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Kitchener - Waterloo

2008 Results

Kitchener-Waterloo
Party Candidate Votes Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST 265/265 polls
CON Peter Braid 21,830 Elected
LIB Andrew Telegdi 21,813
NDP Cindy Jacobsen 8,915
GRN Cathy MacLellan 7,326
LTN Jason Cousineau 333
IND Mark Corbiere 107
CAP Kyle James Huntingdon 105
COM Ramon Portillo 105

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Kyle Huntingdon

Kyle Huntingdon

Party: Canadian Action Party

Education: Is a fourth-year student at Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont.

Contact information:

Telephone: 519-954-1693

kyle4kw@gmail.com

www.canadianactionparty.ca

Peter Braid

Peter Braid

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Age: 43

Birthplace: Kitchener-Waterloo

Education: BA in international relations, University of Toronto

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Annette

Children: Two daughters - Tamara and Alexandra

Career Background: Worked in Ottawa as a federal government employee. Worked for Sun Life Financial in Waterloo for 10 years. Has more than 20 years experience in the non-governmental, public and private sectors. Worked seven years as a federal government employee with the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).

Community Activities: Appointed by Waterloo City Council as a member of the Waterloo Economic Development Committee. Worked for former MP Walter McLean. Held senior volunteer positions with the United Way of Ottawa and Carleton University. Volunteered as a youth with First Nations people in Northwestern Ontario and in India.

Contact information:

votepeterbraid@primus.ca

Ramon Portillo

Party: Communist Party of Canada

Birthplace: El Salvador

Profession: Writer

Marital Status: Married

Children: Four

Career Background: Worked in social work, agriculture, and as a teacher in El Salvador.

Telephone: 519-651-0313

int_ship_books@yahoo.ca

www.communist-party.ca

Cathy MacLellan

Cathy MacLellan

Party: Green Party of Canada

Birthdate: Aug. 24, 1961

Age: 47

Birthplace: Neustadt, Ont.

Education: Honours B.Sc. in health studies, University of Waterloo

Profession: Community and home entrepeneur

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Ian MacLellan

Children: Three - Alistair, Peter and Christina

Career Background: Short stint as risk assessor for Mutual Life, officer for MacLellan Management, stay-at-home mom, co-founder and silent partner of ARISE Technologies with husband.

Community Activities: President of school council, client volunteer for Hospice Waterloo Region and member of Voluntary Advisory Council and Mission, Ethics and Quality (MEQ) Committee. Also Wildhawk basketball coach, volunteer on overseas missions to Burkina Faso and Rwanda, Sunday school teacher, international student host, thrift shop volunteer and committee member.

Mailing address:

151 John St. West

Waterloo, Ont.

N2L 1C4

Contact information:

Telephone: 519-745-9707

cathymaclellan@rogers.com

votecathy.ca

Mark Corbiere

Party: Independent

Electoral History

Federal: Ran as an Independent in Kitchener Centre in 2004.

Andrew Telegdi

Andrew Telegdi

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Year of birth: 1946

Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

Education: BA in psychology, University of Waterloo

Profession: Executive

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Nancy Curtin-Telegdi

Children: Erin

Career Background: Served as executive director of Youth In Conflict with the Law, and as councillor with the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Electoral History

Federal: Elected in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.

Political History

Parliamentary Secretary: Worked for the prime minister with special emphasis on Aboriginal Affairs in 2004. Worked for the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration from 1998 to 2000.

Committee: Vice-chair of Citizenship and Immigration and subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure; former chair of Citizenship and Immigration and subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure; former vice-chair for Public Accounts; member of Citizenship and Immigration, Liaison and the subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure; former member of and Immigration, subcommittee on Committee Budgets, Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources, Citizenship and Immigration, Library of Parliament, Canadian Heritage, Justice and Human Rights and Public Accounts.

Caucus: Former critic for Citizenship and Immigration.

Jason Cousineau

Party: Libertarian Party of Canada

Age: 25

Birthplace: Orillia, Ont.

Education: BA in math and B.Sc. in computer electronics and psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Profession: Software developer

Marital Status: Single

Contact information:

kwjasoncousineau@golden.net

www.libertarian.ca

Cindy Jacobsen

Cindy Jacobsen

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Birthdate: 1959

Education: Has a doctorate in pastoral counselling and family studies from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Profession: Pastor and therapeutic counsellor

Marital Status: Married

Children: Two

Career Background: For the last three years, she has been serving at Kitchener-Waterloo Counselling as associate director of training at the agency's Interfaith Institute for Couples and Family Counselling.

Community Activities: Instrumental in starting community initiatives at her church, St. Mark's Lutheran.

Mailing address:

Contact information:

Telephone 519-725-4888

info@cindyjacobsen.ca

www.cindyjacobsen.ca

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2008 Results