Cambridge (federal electoral district)

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, and a portion of northern Brant County.

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.

Following the 2022 electoral redistribution, Cambridge will lose 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 group	2021		2016		2011
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
EuropeanTemplate:Efn	91,825		95,110		95,365
South Asian	12,690		6,485		5,105
African	3,975		2,735		1,975
Southeast AsianTemplate:Efn	2,960		2,090		1,800
Indigenous	2,200		2,305		1,900
Latin American	1,890		1,295		1,085
Middle EasternTemplate:Efn	1,710		1,155		1,015
East AsianTemplate:Efn	1,420		1,480		1,315
Other/multiracialTemplate:Efn	1,400		995		795
Total responses	120,075		113,660		110,355
Total population	121,301		115,463		111,693
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

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)

Election results

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

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	23,644	52.74
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	12,512	27.91
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	6,923	15.44
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	1,615	3.60
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	134	0.30

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See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

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