Kelly DeRidder
Kelly DeRidder | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Morrice |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Conservative |
| Conestoga College | |
Kelly DeRidder is a Canadian politician, technologist, and educator serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Kitchener Centre since 2025. She is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Early life and career
[edit]DeRidder attended Conestoga College, specializing as a mechanical engineering technologist.[citation needed] Prior to entering politics, DeRidder was a professor at Conestoga College and project manager for Rockwell Automation.[1]
Political career
[edit]DeRidder was elected to represent Kitchener Centre in the 2025 Canadian federal election, in what was considered an upset, defeating incumbent Green MP Mike Morrice by a slim margin.[2][3]
In August 2025, DeRidder served as a panelist at the Civic Clarity Foundation’s panel on youth mental health and the role of good governance.[4] The panel featured legislators from multiple jurisdictions and across party lines, including representatives from conservative, liberal, Green, and municipal offices.[5]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Kitchener Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kelly DeRidder | 20,234 | 34.2 | +9.38 | ||||
| Green | Mike Morrice | 19,859 | 33.6 | +0.2 | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Adeba | 17,292 | 29.3 | +11.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Heather Zaleski | 1,157 | 2.0 | –15.54 | ||||
| People's | Wasai Rahimi | 334 | 0.6 | –6.08 | ||||
| Animal Protection | Ellen Papenburg | 111 | 0.2 | –0.09 | ||||
| United | Margaretha Dyck | 97 | 0.2 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,084 | 99.3 | +0.5 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 399 | 0.7 | -0.5 | |||||
| Turnout | 59,483 | 69.3 | +6.9 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,885 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Green | Swing | +4.57 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ O'Malley, Kady (March 3, 2025). "Nomination circuit heats up as prospect of early spring election grows". iPolitics. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Election blog: Big changes in Waterloo Region, Conservatives flip seats, Green party loses Kitchener Centre". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ↑ "'Underdog' Kelly DeRidder shocked after beating beloved Kitchener Centre incumbent Mike Morrice by as few as 400 votes". Waterloo Region Record. Archived from the original on April 29, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Youth-led panel to discuss youth mental health". CBC Listen. August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Youth-led panel tackles mental health crisis in Waterloo Region". CBC Player. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Canada election 2025 results: Kitchener Centre". Global News. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
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