Kitchener—Waterloo was a provincial
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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,
Canada
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, that was represented in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1999 to 2018. Its population in 2006 was 126,742. The riding was created in 1996 from parts of
Waterloo North
Waterloo North was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by the ...
,
Kitchener—Wilmot Kitchener—Wilmot was a provincial electoral Riding (division), riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1975 to 1999, when it was abolished when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterpart. It consisted of areas around Kitchene ...
and
Kitchener.
Geography
The district consists of the City of
Waterloo
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, 1815 battle where Napoleon's French army was defeated by Anglo-allied and Prussian forces
* Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Australia
* Waterloo, New South Wale ...
and the northern part of the City of
Kitchener.
The electoral district was created as part of the 1996 redistribution of provincial ridings to have the same borders as federal ridings, and first contested in
1999 general election.
It consisted initially of the City of Waterloo and the part of the City of Kitchener lying north of a line drawn from west to east along Highland Road West, Lawrence Avenue and Victoria Street.
In 2003, the Kitchener part of the riding was redefined to be the part of the city lying north of a line drawn from west to east along Highland Road West, Fischer Hallman Road and the Canadian National Railway situated north of Shadeland Crescent.
For the
2018 general election, the riding was dissolved into
Waterloo
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, 1815 battle where Napoleon's French army was defeated by Anglo-allied and Prussian forces
* Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Australia
* Waterloo, New South Wale ...
,
Kitchener Centre, and
Kitchener—Conestoga.
Member of Provincial Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA; ) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal as ...
:
Election results
2007 electoral reform referendum
Notes
Sources
Elections Ontario Past Election Results
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Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario