Kitchener—Conestoga

Kitchener—Conestoga (formerly known as Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 114,405.

1 Geography
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Sources

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 south of a line (from west to east) Conestoga Parkway, King Street East, the King Street Bypass and the Grand River.

The electoral district was created in 2003 from Waterloo—Wellington, part of Kitchener Centre, and part of Cambridge. It was known as "Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich" from 2004 to 2005.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
38th	2004–2006	Lynn Myers	Liberal
39th	2006–2008	Harold Albrecht	Conservative
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Harold Albrecht	28,902	54.12	+4.80	$87,677.43
	New Democrat	Lorne Bruce	11,665	21.84	+6.81	$9,277.86
	Liberal	Robert Rosehart	10,653	19.95	-4.94	-
	Green	Albert Ashley	2,184	4.09	-6.65	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			53,404	100.00		$92,867.94
Total rejected ballots			171	0.32	0.00
Turnout			53,575	61.10	+4.58
Eligible voters			87,689

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Harold Albrecht	23,525	49.32	+8.10	$84,798
	Liberal	Orlando Da Silva	11,876	24.89	-13.59	$75,077
	New Democrat	Rod McNeil	7,173	15.03	+0.15	$6,494
	Green	Jamie Kropf	5,124	10.74	+5.33	$33,066
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,698	100.00		$88,113
Total rejected ballots			153	0.32
Turnout			47,851	56.52
	Conservative hold		Swing	+10.85

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harold Albrecht	20,615	41.22	+5.86
	Liberal	Lynn Myers	19,245	38.48	-3.80
	New Democrat	Len Carter	7,443	14.88	-0.83
	Green	Kris Stapleton	2,706	5.41	-1.22
Total valid votes			50,009	100.00

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Lynn Myers	17,819	42.29
	Conservative	Frank Luellau	14,903	35.37
	New Democrat	Len Carter	6,623	15.72
	Green	Kris Stapleton	2,793	6.63
Total valid votes			42,138	100.00

Sources

Federal ridings in Midwestern Ontario

Conservative	Brant • Cambridge • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

Liberal	Guelph

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central Ontario	Barrie · Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound · Dufferin—Caledon · Durham · Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock · Newmarket—Aurora · Northumberland—Quinte West · Peterborough · Simcoe—Grey · Simcoe North · York—Simcoe

Eastern Ontario	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell · Kingston and the Islands · Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington · Leeds—Grenville · Prince Edward—Hastings · Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke · Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Toronto (S Durham & York, Suburbs, Downtown, Brampton & Mississauga)	Ajax—Pickering · Beaches—East York · Bramalea—Gore—Malton · Brampton—Springdale · Brampton West · Davenport · Don Valley East · Don Valley West · Eglinton—Lawrence · Etobicoke Centre · Etobicoke—Lakeshore · Etobicoke North · Markham—Unionville · Mississauga—Brampton South · Mississauga East—Cooksville · Mississauga—Erindale · Mississauga South · Mississauga—Streetsville · Oak Ridges—Markham · Oshawa · Parkdale—High Park · Pickering—Scarborough East · Richmond Hill · St. Paul's · Scarborough—Agincourt · Scarborough Centre · Scarborough—Guildwood · Scarborough—Rouge River · Scarborough Southwest · Thornhill · Toronto Centre · Toronto—Danforth · Trinity—Spadina · Vaughan · Whitby—Oshawa · Willowdale · York Centre · York South—Weston · York West

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale · Burlington · Halton · Hamilton Centre · Hamilton East—Stoney Creek · Hamilton Mountain · Niagara Falls · Niagara West—Glanbrook · Oakville · St. Catharines · Welland

Midwestern Ontario	Brant · Cambridge · Guelph · Haldimand—Norfolk · Huron—Bruce · Kitchener Centre · Kitchener—Conestoga · Kitchener—Waterloo · Oxford · Perth—Wellington · Wellington—Halton Hills

Northern Ontario	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing · Kenora · Nickel Belt · Nipissing—Timiskaming · Parry Sound—Muskoka · Sault Ste. Marie · Sudbury · Thunder Bay—Rainy River · Thunder Bay—Superior North · Timmins—James Bay

Southwestern Ontario	Chatham-Kent—Essex · Elgin—Middlesex—London · Essex · Lambton—Kent—Middlesex · London—Fanshawe · London North Centre · London West · Sarnia—Lambton · Windsor—Tecumseh · Windsor West

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills · Nepean—Carleton · Ottawa Centre · Ottawa—Orléans · Ottawa South · Ottawa—Vanier · Ottawa West—Nepean

Kitchener—Conestoga

Contents

Geography

Members of Parliament

Election results

Sources