Cambridge (electoral district)

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Cambridge
Ontario electoral district


Cambridge in relation to other federal electoral districts in southwestern Ontario
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Gary Goodyear
Conservative
District created 1976
First contested 1979
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2001) 129,434
Electors (2001) 89,262
Area (km²) 323
Pop. density (per km²) 400.7
Census divisions Waterloo
Census subdivisions Cambridge, North Dumfries
For the provincial electoral district, see Cambridge (provincial electoral district)

Cambridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 119,140.

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[edit] Geography

The district consists of the city of Cambridge, Ontario and the Township of North Dumfries, Ontario.

[edit] History

The federal electoral district was created in 1976 and consisted of the city of Cambridge and the Township of North Dumfries. In 1987, part of the city of Kitchener was added to the district. In 1996, the boundaries were redrawn again to include a slightly different section of Kitchener. The current boundaries, which are the same as the original definition and contain no parts of Kitchener, were defined in 2003.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Chris Speyer, Progressive Conservative (1979-1988)
  2. Pat Sobeski, Progressive Conservative (1988-1993)
  3. Janko Peric, Liberal (1993-2004)
  4. Gary Goodyear, Conservative (2004]]-present)

[edit] Federal election results

2006 federal election : Cambridge (electoral district) edit
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
     Conservative (x)Gary Goodyear 25,337
     Liberal Janko Peric 19,419
     New Democratic Party Donna Reid 9,794
     Green Gareth White 3,017
     Canadian Action Party David Pelly 217
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on lists


2004 federal election : Cambridge (electoral district) edit
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
     Conservative Gary Goodyear 19,123
     (x)Liberal Janko Peric 18,899
     New Democratic Party Gary Price 10,392
     Green Gareth White 2,506
     Christian Heritage Party John Gots 395
     Independent John Oprea 134
     Independent Alec Gryc 114
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on lists


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Janko Peric 22,148
     Canadian Alliance Reg Petersen 14,915
     Progressive Conservative John Housser 5,988
     New Democrat Pam Wolf 4,111
     Natural Law Thomas Mitchell 210
     Not affiliated John Gots 160


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Janko Peric 17,673
     Reform Bill Donaldson 10,767
     New Democrat Mike Farnan 9,813
     Progressive Conservative Larry Olney 9,299
     Independent John Long 311
     Independent Jim Remnant 237


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Janko Peric 21,997
     Reform Reg Petersen 18,932
     Progressive Conservative Pat Sobeski 9,776
     New Democrat Bill McBain 2,962
     National Ron Cooper 1,804
     Christian Heritage Michael Picard 407
     Natural Law Thomas Mitchell 370


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Pat Sobeski 20,578
     New Democrat Bruce Davidson 14,298
     Liberal Ron Cooper 13,639
     Christian Heritage Rien Vanden Enden 2,305
     Independent Shafiq Hudda 141


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Chris Speyer 22,963
     New Democrat Bill McBain 9,171
     Liberal Lyn Johnston 5,545
     Rhino John Jagiellowicz 103
     Commonwealth Peter Harz 112


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Chris Speyer 14,314
     New Democrat Mike Farnan 11,346
     Liberal David Charlton 10,531
     Social Credit Regent Gervais 103
     Marxist-Leninist Anna Di Carlo 82


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Chris Speyer 16,337
     New Democrat Marc Sommerville 11,085
     Liberal Lee Palvetzian 9,903
     Social Credit Regent Gervais 150
     Marxist-Leninist Anna Di Carlo 78


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