Kitchener—Conestoga (federal electoral district) explained

Province:Ontario
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35046
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Tim Louis
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Liberal Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:107134
Demo-Electors:75079
Demo-Electors-Date:2021
Demo-Area:896.18
Demo-Cd:Waterloo
Demo-Csd:Kitchener, Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich

Kitchener—Conestoga (formerly known as Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2021 was 107,134. The riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Tim Louis. In the 2019 election, this is one of only two ridings in the country in which the Liberal candidate unseated the Conservative incumbent (the other being Milton).[3]

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.

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.

This riding lost almost half of its territory to Kitchener South—Hespeler but gained territory from Kitchener Centre, Kitchener—Waterloo and a fraction from Wellington—Halton Hills during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 77.5% White, 6.9% South Asian, 2.8% Black, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.1% Indigenous, 1.9% Arab, 1.9% Latin American, 1.3% Chinese

Languages: 70.8% English, 3.5% German, 2.6% Pennsylvania German, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.5% Spanish, 1.4% Arabic, 1.2% Romanian, 1.1% Serbian

Religions: 59.5% Christian (20.0% Catholic, 7.9% Anabaptist, 4.4% Lutheran, 3.5% United Church, 2.7% Christian Orthodox, 2.4% Anglican, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.2% Baptist, 14.1% Other), 5.1% Muslim, 2.3% Hindu, 1.7% Sikh, 1.3% Buddhist, 29.5% None

Median income: $46,800 (2020)

Average income: $57,650 (2020)

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 20,489 38.29
 20,140 37.64
 6,381 11.93
 3,865 7.22
 2,626 4.91
 Others 8 0.01
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
PartyVote%
 21,914 54.41
 9,454 23.47
 7,350 18.25
 1,469 3.65
 Others 86 0.21

See also

References

Notes

Notes and References

  1. [#2021fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2021fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. News: Cheung . Christopher . Liberals Prove Kings of Tight Ridings. And More Election Crunching . September 18, 2020 . The Tyee . October 23, 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kitchener--Conestoga [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario ]. 2023-04-04 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  6. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1992 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections