# Kitchener Centre (provincial electoral district)

Kitchener Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

## Geography

The district includes the north-central part of the city of Kitchener, Ontario.

## History

The provincial electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of Kitchener and Kitchener—Wilmot when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Kitchener Centre :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Kitchener and Kitchener—Wilmot |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Wayne Wettlaufer | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | John Milloy | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | John Milloy | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | John Milloy | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Daiene Vernile | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Laura Mae Lindo | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–2023 | Laura Mae Lindo | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2023–2025 | Aislinn Clancy | Green |
| 44th | 2025–present | Aislinn Clancy | Green |

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Green | Aislinn Clancy | 21,200 | 51.4 | +3.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rob Elliott | 9,991 | 24.2 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal | Colleen James | 5,882 | 14.3 | +6.6 |
| | New Democratic | Brooklin Wallis | 2,821 | 6.8 | –19.9 |
| | New Blue | Paul Simoes | 805 | 2.0 | –0.3 |
| | Ontario Party | Sebastian Butnar-Stoica | 398 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Christopher Nuhn | 153 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 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 | | 47.0 | +19.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,834 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | Swing | –3.8 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
Ontario provincial by-election, November 30, 2023 Resignation of Laura Mae Lindo :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Aislinn Clancy | 11,334 | 47.99 | +35.19 |
| | New Democratic | Debbie Chapman | 6,312 | 26.73 | -13.86 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rob Elliott | 3,109 | 13.16 | -13.51 |
| | Liberal | Kelly Steiss | 1,821 | 7.71 | -7.01 |
| | New Blue | Paul Simoes | 532 | 2.25 | -2.96 |
| | Libertarian | Gene Balfour | 178 | 0.75 | |
| | None of the Above | Mark Dickson | 61 | 0.26 | |
| | Special Needs | Lionel Wayne Poizner | 48 | 0.20 | |
| | Electoral Reform | Peter House | 43 | 0.18 | |
| | Independent | Albert Michel Benlolo | 34 | 0.14 | |
| | Public Benefit | Jonathan Davis | 33 | 0.14 | |
| | Independent | Patrick Strzalkowski | 23 | 0.10 | |
| | Populist | Mario Greco | 22 | 0.09 | |
| | Independent | Paul Stewart | 18 | 0.08 | |
| | Independent | Ali Engering | 16 | 0.07 | |
| | Independent | John Turmel | 13 | 0.06 | |
| | Independent | Spencer Rocchi | 11 | 0.05 | |
| | People's Front | Raymond Samuels | 8 | 0.03 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,616 | 99.34 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 156 | 0.66 | -0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,772 | 27.28 | -18.94 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,151 |
| | Green gain from New Democratic | Green gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +24.53 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Laura Mae Lindo | 15,789 | 40.59 | −2.80 | $69,851 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Schmidt | 10,376 | 26.67 | −0.99 | $73,765 |
| | Liberal | Kelly Steiss | 5,728 | 14.72 | −5.37 | $53,771 |
| | Green | Wayne Mak | 4,980 | 12.80 | +5.96 | $16,108 |
| | New Blue | Peter Beimers | 2,029 | 5.22 | | $3,767 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,902 | 99.33 | +0.91 | $118,646 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 262 | 0.67 | -0.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,164 | 46.21 | -12.06 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,304 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −0.90 |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Laura Mae Lindo | 20,512 | 43.38 | +16.59 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mary Henein Thorn | 13,080 | 27.66 | +2.46 |
| | Liberal | Daiene Vernile | 9,499 | 20.09 | -20.36 |
| | Green | Stacey Danckert | 3,234 | 6.84 | +0.57 |
| | Libertarian | Jason Erb | 439 | 0.93 | |
| | None of the Above | Chris Carr | 429 | 0.91 | |
| | Communist | Marty Suter | 87 | 0.18 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,280 | 98.42 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 757 | 1.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,037 | 58.27 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,445 |
| | New Democratic notional gain from Liberal | New Democratic notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +18.48 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
^ Change based on redistributed results
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 16,078 | 40.45 |
| New Democratic | 10,648 | 26.79 |
| Progressive Conservative | 10,018 | 25.20 |
| Green | 2,493 | 6.27 |
| Others | 510 | 1.28 |
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daiene Vernile | 18,472 | 43.14 | +3.92 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wayne Wettlaufer | 11,550 | 26.98 | -11.43 |
| | New Democratic | Margaret Johnston | 9,765 | 22.81 | +3.99 |
| | Green | Ronnie Smith | 2,472 | 5.77 | +3.38 |
| | Libertarian | Patrick Bernier | 557 | 1.30 | +0.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,816 | 98.47 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 665 | 1.53 | +1.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,481 | 52.28 | +3.12 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,170 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +7.67 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Milloy | 15,392 | 39.23 | -6.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dave Macdonald | 15,069 | 38.40 | +12.90 |
| | New Democratic | Cameron Dearlove | 7,385 | 18.82 | +1.21 |
| | Green | Mark Vercouteren | 938 | 2.39 | -5.91 |
| | Libertarian | Patrick Bernier | 240 | 0.61 | |
| | Independent | Mark Corbiere | 137 | 0.35 | |
| | Freedom | Bugra Atsiz | 77 | 0.20 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,238 | 99.56 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 172 | 0.44 | -0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,410 | 49.16 | -0.42 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,170 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -9.78 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Milloy | 17,484 | 45.90 | +4.15 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Matt Stanson | 9,717 | 25.51 | -11.87 |
| | New Democratic | Rich Moffit | 6,707 | 17.61 | +2.09 |
| | Green | Daniel Logan | 3,162 | 8.30 | |
| | Family Coalition | William J. Berhardt | 599 | 1.57 | |
| | Independent | John D. McGuire | 425 | 1.12 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,094 | 99.30 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 267 | 0.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,361 | 49.58 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,376 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +8.01 |
^ Change based on redistributed results
2003 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 16,163 | 41.75 |
| Progressive Conservative | 14,472 | 37.38 |
| New Democratic | 6,009 | 15.52 |
| Others | 2,072 | 5.35 |
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Milloy | 18,280 | 42.60 | +2.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wayne Wettlaufer | 16,120 | 37.57 | -12.58 |
| | New Democratic | Ted Martin | 6,781 | 15.80 | +8.04 |
| | Green | Luigi D'agnillo | 1,728 | 4.03 | +2.78 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,909 | 100.0 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wayne Wettlaufer | 22,593 | 50.15 |
| | Liberal | Berry Vrbanovic | 17,984 | 39.92 |
| | New Democratic | David Brohman | 3,494 | 7.76 |
| | Green | Susan Koswan | 561 | 1.25 |
| | Natural Law | Roy Anderson | 204 | 0.45 |
| | Independent | Irvine James Conner | 109 | 0.24 |
| | Independent | Julian Ichim | 107 | 0.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,052 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 22,283 | 59.9 |
| Mixed member proportional | 14,932 | 40.1 |
| Total valid votes | 37,215 | 100.0 |