Kitchener South—Hespeler (provincial electoral district)
# Kitchener South—Hespeler (provincial electoral district)

Kitchener South—Hespeler (French: Kitchener-Sud—Hespeler) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 2015 and has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 42nd Ontario general election.

## Geography

Kitchener South—Hespeler was created from parts of the Kitchener—Conestoga, Kitchener Centre, and Cambridge electoral districts following the passage of the Representation Act, 2015 using the boundaries set out by the 2013 Federal Representation Order.

The new Kitchener South—Hespeler electoral district includes:

* The portion of the City of Cambridge lying northerly of Ontario Highway 401
* The portion of the City of Kitchener lying:
   * Southerly of the Conestoga Parkway
   * Easterly of Fischer-Hallman Road
   * Westerly of Ontario Highway 8 between the Conestoga Parkway and Fairway Road
   * Westerly of the border between the cities of Cambridge and Kitchener between Fairway Road and Ontario Highway 401

## Prominent Places

Kitchener South - Hespeler is home to several prominent places for the region including:

* Conestoga College's Doon and Cambridge Campuses
* McLennan Park
* Huron Natural Area
* Hespeler Village
* Chicopee Ski Hill
* Toyota Manufacturing Plant - major employer for the region
* Loblaws Distribution Centre - major employer for the region
* Fairview Park Mall
* Sportsworld Shopping Centre
* Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
* Homer Watson House & Gallery
* Grand Valley Instuition for Women
* Ken Sieling Waterloo Region Museum and Doon Heritage Village

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Kitchener South-Hespeler :

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Kitchener South—Hespeler Riding created from Kitchener—Conestoga , Kitchener Centre and Cambridge |||||
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Amy Fee | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Jess Dixon | Progressive Conservative |

## Electoral history

2022 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jess Dixon | 13,768 | 39.91 | +1.05 |
| | New Democratic | Joanne Weston | 9,118 | 26.43 | -10.62 |
| | Liberal | Ismail Mohamed | 5,629 | 16.32 | +1.41 |
| | Green | David Weber | 3,993 | 11.58 | +4.05 |
| | New Blue | John Teat | 1,436 | 4.16 | |
| | Ontario Party | David Gillies | 552 | 1.60 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,496 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 266 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.84 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

2018 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Amy Fee | 16,511 | 38.86 | +6.78 |
| | New Democratic | Fitz Vanderpool | 15,741 | 37.05 | +13.80 |
| | Liberal | Surekha Shenoy | 6,335 | 14.91 | -21.62 |
| | Green | David Weber | 3,198 | 7.53 | +1.27 |
| | Libertarian | Nathan Andre Lajeunesse | 423 | 1.00 | -0.88 |
| | Independent | Narine Sookram | 275 | 0.65 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,483 | 98.47 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 661 | 1.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,144 | 55.82 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,296 |
| | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +14.20 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

2014 general election redistributed results :

| Party | Vote | % |
| - | - | - |
| Liberal | 12,403 | 36.53 |
| Progressive Conservative | 10,894 | 32.08 |
| New Democratic | 7,895 | 23.25 |
| Green | 2,124 | 6.26 |
| Libertarian | 638 | 1.88 |
