# Kitchener South—Hespeler (federal electoral district)

Kitchener South—Hespeler (French: Kitchener-Sud—Hespeler) is a federal 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.
The riding did not undergo any boundary changes following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution.

## 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.
The new Kitchener South—Hespeler electoral district includes:
* The portion of the City of Cambridge lying northerly of Ontario Highway 401
* The portion of the City of Kitchener lying:
** Southerly of the Conestoga Parkway
** Easterly of Fischer-Hallman Road
** Westerly of Ontario Highway 8 between the Conestoga Parkway and Fairway Road
** Westerly of the border between the cities of Cambridge and Kitchener between Fairway Road and Ontario Highway 401

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
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

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Kitchener South—Hespeler Riding created from Cambridge, Kitchener Centre, and Kitchener—Conestoga |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Marwan Tabbara | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2020 | Marwan Tabbara | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2020–2021 | Marwan Tabbara | Independent |
| 44th | 2021–present | Valerie Bradford | Liberal |

## Electoral history

2025 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Valerie Bradford |
| | Conservative | Matt Strauss |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Bruce |
| | People's | Randy Williams |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters |
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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,654 | 99.1 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 474 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,128 | 62.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,885 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.4 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,233 | 99.25 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 395 | 0.75 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,628 | 65.66 | -0.25 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,150 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.56 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
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 | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,829 | 99.46 | | $205,534.07 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 259 | 0.54 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,088 | 65.92 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,953 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +18.93% |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 20,304 | 51.19 |
| New Democratic | 10,219 | 25.76 |
| Liberal | 7,506 | 18.92 |
| Green | 1,587 | 4.00 |
| Others | 47 | 0.12 |