Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Kitchener South—Hespeler (French : Kitchener-Sud—Hespeler electoral district in the Waterloo Region of Ontario , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since the 2015 election .
History
Kitchener South—Hespeler was created from parts of the Kitchener—Conestoga , Kitchener Centre , and Cambridge electoral districts as a result of a redistribution process conducted by Elections Canada from 2012 to 2013.[ 2]
Geography
Following the 2011 Census and a Canadian Parliament decision to increase the number of Federal electoral districts from 308 to 338, Elections Canada conducted a redistribution process that began with the establishment of Electoral Boundaries Commissions for each province in 2012. As a result of the work of the Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario, which was concluded in July 2013, the Kitchener South—Hespeler district was created from parts of the Kitchener—Conestoga, Kitchener Centre, and Cambridge electoral districts.[ 3]
The new Kitchener South—Hespeler electoral district includes:
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census [ 4]
Ethnic groups: 63.5% White, 13.3% South Asian, 5.9% Black, 3.2% Latin American, 2.6% Indigenous, 2.0% Southeast Asian, 2.0% Arab, 1.7% Chinese, 1.5% Filipino, 1.4% West Asian
Languages: 65.6% English, 3.4% Punjabi, 2.6% Spanish, 1.8% Arabic, 1.5% Portuguese, 1.3% Gujarati, 1.3% Urdu, 1.1% Serbian, 1.1% Romanian, 1.0% Polish, 1.0% French
Religions: 52.0% Christian (23.8% Catholic, 3.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.8% Anglican, 2.2% United Church, 2.2% Lutheran, 1.8% Baptist, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.7% Presbyterian, 12.2% Other), 7.8% Muslim, 4.7% Hindu, 4.1% Sikh, 1.0% Buddhist, 29.4% None
Median income: $42,800 (2020)
Average income: $53,600 (2020)
Members of Parliament
Electoral history
Graph of election results in Kitchener South—Hespeler (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Valerie Bradford 18,596
37.5
-2.7
$72,079.16
Conservative Tyler Calver
17,649
35.5
+2.0
$90,043.50
New Democratic Suresh Arangath
8,079
16.3
+3.0
$10,706.94
People's Melissa Baumgaetner
3,351
6.7
+4.8
$4.497.35
Green Gabe Rose
1,710
3.4
-7.5
$530.30
Independent C.A. Morrison
119
0.2
N/A $0.00
Rhinoceros Stephen Davis
93
0.2
N/A $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Baetz
57
0.1
±0.0
$0.00
Total valid votes
49,654 99.1
Total rejected ballots
474 0.9
Turnout
50,128 62.0
Eligible voters
80,885
Liberal hold
Swing
-2.4
Source: Elections Canada [ 5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Marwan Tabbara 20,986
40.18
-2.09
$106,706.58
Conservative Alan Keeso
17,480
33.47
-2.26
none listed
New Democratic Wasai Rahimi
6,945
13.30
-2.26
none listed
Green David Weber
5,671
10.86
+7.16
$7,620.10
People's Joseph Todd
1,005
1.92
none listed
Veterans Coalition Matthew Correia
90
0.17
$312.71
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Baetz
56
0.11
-0.08
$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit
52,233 99.25
Total rejected ballots
395 0.75 +0.21
Turnout
52,628 65.66 -0.25
Eligible voters
80,150
Liberal hold
Swing
+0.56
Source: Elections Canada [ 6] [ 7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Marwan Tabbara 20,215
42.27
+23.34
$69,489.97
Conservative Marian Gagné
17,544
36.68
-14.51
$97,214.81
New Democratic Lorne Bruce
7,440
15.56
-10.21
$3,785.97
Green David Weber
1,767
3.69
-0.31
$2,785.51
Libertarian Nathan Lajeunesse
772
1.61
–
$1,761.68
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Baetz
91
0.19
–
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
47,829 99.46 $205,534.07
Total rejected ballots
259 0.54 –
Turnout
48,088 65.92 –
Eligible voters
72,953
Liberal notional gain from Conservative
Swing
+18.93%
Source: Elections Canada [ 8] [ 9]
See also
Notes
^ a b Statistics Canada : 2011^ Elections Canada . "Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario" . Retrieved September 17, 2014 .^ Elections Canada . "Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario" . Retrieved March 10, 2015 .^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kitchener South--Hespeler [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved April 4, 2023 . ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election" . Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021 .^ "List of confirmed candidates" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 4, 2019 .^ "Official Voting Results" . Elections Canada. Retrieved July 21, 2021 .^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kitchener South—Hespeler, 30 September 2015 ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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