Results, Ridings and Candidates
Kitchener - Waterloo
2008 Results
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View these results in the interactive map »- Kyle Huntingdon
- Peter Braid
- Ramon Portillo
- Cathy MacLellan
- Mark Corbiere
- Andrew Telegdi (Incumbent)
- Jason Cousineau
- Cindy Jacobsen
Kyle Huntingdon
Party: Canadian Action Party
Education: Is a fourth-year student at Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont.
Contact information:
Telephone: 519-954-1693
Peter Braid
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Age: 43
Birthplace: Kitchener-Waterloo
Education: BA in international relations, University of Toronto
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Annette
Children: Two daughters - Tamara and Alexandra
Career Background: Worked in Ottawa as a federal government employee. Worked for Sun Life Financial in Waterloo for 10 years. Has more than 20 years experience in the non-governmental, public and private sectors. Worked seven years as a federal government employee with the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).
Community Activities: Appointed by Waterloo City Council as a member of the Waterloo Economic Development Committee. Worked for former MP Walter McLean. Held senior volunteer positions with the United Way of Ottawa and Carleton University. Volunteered as a youth with First Nations people in Northwestern Ontario and in India.
Contact information:
Ramon Portillo
Party: Communist Party of Canada
Birthplace: El Salvador
Profession: Writer
Marital Status: Married
Children: Four
Career Background: Worked in social work, agriculture, and as a teacher in El Salvador.
Telephone: 519-651-0313
Cathy MacLellan
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthdate: Aug. 24, 1961
Age: 47
Birthplace: Neustadt, Ont.
Education: Honours B.Sc. in health studies, University of Waterloo
Profession: Community and home entrepeneur
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Ian MacLellan
Children: Three - Alistair, Peter and Christina
Career Background: Short stint as risk assessor for Mutual Life, officer for MacLellan Management, stay-at-home mom, co-founder and silent partner of ARISE Technologies with husband.
Community Activities: President of school council, client volunteer for Hospice Waterloo Region and member of Voluntary Advisory Council and Mission, Ethics and Quality (MEQ) Committee. Also Wildhawk basketball coach, volunteer on overseas missions to Burkina Faso and Rwanda, Sunday school teacher, international student host, thrift shop volunteer and committee member.
Mailing address:
151 John St. West
Waterloo, Ont.
N2L 1C4
Contact information:
Telephone: 519-745-9707
Mark Corbiere
Party: Independent
Electoral History
Federal: Ran as an Independent in Kitchener Centre in 2004.
Andrew Telegdi
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Year of birth: 1946
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Education: BA in psychology, University of Waterloo
Profession: Executive
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Nancy Curtin-Telegdi
Children: Erin
Career Background: Served as executive director of Youth In Conflict with the Law, and as councillor with the City of Waterloo and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Parliamentary Secretary: Worked for the prime minister with special emphasis on Aboriginal Affairs in 2004. Worked for the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration from 1998 to 2000.
Committee: Vice-chair of Citizenship and Immigration and subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure; former chair of Citizenship and Immigration and subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure; former vice-chair for Public Accounts; member of Citizenship and Immigration, Liaison and the subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure; former member of and Immigration, subcommittee on Committee Budgets, Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources, Citizenship and Immigration, Library of Parliament, Canadian Heritage, Justice and Human Rights and Public Accounts.
Caucus: Former critic for Citizenship and Immigration.
Jason Cousineau
Party: Libertarian Party of Canada
Age: 25
Birthplace: Orillia, Ont.
Education: BA in math and B.Sc. in computer electronics and psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Profession: Software developer
Marital Status: Single
Contact information:
Cindy Jacobsen
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: 1959
Education: Has a doctorate in pastoral counselling and family studies from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Profession: Pastor and therapeutic counsellor
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Career Background: For the last three years, she has been serving at Kitchener-Waterloo Counselling as associate director of training at the agency's Interfaith Institute for Couples and Family Counselling.
Community Activities: Instrumental in starting community initiatives at her church, St. Mark's Lutheran.
Mailing address:
Contact information:
Telephone 519-725-4888
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