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

Geography

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.

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.

This riding lost territory to Kitchener South—Hespeler and gained some territory from Brant during the 2012 electoral redistribution. In the 2022 electoral redistribution it lost all of its territory in the County of Brant to Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North.

Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census

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 group202120162011 European 91,825 95,110 95,365 South Asian 12,690 6,485 5,105 African 3,975 2,735 1,975 Southeast Asian 2,960 2,090 1,800 Indigenous 2,200 2,305 1,900 Latin American 1,890 1,295 1,085 Middle Eastern 1,710 1,155 1,015 East Asian 1,420 1,480 1,315 Other/multiracial 1,400 995 795 Total responses 120,075 113,660 110,355 Total population 121,301 115,463 111,693

2023 representation According to the 2021 Canadian census

Languages: 78.3% English, 4.3% Portuguese, 2.1% Punjabi, 1.6% Urdu, 1.6% French, 1.5% Gujarati, 1.2% Spanish Race: 76.2% White, 10.7% South Asian, 3.3% Black, 1.8% Indigenous, 1.6% Latin American, 1.3% Southeast Asian, 1.2% Filipino, 1.0% Arab Religions: 55.5% Christian (29.1% Catholic, 4.4% Anglican, 3.5% United Church, 2.0% Presbyterian, 1.9% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.1% Christian Orthodox, 11.1% other), 6.5% Muslim, 2.6% Sikh, 2.5% Hindu, 31.5% none Median income: $41,600 (2020) Average income: $51,400 (2020)

Members of Parliament

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote %   Liberal 20,599 38.24   Conservative 18,389 34.14   New Democratic 9,204 17.09   People's 3,853 7.15   Green 1,825 3.39

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections 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

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

History of Federal Ridings since 1867 (Cambridge) 2011 Results from Elections Canada 2001 Federal Electoral District Profile (Cambridge) Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

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