# Kitchener—Conestoga (provincial electoral district)

Kitchener—Conestoga is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2007 provincial election. Its population in 2006 was 114,405.

## 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.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Kitchener—Conestoga :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created |||||
| 38th | 2007–2011 | Leeanna Pendergast | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Michael Harris | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Michael Harris | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 2018–2018 | Michael Harris | Independent |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Mike Harris Jr. | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Mike Harris Jr. | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Harris Jr. | 16,946 | 41.5 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Joe Gowing | 12,031 | 29.5 | +12.0 |
| | New Democratic | Jodi Szimanski | 7,551 | 18.5 | –10.4 |
| | Green | Brayden Wagenaar | 2,227 | 5.5 | –0.7 |
| | New Blue | Jim Karahalios | 1,152 | 2.8 | –3.1 |
| | Ontario Party | Patrick Doucette | 890 | 2.2 | +0.9 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.2 | +2.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,677 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –5.3 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Harris Jr. | 15,045 | 40.03 | +0.45 | $97,578 |
| | New Democratic | Karen Meissner | 10,851 | 28.87 | −9.11 | $102,506 |
| | Liberal | Melanie Van Alphen | 6,590 | 17.53 | +3.49 | $13,807 |
| | Green | Nasir Abdulle | 2,315 | 6.16 | −0.48 | $0 |
| | New Blue | Jim Karahalios | 2,223 | 5.91 | | $68,446 |
| | Ontario Party | Elisabeth Perrin Snyder | 501 | 1.33 | | $0 |
| | Populist | Jason Adair | 64 | 0.17 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,589 | 99.38 | +1.28 | $108,331 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 234 | 0.62 | -1.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,823 | 48.88 | -11.05 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,692 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.78 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Harris Jr. | 17,005 | 39.57 | +3.18 |
| | New Democratic | Kelly Dick | 16,319 | 37.97 | +16.78 |
| | Liberal | Joe Gowing | 6,035 | 14.04 | -19.30 |
| | Green | Bob Jonkman | 2,853 | 6.64 | -0.33 |
| | Libertarian | Daniel Benoy | 550 | 1.28 | -0.85 |
| | Consensus Ontario | Dan Holt | 212 | 0.49 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,974 | 100.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,712 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Harris | 17,083 | 36.39 | -7.82 |
| | Liberal | Wayne Wright | 15,664 | 33.34 | -2.16 |
| | New Democratic | James Villeneuve | 9,958 | 21.19 | +3.62 |
| | Green | David Weber | 3,277 | 6.97 | +4.22 |
| | Libertarian | David Schumm | 1,001 | 2.13 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,983 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.83 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Harris | 18,017 | 44.18 | +7.15 |
| | Liberal | Leeanna Pendergast | 14,476 | 35.50 | -6.32 |
| | New Democratic | Mark Cairns | 7,165 | 17.57 | +5.92 |
| | Green | Robert Rose | 1,121 | 2.75 | -4.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,779 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 244 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,023 | 46.62 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,992 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.74 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leeanna Pendergast | 16,315 | 41.82 | +2.03 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Harris | 14,450 | 37.04 | -5.83 |
| | New Democratic | Mark Cairns | 4,545 | 11.65 | -0.08 |
| | Green | Colin Jones | 2,805 | 7.19 | |
| | Family Coalition | Len Solomon | 510 | 1.31 | |
| | Libertarian | Larry Stevens | 246 | 0.63 | |
| | Freedom | David Driver | 145 | 0.37 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,016 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +3.93 | |
^ Change based on redistributed results

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 24,287 | 63.7 |
| Mixed member proportional | 13,872 | 36.3 |
| Total valid votes | 38,159 | 100.0 |