Kitchener Centre (provincial electoral district)
{{for|the federal electoral district|Kitchener Centre (federal electoral district)}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| province = Ontario
| image = KitchenerCentre.png
| caption = Kitchener Centre in relation to Southern Ontario ridings
| prov-status = active
| prov-created =
| prov-abolished =
| prov-election-first = 1999
| prov-election-last = 2025
| prov-rep = Aislinn Clancy
| prov-rep-link =
| prov-rep-party = Green
| prov-rep-party-link =
| demo-census-date = 2016
| demo-pop = 105260
| demo-electors = 82445
| demo-electors-date = 2018
| demo-area = 42
| demo-cd = Waterloo
| demo-csd = Kitchener
}}
Kitchener Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
Geography
The district includes the north-central part of the city of Kitchener, Ontario.
History
The provincial electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of Kitchener and Kitchener—Wilmot when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.
Members of Provincial Parliament
{{OntMPP|Kitchener Centre}}
{{OntMPP NoData|Riding created from Kitchener and Kitchener—Wilmot}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=1999
| ToYr=2003
| Assembly#=37
| OntParty=Progressive Conservative
| RepName=Wayne Wettlaufer
| PartyTerms#=1
| RepTerms#=1
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2003
| ToYr=2007
| Assembly#=38
| OntParty=Liberal
| RepName=John Milloy
| PartyTerms#=4
| RepTerms#=3
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2007
| ToYr=2011
| Assembly#=39
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2011
| ToYr=2014
| Assembly#=40
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2014
| ToYr=2018
| Assembly#=41
| RepName=Daiene Vernile
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2018
| ToYr=2022
| Assembly#=42
| OntParty=NDP
| RepName=Laura Mae Lindo
| PartyTerms#=2
| RepTerms#=2
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2022
| ToYr=2023
| Assembly#=43
| #ByElections=1
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2023
| ToYr=2025
| OntParty=Green
| PartyTerms#=2
| RepName=Aislinn Clancy
| RepTerms#=2
}}
{{OntMPP Row
| FromYr=2025
| ToYr=
| Assembly#=44
}}
{{OntMPP End}}
Election results
File:Kitchener Centre 2025 polling division map winner.svg
{{2025 Ontario general election/Kitchener Centre}}
{{CANelec/top|ON|November 30, 2023|Kitchener Centre (provincial electoral district)|Kitchener Centre|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes|reason=Resignation of Laura Mae Lindo}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Aislinn Clancy|11,334|47.99|+35.19}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Debbie Chapman|6,312|26.73|-13.86}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Rob Elliott|3,109|13.16|-13.51}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Kelly Steiss|1,821|7.71|-7.01}}
{{CANelec|ON|New Blue|Paul Simoes|532|2.25|-2.96}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Gene Balfour|178|0.75|}}
{{CANelec|ON|NOTA|Mark Dickson|61|0.26|}}
{{CANelec|ON|PPSN|Lionel Wayne Poizner|48|0.20|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Electoral Reform|Peter House|43|0.18|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Albert Michel Benlolo|34|0.14|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Public Benefit|Jonathan Davis|33|0.14|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Patrick Strzalkowski|23|0.10|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Populist|Mario Greco|22|0.09|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Paul Stewart|18|0.08|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Ali Engering|16|0.07|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|John Turmel|13|0.06|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Spencer Rocchi|11|0.05|}}
{{CANelec|ON|People's Front|Raymond Samuels|8|0.03|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|23,616|99.34}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|156|0.66|-0.01}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|23,772|27.28|-18.94}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|87,151}}
{{CANelec/gain|ON|Green|NDP|+24.53}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web |title=Kitchener Centre Election Night Results |url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/ngw/en/election-results/kitchener-centre.html |website=Elections Ontario |access-date=1 December 2023}}{{cite web |title=VOTE TOTALS FROM OFFICIAL TABULATION |url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2023/results/Vote%20Totals%20Report%20From%20Official%20Tabulation%20-%20Kitchener%20Centre%20047.pdf |website=Elections Ontario |access-date=6 December 2023}}}}
{{end}}
File:Kitchener Centre 2022 polling division map winner.svg
{{2022 Ontario general election/Kitchener Centre}}
{{CANelec/top|ON|2018|percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Laura Mae Lindo|20,512|43.38|+16.59}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Mary Henein Thorn|13,080|27.66|+2.46}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Daiene Vernile|9,499|20.09|-20.36}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Stacey Danckert|3,234|6.84|+0.57}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Jason Erb|439|0.93| }}
{{CANelec|ON|NOTA|Chris Carr| 429 | 0.91 |}}
{{CANelec|ON|Communist|Marty Suter| 87 | 0.18 |}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|47,280|98.42}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|757|1.58|}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|48,037|58.27|}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters| 82,445 }}
{{CANelec/notgain|ON|NDP|Liberal|+18.48}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2023&edIds=2_47&levelOfDetail=district|title=Data Explorer|publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=14 November 2023}}}}
{{end}}
^ Change based on redistributed results
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colspan="4" | 2014 general election redistributed results{{Cite web|url=http://electionprediction.org/2018_on/riding/47.php|title=47 - Kitchener Centre}} | ||
---|---|---|
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |
| Liberal | align=right| 16,078 | align=right| 40.45 |
{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} | | align=right| 10,648 | align=right| 26.79 |
{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC|background}} | | align=right| 10,018 | align=right| 25.20 |
{{Canadian party colour|ON|Green|background}} |
| Green | align=right| 2,493 | align=right| 6.27 |
{{Canadian party colour|ON|Independent|background}} |
| Others | align=right| 510 | align=right| 1.28 |
{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Daiene Vernile|18,472|43.14|+3.92}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Wayne Wettlaufer|11,550|26.98|-11.43}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Margaret Johnston|9,765|22.81|+3.99}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Ronnie Smith|2,472|5.77|+3.38}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Patrick Bernier|557|1.30|+0.69}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|42,816|98.47}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|665|1.53|+1.09}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|43,481|52.28|+3.12}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters| 83,170}}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|Liberal|+7.67}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2023&edIds=2_47&edIds=1_37&levelOfDetail=district|author=Elections Ontario|title=Data Explorer|access-date=14 November 2023}}}}
{{end}}
{{CANelec/top|ON|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|John Milloy|15,392 |39.23 |-6.67}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Dave Macdonald|15,069 |38.40 |+12.90 }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Cameron Dearlove|7,385 |18.82 |+1.21 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Mark Vercouteren|938 |2.39 |-5.91 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Patrick Bernier |240 |0.61 | }}
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Mark Corbiere|137|0.35| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Bugra Atsiz|77|0.20| }}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|39,238 |99.56}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|172|0.44|-0.26}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|39,410|49.16|-0.42}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|80,170}}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|Liberal|-9.78}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2023&edIds=2_47&edIds=1_37&levelOfDetail=district|author=Elections Ontario|title=Data Explorer|access-date=14 November 2023}}}}
{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2007|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal |John Milloy| 17,484| 45.90| +4.15}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Matt Stanson| 9,717| 25.51| -11.87}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Rich Moffit| 6,707| 17.61| +2.09}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Daniel Logan| 3,162| 8.30| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|William J. Berhardt| 599| 1.57|}}
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|John D. McGuire| 425| 1.12|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|38,094 | 99.30| | }}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|267|0.70|}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|38,361|49.58| }}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|77,376}}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|Liberal|+8.01}}
{{end}}
^ Change based on redistributed results
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colspan="4" | 2003 general election redistributed results{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/58B42005-4D29-433A-B555-39A7DC0660D5/0/Transposition_of_votes.xls |title=Archived copy |website=www.elections.on.ca |access-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012015305/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/58B42005-4D29-433A-B555-39A7DC0660D5/0/Transposition_of_votes.xls |archive-date=12 October 2007 |url-status=dead}} | ||
---|---|---|
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |
| Liberal | align=right| 16,163 | align=right| 41.75 |
{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC|background}} | | align=right| 14,472 | align=right| 37.38 |
{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} | | align=right| 6,009 | align=right| 15.52 |
{{Canadian party colour|ON|Independent|background}} |
| Others | align=right| 2,072 | align=right| 5.35 |
{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2003|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|John Milloy| 18,280| 42.60| +2.68}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Wayne Wettlaufer| 16,120| 37.57| -12.58}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Ted Martin| 6,781| 15.80| +8.04}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Luigi D'agnillo| 1,728| 4.03| +2.78}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 42,909| 100.0| | }}
{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1999|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Wayne Wettlaufer | 22,593| 50.15}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Berry Vrbanovic | 17,984| 39.92}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|David Brohman | 3,494| 7.76}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Susan Koswan | 561| 1.25}}
{{CANelec|ON|Natural Law|Roy Anderson | 204| 0.45}}
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Irvine James Conner | 109| 0.24}}
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Julian Ichim| 107| 0.24}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 45,052| 100.0| | }}
{{end}}
2007 electoral reform referendum
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! colspan=4|2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum |
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! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% |
bgcolor="blue"|
|First Past the Post |22,283 |59.9 |
bgcolor="green"|
|Mixed member proportional |14,932 |40.1 |
bgcolor="white"|
!Total valid votes | 37,215 |100.0 |
References
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Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012015710/http://www.elections.on.ca/en-CA/Tools/PastResults.htm Elections Ontario Past Election Results]
External links
- [https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2017/preo/2017atlasmaps/047KitchenerCentreAtlasMap.pdf Map of riding for 2018 election]
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