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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271/271 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Gary Goodyear | 29,378 | 53.33 |
Elected |
| NDP | Susan Galvao | 15,228 | 27.65 |
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| LIB | Bryan May | 8,336 | 15.13 |
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| GRN | Jacques Malette | 1,980 | 3.59 |
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| ML | Manuel Couto | 162 | 0.29 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This southern Ontario riding has urban and rural areas, including the city of Cambridge and the township of North Dumfries.
The riding was created in 1976 from most of Waterloo-Cambridge and a small portion of Wellington riding. In the 1996 redistribution, the lines were redrawn to take in parts of Wellington and Brant counties. In 2004, part of the city of Kitchener was moved from Cambridge riding into the Kitchener-Conestoga riding.
Population: 129,434 (2006 census; an increase of 8.6% since 2001)
Political History
Conservative incumbent Gary Goodyear held the riding in 2008, winning over Liberal Gord Zeilstra by 12,913 votes. In the 2006 election, Goodyear defeated Liberal Janko Peric by 5,918 votes. In 2004, Goodyear and Peric had also competed for the seat, with Goodyear winning by a mere 224 votes.
Peric first won the riding in 1993, defeating Reform's Reg Petersen. Peric held the seat in 1997 and in 2000, when he again defeated Petersen, who was then a Canadian Alliance candidate. In the three elections Peric won, the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative vote tally was close to or above Peric's vote count.
Waterloo-Cambridge voted PC from 1925 to 1963, except for one Liberal win in 1953. In 1964, New Democrat Max Saltsman was elected in a bylection and served four terms. The 1979 election in the riding of Cambridge was won by PC Chris Speyer, who held the seat until 1988, when PC Pat Sobeski won.
- 1979-88 inclusive - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000 - LIB
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 57.84% (73,770) |
| French | 18.51% (23,605) |
| Aboriginal | 3.30% (4,210) |
| American | 1.11% (1,415) |
| Canadian | 29.03% (37,030) |
| Caribbean | 0.99% (1,260) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.80% (1,015) |
| Western European | 14.56% (18,565) |
| Northern European | 2.52% (3,220) |
| Eastern European | 8.97% (11,435) |
| S European | 6.77% (8,640) |
| Other European | 0.90% (1,150) |
| Scandinavian | 2.19% (2,795) |
| Baltic | 0.40% (515) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.62% (785) |
| African | 0.93% (1,185) |
| Arab | 2.06% (2,630) |
| Maghrebi | 0.19% (245) |
| West Asia | 0.90% (1,150) |
| South Asia | 3.45% (4,395) |
| East/SE Asia | 7.68% (9,795) |
| Oceania | 0.18% (235) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.01% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 127,550 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 79% (98,925) |
| French | 6% (7,375) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (10) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 1% (695) |
| Portuguese | 0% (145) |
| Romanian | 0% (440) |
| Spanish | 1% (835) |
| Danish | 0% (55) |
| Dutch | 0% (455) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (20) |
| German | 1% (1,045) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (35) |
| Yiddish | 0% (25) |
| Bosnian | 0% (115) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (160) |
| Croatian | 0% (65) |
| Czech | 0% (100) |
| Macedonian | 0% (15) |
| Polish | 1% (835) |
| Russian | 1% (735) |
| Serbian | 0% (145) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (100) |
| Slovak | 0% (95) |
| Slovenian | 0% (35) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (215) |
| Latvian | 0% (20) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (70) |
| Estonian | 0% (30) |
| Finnish | 0% (25) |
| Hungarian | 0% (295) |
| Greek | 0% (225) |
| Armenian | 0% (70) |
| Turkish | 0% (160) |
| Amharic | 0% (60) |
| Arabic | 1% (1,225) |
| Hebrew | 0% (55) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (185) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (10) |
| Bengali | 0% (270) |
| Gujarati | 0% (110) |
| Hindi | 0% (365) |
| Kurdish | 0% (45) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (605) |
| Pashto | 0% (15) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (510) |
| Sindhi | 0% (50) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (15) |
| Urdu | 0% (540) |
| Malayalam | 0% (35) |
| Tamil | 0% (175) |
| Telugu | 0% (50) |
| Japanese | 0% (135) |
| Korean | 0% (350) |
| Cantonese | 1% (755) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 2% (3,135) |
| Mandarin | 1% (800) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (30) |
| Lao | 0% (225) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (155) |
| Vietnamese | 1% (1,240) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (45) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (65) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (375) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (40) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (35) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 125,865 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 2.41 |
| Mining | 0.23 |
| Utilities | 0.69 |
| Construction | 8.75 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 7.10 |
| Retail | 10.78 |
| Transport | 6.50 |
| Info Culture | 1.69 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.92 |
| Real Estate | 1.94 |
| ProSciTech | 6.22 |
| Management | 0.05 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.44 |
| Education | 6.07 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 7.11 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.14 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.45 |
| Public Admin | 4.13 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 64,265 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 5.1%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 10.07%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 31.16%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $113,637
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 20%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 41.70%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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NDP – Susan Galvao Gary Goodyear | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 226-201-0072 2411 Eagle St. N., Unit 5 Cambridge, Ont. N3H 4R7 |
| Age: | 53 |
| Birthplace: | Cambridge |
| Marital Status: | Married to Valerie |
| Children: | Two - Reed and Jillian |
| Profession: | Chiropractor |
| Education: | University of Waterloo - Undergraduate education majored in kiniesiology and minored in psychology. Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Elected in Cambridge in 2004, 2006, 2008 |
Jacques Malette | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 519-239-4142 |
| Profession: | Technician |
Bryan May | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: Email519-498-0480 1045 Elgin St. N. Cambridge, Ont. N1R 8J1 |
Manuel Couto | |
| Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-253-4475 | |
Susan Galvao | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: Email226-473-1001 1001 Langs Dr., Suite #3 Cambridge, Ont. N1R 7K7 |
| Marital Status: | Married to Brian |
| Children: | Two |
| Profession: | Volunteer |
| Education: | Studied geography at York University and the University of Guelph. |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
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