Results, Ridings and Candidates
Kitchener Centre
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 213/213 polls | |||
| CON | Stephen Woodworth | 16,480 | 36.68 |
Elected |
| LIB | Karen Redman | 16,141 | 35.92 |
|
| NDP | Oz Cole-Arnal | 8,152 | 18.14 |
|
| GRN | John Bithell | 3,818 | 8.50 |
|
| IND | Amanda Lamka | 215 | 0.48 |
|
| COM | Martin Suter | 127 | 0.28 |
|
Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »Stephen Woodworth
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: Jan. 5, 1954
Age: 54
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ont.
Education: Studied at Wilfrid Laurier University and then at the University of Western Ontario, where he received his law degree. Called to the Bar in 1979.
Profession: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Sharon
Children: Three - Nathaniel, Adam and Laura
Career Background: Worked in own legal practice for 27 years, first in Waterloo and since 1993 in Kitchener.
Community Activities: Was founding board member and President of K-W Extend-a-Family. Has been involved with the Knights of Columbus and the Big Brothers Association. Founding member of the Christian Legal Fellowship and served on its board for several years. Has also, as a board member or advisor, been involved in the Oasis Centre, the United Nations Association, K-W Right to Life, Catholic Family Counselling Centre and The Natural Family Planning Centre of Waterloo Region. Has been a lector at Sacred Heart Church in Kitchener since 1967.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate in Waterloo in the 1988 general election.
Mailing address:
Suite 9, 300 Victoria Street North
Kitchener, Ont.
N2H 6R9
Contact information:
Martin Suter
Party: Communist Party of Canada
Age: 54
Profession: Former long-distance truck driver
Electoral History
Federal: Ran in the Kitchener Centre riding three times; defeated
Telephone: 519-584-7531
John Bithell
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Has studied macroeconomics and anthropology at the University of Guelph and human resource management at Algonquin College.
Career Background: Is a team leader at an automotive parts manufacturer.
Community Activities: Works as a volunteer with the food bank of the Waterloo region and with the Kitchener-Waterloo Friendship Group for Seniors and Active Vision, a local charity that supplies books to schools in Guyana.
Contact information:
Amanda Lamka
Party: Independent
Birthdate: Sept. 20, 1987
Age: 21
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ont.
Education: Pursuing her GED and training to be a lawyer's assistant.
Children: Cody
Community Activities: Active in Anti-Racist-Action, the K-W Youth Collective and the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty.
Mailing address:
143 Kraft Ave.
Kitchener, Ont.
N2A 2J2
Contact information:
Telephone: 519-895-0899
Karen Redman
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: Jan. 8, 1953
Age: 55
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ont.
Education: BA in English, University of Waterloo
Profession: Writer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Warren
Children: Four - Abby, Laura, Joe and Jim
Community Activities: Active church member at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, has been an Elder with St. Andrew's since 1991. Has also been a member of various community-based organizations including: the Canadian Federation of University Women (K-W Branch); Learning Disabilities Association (K-W Branch); Cambridge Writer's Collective, and the Rotary Club of Kitchener.
Electoral History
Municipal: Was trustee with Waterloo County Board of Education, 1988 to 1994. Was Councillor in Kitchener's Centre Ward and Councillor with Regional Municipality of Waterloo, 1994 to 1997. Sat on a number of committees and councils including: Health and Social Services, Planning and Economic Development, Family and Children's Services, Administration and Finance, Public Works and Transportation and Social Planning.
Federal: Elected in Kitchener Centre in the 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006 general elections.
Political History
Committee: Member of the committee for Procedure and House Affairs and the committee studying bill C-30, an amendment to the environmental protection act.
Caucus: Member of the Liberal caucus and chief opposition whip.
Mailing address:
105 King St. E., Suite 2
Kitchener, Ont.
N2G 2K8
Contact information:
Constituency office: 519-741-2001
Oscar Cole-Arnal
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: 1941
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Education: Earned a bachelor's degree in history from Thiel College in Pennsylvania, a bachelor of divinity degree from Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary, a master's degree in the New Testament from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and a master's degree and a doctorate in modern European history from the University of Pittsburgh.
Profession: Teacher and historian
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Bonnie
Children: William and Bradley
Career Background: Since 1975, he taught church history at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary at Wilfrid Laurier University. Since coming to Wilfrid Laurier, he has received four internal grants and two major grants from the Humanities and Social Science Research Council of Canada, which sent him to France and Quebec for research in French Catholic studies. Since 1985, he has published five books on this subject. He is currently writing a text about women in Christian history.
Community Activities: Before moving to Canada in 1975, he participated in the civil rights movement and anti-Vietnam war protests in the U.S. He is currently active in the Holocaust Education Committee, Sanctuary Committee and Victoria Park Neighbourhood Centre. Also, an organizer of the Interfaith Movement for Social Justice.
Contact information:
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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