Kitchener Centre
Ontario electoral district
Kitchener Centre in relation to Southern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Mike Morrice
Green
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]105,258
Electors (2019)83,884
Area (km²)[1]41.47
Pop. density (per km²)2,538.2
Census division(s)Waterloo
Census subdivision(s)Kitchener

Kitchener Centre (French: Kitchener-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Geography

The district includes the north-central and north-eastern parts of the city of Kitchener, Ontario, including the downtown core.

Political geography

In 2008, the race in Kitchener was razor thin between the Conservatives and Liberals. Politically, the riding is split by the Conestoga Parkway. The area to the west of the Parkway tends to support the Liberals while the area to the east of the Parkway tends to vote for the Conservatives. The NDP also won a small handful of polls, scattered around the riding.[2] In 2019, The Greens saw one of their largest increases as their voteshare jumped up 23% from 3 to 26 percent, and stole second place from the Conservatives. In terms of voteshare and margin of loss, this was the Greens' most successful result in Ontario (even better than neighbouring Guelph, which has a Green MPP) and part of their surge in the south west of the province. In 2021, despite a nationwide vote collapse for the Greens, returning candidate Mike Morrice was able to pull off an upset win, largely helped by the collapse in support for the incumbent Liberal MP, Raj Saini, being involved in sexual assault allgations. This makes Morrice the first ever Green MP from Ontario on the federal level.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2021 Census[3]

Ethnic groups: 71.5% White, 7.9% Black, 5.8% South Asian, 3.3% Indigenous, 2.5% Latin American, 2.1% Southeast Asian, 1.9% Arab, 1.3% Chinese, 1.0% West Asian
Languages: 70.1% English, 2.6% German, 2.0% Spanish, 1.9% Arabic, 1.7% German, 1.6% Tigrigna, 1.5% Serbian, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.1% Romanian, 1.0% French
Religions: 53.4% Christian (22.2% Catholic, 4.3% Christian Orthodox, 3.6% Lutheran, 2.8% United Church, 2.5% Anglican, 1.4% Presbyterian, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.4% Anabaptist, 1.2% Baptist, 12.6% other), 5.9% Muslim, 2.6% Hindu, 1.0% Sikh, 35.0% none
Median income: $40,800 (2020)
Average income: $50,440 (2020)

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of Kitchener and Kitchener—Waterloo ridings.

It initially consisted of the part of the City of Kitchener bounded on the west by the western limit of the city, on the south by a line drawn from west to east along the Conestoga Parkway, Strasburg Road, Block Line Road, the Canadian Pacific Railway line, and Highway No. 8, on the east by the Grand River, and on the north by a line drawn from east to west along Victoria Street, Lawrence Avenue and Highland Road West.

In 2003, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Kitchener bounded on the west by the western limit of the city, on the north by a line drawn from west to east along Highland Road West, Fischer Hallman Road and the Canadian National Railway situated northerly of Shadeland Crescent, on the east by the Grand River, and on the south by a line drawn from east to west along the King Street Bypass (Highway No. 8), King Street East and the Conestoga Parkway.

This riding lost territory to Kitchener—Conestoga and Kitchener South—Hespeler, and gained territory from Kitchener—Waterloo during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Kitchener Centre
Riding created from Kitchener and Kitchener—Waterloo
36th  1997–2000     Karen Redman Liberal
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011     Stephen Woodworth Conservative
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019     Raj Saini Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present     Mike Morrice Green

Election results

Graph of election results in Kitchener Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
GreenMike Morrice17,87234.9+8.9$110,414.01
ConservativeMary Henein Thorn12,53724.5+0.5$71,022.32
New DemocraticBeisan Zubi8,93817.5+6.2$43,723.62
LiberalRaj Saini[lower-alpha 1]8,29716.2-20.5$70,160.14
People'sDiane Boskovic3,3816.6+4.7$2,346.29
Animal ProtectionEllen Papenburg1540.3+0$8,074.38
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,17998.81-0.36$112,017.63
Total rejected ballots 5251.02+0.19
Turnout 51,27562.41–
Eligible voters 82,159––
Green gain from Liberal Swing +9.28
Source: Elections Canada[4]
  1. ↑ Saini withdrew his candidacy, but after closure of nominations, so remained listed as the Liberal candidate on the ballot.
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRaj Saini20,31636.69-12.09$71,251.01
GreenMike Morrice14,39425.99+22.94$72,289.70
ConservativeStephen Woodworth13,19123.82-6.54$86,969.26
New DemocraticAndrew Moraga6,23811.27-5.34$15,354.69
People'sPatrick Bernier1,0331.87–none listed
Animal ProtectionEllen Papenburg2020.36–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,37499.17-0.28 
Total rejected ballots 4650.83+0.28
Turnout 55,83966.57-0.93
Eligible voters 83,884––
Liberal hold Swing -17.52
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRaj Saini25,50448.78+16.49$101,034.78
ConservativeStephen Woodworth15,87230.36-10.00$127,440.14
New DemocraticSusan Cadell8,68016.60-5.32$56,988.49
GreenNicholas Wendler1,5973.05-1.52$1,292.98
LibertarianSlavko Miladinovic5150.99–$9.05
Marxist–LeninistJulian Ichim1120.21––
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,28099.44 $209,737.44
Total rejected ballots 2920.56–
Turnout 52,57267.50
Eligible voters 77,887
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.25
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9][10]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative18,96740.36
  Liberal15,17532.29
  New Democratic10,30521.93
  Green2,1524.58
  Others3960.84
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeStephen Woodworth21,11942.40+5.70$84,217.49
LiberalKaren Redman15,59231.30-4.64$79,800.33
New DemocraticPeter Thurley10,74221.57+3.48$38,822.94
GreenByron Williston1,9723.96-4.55$4,298.33
IndependentAlan Rimmer1990.40$1,916.45
CommunistMartin Suter930.19-0.10$502.09
Marxist–LeninistMark Corbiere920.18–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,80999.58 $87,274.51
Total rejected ballots 209 0.42 +0.01
Turnout 50,018 63.15 +5.12
Eligible voters 80,480––
Conservative hold Swing +5.17
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeStephen Woodworth16,48036.69+4.56$75,291
LiberalKaren Redman16,14135.94-7.32$74,745
New DemocraticOz Cole-Arnal8,15218.08-0.35$26,622
GreenJohn Bithell3,8188.51+2.89$2,612
IndependentAmanda Lamka2150.47–
CommunistMartin Suter1270.28-0.26$373
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,933100.00$84,756
Total rejected ballots 183 0.41-0.05
Turnout 45,091 57.03 -7.67
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.94
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKaren Redman21,71543.26-3.8
ConservativeSteven Cage16,13132.13+4.6
New DemocraticRichard Walsh-Bowers9,25018.43-0.9
GreenTony Maas2,8225.62+0.2
CommunistMartin Suter2740.54
Total valid votes 50,192 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2320.46
Turnout 50,426 64.70
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKaren Redman21,26447.1-5.7
ConservativeThomas Ichim12,41227.5-12.4[lower-alpha 1]
New DemocraticRichard Walsh-Bowers8,71719.3+12.4
GreenKarol Vesely2,4505.4
IndependentMark Corbiere2770.6
Total valid votes 45,120100.0
  1. ↑ Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKaren Redman23,51152.8+4.8
AllianceEloise Jantzi11,60326.1+6.2[lower-alpha 1]
Progressive ConservativeSteven Daniel Gadbois6,16213.8-8.9
New DemocraticPaul Royston3,0586.9-2.5
CommunistMartin Suter1670.4
Total valid votes 44,501 100.0
  1. ↑ Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalKaren Redman23,08948.0
Progressive ConservativeJohn Reimer10,96022.8
ReformRonald Albert Wilson9,55019.9
New DemocraticLucy Harrison4,5039.4
Total valid votes 48,102 100.0

See also

References

  • "Kitchener Centre (federal electoral district) (Code 35037) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2001 Results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

43°27′22″N 80°28′46″W / 43.4562°N 80.4794°W / 43.4562; -80.4794

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