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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

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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

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2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Lynn Myers 19,619 43.66 -0.34 $64,568.53
Alliance John Reimer 14,797 32.93 +1.6 $47,962.31
Progressive Conservative Michael Chong 7,999 17.80 -0.31 $24,282.50
New Democratic Allan Douglas Strong 1,845 4.11 -2.45 $1,588.58
Green Brent Bouteiller 432 0.96   $206.62
Christian Heritage Peter Ellis 249 0.55   $2,148.45
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,941 100.0      
Total rejected ballots 156 0.28 –
Turnout 45,097 58.11  
Eligible voters 77,610
Liberal hold Swing -0.97
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Lynn Myers 20,038 44.00
Reform Jeff Gerber 14,142 31.33
Progressive Conservative Mary Dunlop 8,175 18.11
New Democratic Mike Cooper 3,180 6.56
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,135 100.0  

Provincial election results

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2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ted Arnott 22550 48.97 -12.49
Liberal Deborah Whale 17344 37.67 7.45
New Democratic Richard Walsh-Bowers 3970 8.62 3.23
Green Allan Strong 1203 2.61 1.29
Family Coalition Gord Truscott 978 2.12 0.52
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Ted Arnott 26286 61.46
Liberal Marion Reidel 12923 30.22
New Democratic Richard Walsh-Bowers 2306 5.39
Family Coalition Gord Truscott 685 1.6
Green Brent Bouteiller 566 1.32

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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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