoka Norfolk North Oxford Ontario North Ontario South Peterborough East Port Arthur and Kenora Prince Edward Simcoe South South Oxford Timiskaming Toronto Centre Toronto North Toronto West York East
Until 1917	Brockville Glengarry Grey East Grey South Huron East Huron West Kent East Kent West Lanark North Lanark South Middlesex North Northumberland East Northumberland West Stormont Thunder Bay and Rainy River York Centre
Until 1904	Addington Algoma Bothwell Brant South Bruce East Bruce West Cardwell Centre Toronto Cornwall and Stormont Durham East Durham West East York Grenville South Haldimand and Monck Hamilton Hastings North Kent Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds South Lennox Lincoln and Niagara Middlesex South Muskoka and Parry Sound Norfolk North Norfolk South Ontario West Victoria North Victoria South Wellington Centre Wentworth North and Brant Wentworth South West Toronto York West
Until 1896	Brant North Haldimand Monck Wentworth North
Until 1882	Bruce South Cornwall Essex Huron Centre Huron North Lambton Lincoln Muskoka Niagara Stormont