Waterloo (electoral district)
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Waterloo was a federal electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1968 to 1979. From 1973 to 1976, it was known as Waterloo—Cambridge. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Waterloo North
and Waterloo South
ridings.
Waterloo initially consisted of the City of Galt, the City of Waterloo, the Town of Preston, the Town of Hespeler and the Townships of North Dumfries and Waterloo.
In 1976, Waterloo—Cambridge was abolished when it was redistributed between Cambridge
, Kitchener
and a new Waterloo riding.
The new Waterloo riding was created from parts of Kitchener, Perth—Wilmot, Waterloo—Cambridge, and Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo ridings. It consisted of the Townships of Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich, the City of Waterloo, and parts of the City of Kitchener.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the northern part of the City of Kitchener, the City of Waterloo, and the Township of Woolwich.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Kitchener—Waterloo, Perth—Wellington—Waterloo
and Waterloo—Wellington
ridings.
|New Democratic Party
|SALTSMAN, Max
|align="right"| 15,231
|Liberal
|EPP, Herbert A.
|align="right"|14,835
|Progressive Conservative
|O'BRIAN, Liam S.
|align="right"|14,568
|Social Credit
|GERVAIS, Régent
|align="right"| 167
|-
|New Democratic Party
|SALTSMAN, Max
|align="right"|24,197
|Progressive Conservative
|CARROLL, Glenn E.
|align="right"| 19,817
|Liberal
|BREITHAUPT, Lou
|align="right"|15,570
|Social Credit
|GERVAIS, Regent G.
|align="right"| 143
|Unknown
|GRAJOWER, Jules W.P.
|align="right"|55
|New Democratic Party
|SALTSMAN, Max
|align="right"|25,479
|Liberal
|GOFF, Brian
|align="right"|18,034
|Progressive Conservative
|CARROLL, Glenn
|align="right"|17,394
|Social Credit
|LONG, John H.
|align="right"| 253
|Marxist-Leninist
|RATHWELL, Richard E.
|align="right"| 122
|Progressive Conservative
|MCLEAN, Walter
|align="right"| 23,837
|Liberal
|EPP, Frank
|align="right"|18,172
|New Democratic Party
|MAKARCHUK, Mike
|align="right"| 9,375
|Libertarian
|POSMA, Bonne Willy
|align="right"| 241
|Marxist-Leninist
|ERDMAN, Brian
|align="right"| 125
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|MCLEAN, Walter
|align="right"|20,609
|Liberal
|EPP, Frank
|align="right"|20,455
|New Democratic Party
|NEEDHAM, Bob
|align="right"| 9,819
|Rhinoceros
|NIGOL, Rick
|align="right"| 330
|Libertarian
|MCLORG, Colin
|align="right"| 229
|Marxist-Leninist
|ERDMAN, Brian
|align="right"| 87
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|MCLEAN, Walter
|align="right"|31,898
|Liberal
|MYERS, Lynn
|align="right"| 13,911
|New Democratic Party
|NEEDHAM, Bob
|align="right"| 10,275
|Libertarian
|KULCHECKI, Layne E.
|align="right"|525
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|MCLEAN, Walter
|align="right"|26,949
|Liberal
|WOODWORTH, Steve
|align="right"|21,715
|New Democratic Party
|PIATKOWSKI, Scott
|align="right"| 10,418
|Libertarian
|HUSCHKA-SPRAGUE, Rita
|align="right"|663
|-
|Liberal
|TELEGDI, Andrew
|align="right"|25,689
|Reform
|CONNOLLY, Mike
|align="right"|15,549
|Progressive Conservative
|WOOLSTENCROFT, Lynne
|align="right"|14,882
|New Democratic Party
|PIATKOWSKI, Scott
|align="right"|2,779
|Christian Heritage
|KRYN, Ted
|align="right"|920
|Libertarian
|HUSCHKA SPRAGUE, Rita
|align="right"| 473
|Natural Law
|WATSON, Blaine P.
|align="right"| 456
|Independent
|FAITHFUL, Don Philip
|align="right"|329
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1968 to 1979. From 1973 to 1976, it was known as Waterloo—Cambridge. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Waterloo North
Waterloo North
Waterloo North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and Waterloo South
Waterloo South
Waterloo South was a federal electoral district and a provincial electoral district.Federally, it was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
ridings.
Waterloo initially consisted of the City of Galt, the City of Waterloo, the Town of Preston, the Town of Hespeler and the Townships of North Dumfries and Waterloo.
In 1976, Waterloo—Cambridge was abolished when it was redistributed between Cambridge
Cambridge (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.-Geography:...
, Kitchener
Kitchener (electoral district)
Kitchener was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and a new Waterloo riding.
The new Waterloo riding was created from parts of Kitchener, Perth—Wilmot, Waterloo—Cambridge, and Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo ridings. It consisted of the Townships of Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich, the City of Waterloo, and parts of the City of Kitchener.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the northern part of the City of Kitchener, the City of Waterloo, and the Township of Woolwich.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Kitchener—Waterloo, Perth—Wellington—Waterloo
Perth—Wellington—Waterloo
Perth—Wellington—Waterloo was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and Waterloo—Wellington
Waterloo—Wellington
Waterloo—Wellington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003. It continues to be a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
ridings.
Waterloo, 1966 - 1973
|-|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|SALTSMAN, Max
Max Saltsman
Samuel Mayer "Max" Saltsman was a Canadian businessman and politician for the social-democratic New Democratic Party, and served as a Member of Parliament for the Waterloo South, Waterloo and Waterloo–Cambridge electoral districts from 1964-1979...
|align="right"| 15,231
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|EPP, Herbert A.
|align="right"|14,835
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|O'BRIAN, Liam S.
|align="right"|14,568
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|GERVAIS, Régent
|align="right"| 167
|-
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|SALTSMAN, Max
Max Saltsman
Samuel Mayer "Max" Saltsman was a Canadian businessman and politician for the social-democratic New Democratic Party, and served as a Member of Parliament for the Waterloo South, Waterloo and Waterloo–Cambridge electoral districts from 1964-1979...
|align="right"|24,197
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|CARROLL, Glenn E.
|align="right"| 19,817
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|BREITHAUPT, Lou
|align="right"|15,570
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|GERVAIS, Regent G.
|align="right"| 143
|Unknown
|GRAJOWER, Jules W.P.
|align="right"|55
Waterloo—Cambridge, 1973 - 1976
|-|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|SALTSMAN, Max
Max Saltsman
Samuel Mayer "Max" Saltsman was a Canadian businessman and politician for the social-democratic New Democratic Party, and served as a Member of Parliament for the Waterloo South, Waterloo and Waterloo–Cambridge electoral districts from 1964-1979...
|align="right"|25,479
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|GOFF, Brian
|align="right"|18,034
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|CARROLL, Glenn
|align="right"|17,394
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|LONG, John H.
|align="right"| 253
|Marxist-Leninist
Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)
The Communist Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Marxist–Leninist political party.The party is registered with Elections Canada as the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada...
|RATHWELL, Richard E.
|align="right"| 122
Waterloo, 1976 - 1996
|-|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|MCLEAN, Walter
Walter McLean
Walter Franklin McLean, PC is a former Canadian politician.Born in Leamington, Ontario, he grew up in Victoria British Columbia, the son of James Walter Lewis McLean , a Presbyterian minister, and Frances D. Blair McLean. He studied at the University of British Columbia, and Toronto's Knox College...
|align="right"| 23,837
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|EPP, Frank
|align="right"|18,172
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|MAKARCHUK, Mike
|align="right"| 9,375
|Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
|POSMA, Bonne Willy
|align="right"| 241
|Marxist-Leninist
Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)
The Communist Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Marxist–Leninist political party.The party is registered with Elections Canada as the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada...
|ERDMAN, Brian
|align="right"| 125
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|MCLEAN, Walter
Walter McLean
Walter Franklin McLean, PC is a former Canadian politician.Born in Leamington, Ontario, he grew up in Victoria British Columbia, the son of James Walter Lewis McLean , a Presbyterian minister, and Frances D. Blair McLean. He studied at the University of British Columbia, and Toronto's Knox College...
|align="right"|20,609
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|EPP, Frank
|align="right"|20,455
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|NEEDHAM, Bob
|align="right"| 9,819
|Rhinoceros
|NIGOL, Rick
|align="right"| 330
|Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
|MCLORG, Colin
|align="right"| 229
|Marxist-Leninist
Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)
The Communist Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Marxist–Leninist political party.The party is registered with Elections Canada as the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada...
|ERDMAN, Brian
|align="right"| 87
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|MCLEAN, Walter
Walter McLean
Walter Franklin McLean, PC is a former Canadian politician.Born in Leamington, Ontario, he grew up in Victoria British Columbia, the son of James Walter Lewis McLean , a Presbyterian minister, and Frances D. Blair McLean. He studied at the University of British Columbia, and Toronto's Knox College...
|align="right"|31,898
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|MYERS, Lynn
Lynn Myers
Lynn A. Myers is a former Canadian politician.Before being elected federally, he was involved in politics in the Waterloo Region from 1978 to 1997. He served in various capacities including mayor of Wilmot Township, Township councillor and regional councillor...
|align="right"| 13,911
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|NEEDHAM, Bob
|align="right"| 10,275
|Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
|KULCHECKI, Layne E.
|align="right"|525
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|MCLEAN, Walter
Walter McLean
Walter Franklin McLean, PC is a former Canadian politician.Born in Leamington, Ontario, he grew up in Victoria British Columbia, the son of James Walter Lewis McLean , a Presbyterian minister, and Frances D. Blair McLean. He studied at the University of British Columbia, and Toronto's Knox College...
|align="right"|26,949
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|WOODWORTH, Steve
Stephen Woodworth (politician)
Stephen Woodworth is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Kitchener Centre in the Canadian House of Commons for the Conservative Party of Canada....
|align="right"|21,715
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|PIATKOWSKI, Scott
|align="right"| 10,418
|Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
|HUSCHKA-SPRAGUE, Rita
|align="right"|663
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|TELEGDI, Andrew
Andrew Telegdi
Andrew Telegdi, PC is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2008, representing Waterloo and the successor riding of Kitchener—Waterloo....
|align="right"|25,689
|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
|CONNOLLY, Mike
|align="right"|15,549
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|WOOLSTENCROFT, Lynne
Lynne Woolstencroft
Lynne E. Woolstencroft is a Canadian politician and former mayor of Waterloo, Ontario.- Life and career :Woolstencroft was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...
|align="right"|14,882
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|PIATKOWSKI, Scott
|align="right"|2,779
|Christian Heritage
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
|KRYN, Ted
|align="right"|920
|Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
|HUSCHKA SPRAGUE, Rita
|align="right"| 473
|Natural Law
Natural Law Party of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....
|WATSON, Blaine P.
|align="right"| 456
|Independent
|FAITHFUL, Don Philip
|align="right"|329
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts