Cambridge (federal electoral district)

Coordinates: 43°20′53″N 80°20′06″W / 43.348°N 80.335°W / 43.348; -80.335
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For the provincial electoral district, see Cambridge (provincial electoral district).
Cambridge
Ontario electoral district
Cambridge in relation to other federal electoral districts in southwestern Ontario (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Bryan May
Liberal
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]111,693
Electors (2015)82,103
Area (km²)[1]373
Pop. density (per km²)299.4
Census division(s)Brant, Waterloo
Census subdivision(s)Brant, Cambridge, North Dumfries

Cambridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.

Geography[edit]

The district consists of most of the city of Cambridge, Ontario (the portion of it south of Highway 401), the entirety of the Township of North Dumfries, Ontario, and a portion of northern Brant County.[2]

History[edit]

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.

This riding lost territory to Kitchener South—Hespeler and gained some territory from Brant during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

Languages: 75.5% English, 4.2% Portuguese, 2.1% Punjabi, 1.6% Urdu, 1.4% Gujarati, 1.2% Spanish, 1.1% French

Religions: 55.6% Christian (28.9% Catholic, 4.4% Anglican, 3.7% United Church, 2.0% Presbyterian, 1.9% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.1% Christian Orthodox, 11.2% other), 6.4% Muslim, 2.5% Hindu, 2.5% Sikh, 31.6% none

Median income: $41,600 (2020)

Average income: $51,650 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Cambridge (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 91,825 76.47% 95,110 83.68% 95,365 86.42%
South Asian 12,690 10.57% 6,485 5.71% 5,105 4.63%
African 3,975 3.31% 2,735 2.41% 1,975 1.79%
Southeast Asian[b] 2,960 2.47% 2,090 1.84% 1,800 1.63%
Indigenous 2,200 1.83% 2,305 2.03% 1,900 1.72%
Latin American 1,890 1.57% 1,295 1.14% 1,085 0.98%
Middle Eastern[c] 1,710 1.42% 1,155 1.02% 1,015 0.92%
East Asian[d] 1,420 1.18% 1,480 1.3% 1,315 1.19%
Other/multiracial[e] 1,400 1.17% 995 0.88% 795 0.72%
Total responses 120,075 98.99% 113,660 98.44% 110,355 98.8%
Total population 121,301 100% 115,463 100% 111,693 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Parliament Years Member Party
Cambridge
Riding created from Waterloo—Cambridge and Wellington
31st  1979–1980     Chris Speyer Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 Pat Sobeski
35th  1993–1997     Janko Peric Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006     Gary Goodyear Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019     Bryan May Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results[edit]

Graph of election results in Cambridge (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Bryan May 20,866 38.0 -1.5 $81,180.89
Conservative Connie Cody 18,876 34.4 +4.4 $48,138.99
New Democratic Lorne Bruce 9,319 17.0 -2.3 $12,300.84
People's Maggie Segounis 3,931 7.2 +4.0 $3,523.25
Green Michele Braniff 1,860 3.4 -4.1 $2,040.04
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,852 99.4 -0.06 $118,345.46
Total rejected ballots 335 0.6
Turnout 55,187 61.3
Eligible voters 90,092
Liberal hold Swing -3.0
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]


2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Bryan May 22,903 39.53 -3.64 $79,674.15
Conservative Sunny Attwal 17,409 30.04 -8.6 none listed
New Democratic Scott Hamilton 11,177 19.29 +5.42 $23,049.68
Green Michele Braniff 4,343 7.5 +4.27 $7,369.06
People's David Haskell 1,872 3.23 – $7,178.82
Veterans Coalition George McMorrow 162 0.28 – $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Manuel Couto 76 0.13 -0.07 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,942 100.0
Total rejected ballots 385
Turnout 58,327 64.9
Eligible voters 89,914
Liberal hold Swing +2.48
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Bryan May 23,024 43.17 +27.72 $57,941.86
Conservative Gary Goodyear 20,613 38.65 -14.10 $73,286.38
New Democratic Bobbi Stewart 7,397 13.87 -14.04 $10,151.06
Green Michele Braniff 1,723 3.23 -0.37 $1,074.94
Independent Lee Sperduti 474 0.89 – $9,550.00
Marxist–Leninist Manuel Couto 108 0.20 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,339 100.00   $219,622.08
Total rejected ballots 227 0.42 –
Turnout 53,566 64.60 –
Eligible voters 82,916
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +20.91
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 23,644 52.74
  New Democratic 12,512 27.91
  Liberal 6,923 15.44
  Green 1,615 3.60
  Others 134 0.30
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gary Goodyear 29,394 53.40 +4.78 $86,966.51
New Democratic Susan Galvao 15,238 27.68 +8.07 $13,379.43
Liberal Bryan May 8,285 15.05 -8.34 $26,622.63
Green Jacques Malette 1,978 3.59 -4.76 $440.18
Marxist–Leninist Manuel Couto 153 0.28 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,048 100.00 $96,491.18
Total rejected ballots 255 0.46 +0.04
Turnout 55,303 59.25 +3.33
Eligible voters 93,335 – –
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gary Goodyear 24,895 48.62 +4.78 $83,772
Liberal Gord Zeilstra 11,977 23.39 -10.21 $8,316
New Democratic Max Lombardi 10,044 19.61 +2.67 $12,035
Green Scott Cosman 4,279 8.35 +3.13 $1,614
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,195 100.00 $93,018
Total rejected ballots 217 0.42 +0.06
Turnout 51,412 55.92 -9.05
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Goodyear 25,337 43.84 +5.9
Liberal Janko Peric 19,419 33.60 −3.1
New Democratic Donna Reid 9,794 16.94 −3.3
Green Gareth White 3,017 5.22 +0.2
Canadian Action David Pelly 217 0.37
Total valid votes 57,784 100.00
Total rejected ballots 207 0.36
Turnout 57,991 64.97
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Gary Goodyear 19,123
Liberal Janko Peric 18,899
New Democratic Gary Price 10,392
Green Gareth White 2,506
Christian Heritage John Gots 395
Independent John Oprea 134
Independent Alec Gryc 114
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on lists
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Janko Peric 22,148 46.6 +9.9
Alliance Reg Petersen 14,915 31.4 +9.0
Progressive Conservative John Housser 5,988 12.6 -6.7
New Democratic Pam Wolf 4,111 8.6 -11.8
Natural Law Thomas Mitchell 210 0.4
Independent John Gots 160 0.3
Total valid votes 47,532 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Janko Peric 17,673 36.74 −2.52 $47,605
Reform Bill Donaldson 10,767 22.38 −11.15 $57,325
New Democratic Mike Farnan 9,813 20.40 +15.11 $53,588
Progressive Conservative Larry Olney 9,299 19.33 +1.99 $48,139
Independent John H. Long 311 0.65 $0
Independent Jim Remnant 237 0.49 $0
Total valid votes 48,100 100.00
Total rejected ballots 254
Turnout 48,354 64.77 −1.75
Electors on the lists 74,659
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Janko Peric 21,997 39.1 +12.3
Reform Reg Petersen 18,932 33.7
Progressive Conservative Pat Sobeski 9,776 17.4 -23.0
New Democratic Bill McBain 2,962 5.3 -22.8
National Ron Cooper 1,804 3.2
Christian Heritage Michael Picard 407 0.7 -3.8
Natural Law Thomas Mitchell 370 0.7
Total valid votes 56,248 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Pat Sobeski 20,578 40.4 -20.2
New Democratic Bruce Davidson 14,298 28.1 +3.9
Liberal Ron Cooper 13,639 26.8 +12.1
Christian Heritage Rien Vanden Enden 2,305 4.5
Independent Shafiq Hudda 141 0.3
Total valid votes 50,961 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Chris Speyer 22,963 60.6 +21.2
New Democratic Bill McBain 9,171 24.2 -7.0
Liberal Lyn Johnston 5,545 14.6 -14.3
Rhinoceros John Jagiellowicz 103 0.3
Commonwealth of Canada Peter Harz 112 0.3
Total valid votes 37,894 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Chris Speyer 14,314 39.4 -4.2
New Democratic Mike Farnan 11,346 31.2 +1.7
Liberal David Charlton 10,531 29.0 +2.6
Social Credit Regent Gervais 103 0.3 -0.1
Marxist–Leninist Anna Di Carlo 82 0.2 0.0
Total valid votes 36,376 100.0


1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Chris Speyer 16,337 43.5
New Democratic Marc Sommerville 11,085 29.5
Liberal Lee Palvetzian 9,903 26.4
Social Credit Regent Gervais 150 0.4
Marxist–Leninist Anna Di Carlo 78 0.2
Total valid votes 37,553 100.0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Cambridge (federal electoral district) (Code 35011) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  • History of Federal Ridings since 1867 (Cambridge)
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • 2001 Federal Electoral District Profile (Cambridge)
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada
  2. ^ "Cambridge (Ontario)". Voter Information Service. Elections Canada. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Cambridge [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Cambridge, 30 September 2015
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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