Kitchener South—Hespeler (provincial electoral district) explained

Province:	Ontario
Prov-Status:	active
Prov-Created:	2015
Prov-Election-First:	2018
Prov-Election-Last:	2022
Prov-Rep:	Jess Dixon
Prov-Rep-Party:	PC
Demo-Census-Date:	2016
Demo-Pop:	105305
Demo-Electors:	77296
Demo-Electors-Date:	2018
Demo-Area:	107
Demo-Cd:	Waterloo
Demo-Csd:	Kitchener, Cambridge

Kitchener South—Hespeler (fr|'''Kitchener-Sud—Hespeler''') is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 2015 and has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 42nd Ontario general election.

Geography

Kitchener South—Hespeler was created from parts of the Kitchener—Conestoga, Kitchener Centre, and Cambridge electoral districts following the passage of the Representation Act, 2015^[1] using the boundaries set out by the 2013 Federal Representation Order.

The new Kitchener South—Hespeler electoral district includes:

• The portion of the City of Cambridge lying northerly of Ontario Highway 401
• The portion of the City of Kitchener lying:
  • Southerly of the Conestoga Parkway
  • Easterly of Fischer-Hallman Road
  • Westerly of Ontario Highway 8 between the Conestoga Parkway and Fairway Road
  • Westerly of the border between the cities of Cambridge and Kitchener between Fairway Road and Ontario Highway 401

Prominent Places

Kitchener South - Hespeler is home to several prominent places for the region including:

• Conestoga College's Doon and Cambridge Campuses
• McLennan Park
• Huron Natural Area
  • Hespeler Village Chicopee Ski Hill
• Toyota Manufacturing Plant - major employer for the region
• Loblaws Distribution Centre - major employer for the region
  • Fairview Park Mall Sportsworld Shopping Centre
• Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
• Homer Watson House & Gallery
• Grand Valley Instuition for Women
• Ken Sieling Waterloo Region Museum and Doon Heritage Village

Electoral history

2014 general election redistributed results^[2]
Party		Vote	%
			12,403	36.53
			10,894	32.08
			7,895	23.25
			2,124	6.26
			638	1.88

See also

• Kitchener South—Hespeler (federal electoral district)

External links

• Map of riding for 2018 election

43.423°N -80.4°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representation Act, 2015, S.O. 2015, c. 31, Sched. 1. www.ontario.ca. 24 July 2014 . 2017-06-15.
2. Web site: 49 - Kitchener South-Hespeler .