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Kitchener - Waterloo (039)Candidates:
This southern Ontario riding includes the city of Waterloo and part of the city of Kitchener. The Grand River is the eastern boundary and the riding stretches to Wilmot Line in the west, between Benjamin Road and Country Squire Road in the north and the CN Rail line, Fischer Hallman Road and Highland Road West in the south. The city of Waterloo makes up about three-quarters of the riding. Waterloo's economic activities include the manufacturing, financial and insurance sectors as well as retail trade. It has a strong technology sector and is home to University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and a campus of Conestoga College. The average family income is $84,077 and unemployment is 5.5 per cent. Following the 1999 redistribution, the new Kitchener-Waterloo riding combined parts of the old ridings of Kitchener, Kitchener-Wilmot and Waterloo North. The 2007 redistribution added some territory from the old Kitchener Centre riding, but no new voters.
From Elections Ontario:
Kitchener - Waterloo [HTML]
[PDF, 233KB] ( Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.) Political History:John Wintermeyer, the Liberal leader from 1958 to 1963, won the former Waterloo-North riding in 1955 and 1959. Liberal Ed Good served there in 1967, 1971 and 1975, followed by fellow Liberal Herb Epp in 1977, 1981 and 1985. In 1985, Epp beat Tory candidate Elizabeth Witmer. Five years later, Witmer returned to win the seat. She would repeat the victory in 1995 and 1999, holding cabinet posts under Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. Witmer was narrowly re-elected in 2003, beating Liberal Sean Strickland by 1,503 votes. (The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | 71 | 0 | 71 | 42.19% |
| PC | 26 | 0 | 26 | 31.67% |
| NDP | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16.79% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.01% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.34% |
| Last Update:October 11, 2:25:56 AM EDT | ||||
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