# Kitchener—Conestoga (federal electoral district)

Kitchener—Conestoga (formerly known as Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2021 was 107,134. The riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Tim Louis. In the 2019 election, this is one of only two ridings in the country in which the Liberal candidate unseated the Conservative incumbent (the other being Milton).

## Geography

The district includes the townships of Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot, and the southwestern part of the City of Kitchener, i.e., the part of the City of Kitchener lying west of Fischer-Hallman Road.
The electoral district was created in 2003 from Waterloo—Wellington, part of Kitchener Centre, and part of Cambridge. It was known as "Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich" from 2004 to 2005.
This riding lost almost half of its territory to Kitchener South—Hespeler but gained territory from Kitchener Centre, Kitchener—Waterloo and a fraction from Wellington—Halton Hills during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 77.5% White, 6.9% South Asian, 2.8% Black, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.1% Indigenous, 1.9% Arab, 1.9% Latin American, 1.3% Chinese
Languages: 70.8% English, 3.5% German, 2.6% Pennsylvania German, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.5% Spanish, 1.4% Arabic, 1.2% Romanian, 1.1% Serbian
Religions: 59.5% Christian (20.0% Catholic, 7.9% Anabaptist, 4.4% Lutheran, 3.5% United Church, 2.7% Christian Orthodox, 2.4% Anglican, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.2% Baptist, 14.1% Other), 5.1% Muslim, 2.3% Hindu, 1.7% Sikh, 1.3% Buddhist, 29.5% None
Median income: $46,800 (2020)
Average income: $57,650 (2020)

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Kitchener—Conestoga Riding created from Waterloo—Wellington, Kitchener Centre and Cambridge |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Lynn Myers | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Harold Albrecht | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Harold Albrecht | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Harold Albrecht | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Harold Albrecht | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Tim Louis | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Tim Louis | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Tim Louis | 20,025 | 39.3 | -0.4 | $87,010.06 |
| | Conservative | Carlene Hawley | 19,448 | 38.2 | -0.8 | $102,975.68 |
| | New Democratic | Narine Dat Sookram | 5,948 | 11.7 | +1.6 | $3,366.91 |
| | People's | Kevin Dupuis | 3,690 | 7.2 | +5.7 | $7,913.55 |
| | Green | Owen Bradley | 1,842 | 3.6 | -6.0 | $6,206.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,953 | 99.4 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 290 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,243 | 68.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,079 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.2 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 20,489 | 38.29 |
| Conservative | 20,140 | 37.64 |
| New Democratic | 6,381 | 11.93 |
| People's | 3,865 | 7.22 |
| Green | 2,626 | 4.91 |
| Others | 8 | 0.01 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Tim Louis | 20,480 | 39.7 | -3.15 | $78,912.65 |
| | Conservative | Harold Albrecht | 20,115 | 39.0 | -4.22 | $90,924.77 |
| | New Democratic | Riani De Wet | 5,204 | 10.1 | +0.4 | none listed |
| | Green | Stephanie Goertz | 4,946 | 9.6 | +6.88 | none listed |
| | People's | Koltyn Wallar | 790 | 1.5 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,535 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 361 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,896 | 69.6 | -0.24 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,562 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +0.54 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Harold Albrecht | 20,649 | 43.29 | -11.12 | $126,202.90 |
| | Liberal | Tim Louis | 20,398 | 42.76 | +19.29 | $65,863.92 |
| | New Democratic | James Villeneuve | 4,653 | 9.75 | -8.50 | $13,161.73 |
| | Green | Bob Jonkman | 1,314 | 2.75 | -0.89 | $1,743.36 |
| | Libertarian | Richard Hodgson | 685 | 1.44 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,699 | 100.00 | | $202,562.28 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 227 | 0.47 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,926 | 69.84 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,623 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -15.21 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 21,914 | 54.41 |
| Liberal | 9,454 | 23.47 |
| New Democratic | 7,350 | 18.25 |
| Green | 1,469 | 3.65 |
| Others | 86 | 0.21 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Harold Albrecht | 28,902 | 54.12 | +4.80 | $87,677.43 |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Bruce | 11,665 | 21.84 | +6.81 | $9,277.86 |
| | Liberal | Robert Rosehart | 10,653 | 19.95 | -4.94 | – |
| | Green | Albert Ashley | 2,184 | 4.09 | -6.65 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,404 | 100.00 | $92,867.94 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 171 | 0.32 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,575 | 61.10 | +4.58 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,689 | – | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.80 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Harold Albrecht | 23,525 | 49.32 | +8.10 | $84,798 |
| | Liberal | Orlando Da Silva | 11,876 | 24.89 | -13.59 | $75,077 |
| | New Democratic | Rod McNeil | 7,173 | 15.03 | +0.15 | $6,494 |
| | Green | Jamie Kropf | 5,124 | 10.74 | +5.33 | $33,066 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,698 | 100.00 | $88,113 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 153 | 0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,851 | 56.52 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +10.85 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Albrecht | 20,615 | 41.22 | +5.86 |
| | Liberal | Lynn Myers | 19,245 | 38.48 | -3.80 |
| | New Democratic | Len Carter | 7,443 | 14.88 | -0.83 |
| | Green | Kris Stapleton | 2,706 | 5.41 | -1.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,009 | 100.00 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +4.83 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Lynn Myers | 17,819 | 42.29 |
| | Conservative | Frank Luellau | 14,903 | 35.37 |
| | New Democratic | Len Carter | 6,623 | 15.72 |
| | Green | Kris Stapleton | 2,793 | 6.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,138 | 100.00 |