Voters in Kitchener—Conestoga elected Mike Harris Jr. of the Progressive Conservative party as their MPP in the 2018 Ontario election.
Candidates
Liberals: Joe Gowing
PC: Mike Harris Jr. (elected)
NDP: Kelly E. Dick
Green: Bob Jonkman
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Geography
This riding consists of the western end of Kitchener as well as several outlying communities including Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich.
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History
This was another rural seat in southern Ontario the Tories took from the Liberals in 2011, with Michael Harris defeating MPP Leeanna Pendergast by more than 3,500 votes. He held the seat in 2014 but will not be up for re-election in 2018 in a controversial move by the PC Party.
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