Advanced voting turnout rises across Waterloo Region from 2021: Elections Canada
Posted Apr 27, 2025 06:27:56 AM.
Last Updated Apr 27, 2025 06:27:59 AM.
Elections Canada has released new data on many people voted in advanced polls for the 2025 Federal Election, and in what ridings.
The data set shows that an estimated 7,280,975 voters cast a ballot between April 18 and April 21 across the country, an increase of 25 per cent from the last election. In 2021, 5,852,391 voters cast a ballot during the advanced polls.
In Waterloo Region, the riding of Kitchener Conestoga saw the highest turnout of voters, with 24,855. The lowest was in Cambridge with 21,983. The riding with the highest turnout outside of Waterloo Region, but in the surrounding area, was Wellington-Halton Hills North, with 28,286 votes already cast.
All local ridings, except for Guelph, saw an increase in voter turnout in early voting compared to 2021, according to Elections Canada results from the 44th General Election. The ridings for Wellington-Halton Hills North and Milton East-Halton Hills South are new ridings for this election.
Election Day in Canada is on April 28. A full list of candidates running in and around Waterloo Region can be found here.
Here are the numbers for each riding in and around Waterloo Region:
Kitchener Conestoga
2025: 24,855 votes
2021: 19,961 votes
Kitchener Centre
2025: 22,864 votes
2021: 17,468 votes
Kitchener South-Hespeler
2025: 23,322 votes
2021: 16,645 votes
Waterloo
2025: 23,554 votes
2021: 20,180 votes
Cambridge
2025: 21,983 votes
2021: 18,188 votes
Guelph
2025: 21,137 votes
2021: 22,778 votes
Wellington-Halton Hills North (new riding)
2025: 28,286 votes
Milton East-Halton Hills South (new riding)
2025: 26,186 votes
Perth-Wellington
2025: 25,595 votes
2021: 21,189 votes
