Cambridge (provincial electoral district)

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Cambridge

Ontario electoral district
Cambridge in relation to other southwestern Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Gerry Martiniuk Progressive Conservative
District created	1975
First contested	1979
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	129,434
Electors (2007)	87,019
Area (km²)	323
Pop. density (per km²)	400.7
Census divisions	Waterloo
Census subdivisions	Cambridge, North Dumfries

Cambridge is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

It was created in 1975.

From 1987 to 1999, it consisted of the city of Cambridge plus that part the township of North Dumfries located directly to the east of Cambridge.

From 1999 to 2007 it consisted of Cambridge, North Dumfries plus the city of Kitchener east of a line following Homer Watson Boulevard to Doon Village Road to Homer Watson Boulevard again, then to Huron Road to the Grand River.

In 2007, the riding included just Cambridge and North Dumfries.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

1. Monty Davidson, New Democratic Party (1975-1981)
2. William Barlow, Progressive Conservative (1981-1987)
3. Mike Farnan, New Democratic Party (1987-1995)
4. Gerry Martiniuk, Progressive Conservative (1995-present)

[edit] Election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gerry Martiniuk	17,884	41.7
	Liberal	Kathryn McGarry	14,641	34.1
	New Democrat	Mitchell Healey	5,923	13.8
	Green	Colin Carmichael	3,835	8.9
	Family Coalition	Paul Vendervet	650	1.5

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	25902	61.4%
	Mixed member proportional	16260	38.6%

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gerry Martiniuk	19,996	42.5	-12.34
	Liberal	Jerry Boyle	16,559	35.19	+12.34
	New Democrat	Pam Wolf	8,513	18.09	-1.28
	Family Coalition	Al Smith	1001	2.13	+0.29
	Green	Michael Chownyk	983	2.09	+1.00

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gerry Martiniuk	24,583	54.84	+7.9
	Liberal	Jerry Boyle	10,244	22.85	+7.7
	New Democrat	Gary Gibson	8,684	19.37	-12.7
	Family Coalition	Al Smith	824	1.84	-2.8
	Green	Kathleen Morton	489	1.09

Ontario general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gerry Martiniuk	17,269	46.9	+34.6
	New Democrat	Mike Farnan	11,797	32.1	-28.2
	Liberal	Ben Tucci	5,606	15.2	-5.7
	Family Coalition	Al Smith	1,690	4.6	-1.9
	Independent	Reg Gervais	433	1.2

Ontario general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Mike Farnan	21,806	60.3	+25.8
	Liberal	John Bell	7,557	20.9	-13.3
	Progressive Conservative	Carl DeFaria	4,449	12.3	-14.4
	Family Coalition	Anneliese Steden	2,364	6.5	+1.9

Ontario general election, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Mike Farnan	11,284	34.5	-3.0
	Liberal	Claudette Millar	11,183	34.2	+12.0
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Barlow	8,752	26.7	-13.6
	Family Coalition	Anneliese Steden	1,500	4.6

Ontario general election, 1985
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Barlow	12,888	40.3	-2.5
	New Democrat	Mike Farnan	11,985	37.5	-2.4
	Liberal	Bob Jeffrey	7,083	22.2	+11.2

Ontario general election, 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Barlow	12,597	42.8	+7.4
	New Democrat	Monty Davidson	11,748	39.9	+2.6
	Liberal	John Giles	4,527	15.4	-11.0
	Independent	George Molson Barrett	549	1.9

Ontario general election, 1977
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Monty Davidson	11,120	37.3	-0.8
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Barlow	10,566	35.4	+6.3
	Liberal	Claudette Millar	7,870	26.4	-6.3
	Independent	John Long	252	0.8

Ontario general election, 1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Monty Davidson	11,255	38.1
	Liberal	Claudette Millar	9,662	32.7
	Progressive Conservative	Ruggles Constant	8,595	29.1

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