Waterloo—Wellington
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
Last contested2000
Demographics
Population (2001)[1]119,469
Electors (2002)[1]77,610
Area (km²)[1]2,622
Census division(s)Waterloo, Wellington
Census subdivision(s)Elora, Fergus, Maryborough, Nichol, Peel, West Garfaxa, Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich, Kitchener

Waterloo—Wellington was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003. It continued to be a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario until the 2007 provincial election.

Waterloo—Wellington was located in the province of Ontario.

Waterloo—Wellington federal riding was created in 1996 from parts of Guelph—Wellington, Kitchener, Perth—Wellington—Waterloo, Waterloo and Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings. It was abolished in 2003, and divided between Cambridge, Kitchener—Conestoga, Perth Wellington and Wellington—Halton Hills ridings.

Waterloo—Wellington consisted of the southwest part of the City of Kitchener, the townships of Wilmot, Wellesley and Woolwich, the northwest part of the County of Wellington excluding the Village of Arthur, the Town of Mount Forest, and the Township of West Luther.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Perth—Wellington—Waterloo,
Waterloo, Guelph—Wellington,
Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe and Kitchener
36th  1997–2000     Lynn Myers Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Cambridge, Kitchener—Conestoga,
Perth Wellington and Wellington—Halton Hills

Federal election results

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalLynn Myers19,61943.66-0.34$64,568.53
AllianceJohn Reimer14,79732.93+1.6$47,962.31
Progressive ConservativeMichael Chong7,99917.80-0.31$24,282.50
New DemocraticAllan Douglas Strong1,8454.11-2.45$1,588.58
GreenBrent Bouteiller4320.96 $206.62
Christian HeritagePeter Ellis2490.55 $2,148.45
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,941100.0    
Total rejected ballots 1560.28–
Turnout 45,09758.11 
Eligible voters 77,610
Liberal hold Swing -0.97
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalLynn Myers20,03844.00
ReformJeff Gerber14,14231.33
Progressive ConservativeMary Dunlop8,17518.11
New DemocraticMike Cooper3,1806.56
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,135100.0  

Provincial election results

2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeTed Arnott2255048.97-12.49
LiberalDeborah Whale1734437.677.45
New DemocraticRichard Walsh-Bowers39708.623.23
GreenAllan Strong12032.611.29
Family CoalitionGord Truscott9782.120.52
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeTed Arnott2628661.46
LiberalMarion Reidel1292330.22
New DemocraticRichard Walsh-Bowers23065.39
Family CoalitionGord Truscott6851.6
GreenBrent Bouteiller5661.32

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Elections Canada (March 2002). "Profile of the Waterloo--Wellington Electoral District". Archived from the original on April 19, 2002. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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