Cambridge, ON — 2015 Federal Election Results Map
Cambridge — 2015 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Cambridge was contested in the 2015 election.
🏆 Bryan May, the Liberal candidate, won the riding with 23,024 votes (43.2% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was Gary Goodyear (Conservative) with 20,613 votes (38.6%), defeated by a margin of 2,411 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Bobbi Stewart (NDP-New Democratic Party, 14%).
Riding information
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Cambridge is a tri-city constituency in the Region of Waterloo, built from the historic communities of Galt, Preston, and Hespeler that were amalgamated in 1973. Situated along the Grand River and the Speed River in southwestern Ontario, the riding combines older industrial neighbourhoods, heritage downtowns, and expanding suburban development on its outskirts.
Candidates
Bryan May (Liberal) — A veteran of the non-profit sector, May had spent years working with the YMCA of Cambridge and later served as general manager of the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara. He first ran for the Liberals in Cambridge in the 2011 federal election, finishing third, and was acclaimed as the party's candidate for the 2015 contest.
Gary Goodyear (Conservative) — A chiropractor by profession who graduated cum laude from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Goodyear had represented Cambridge since 2004. He served in the Harper government as Minister of State for Science and Technology and as Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, making him the riding's most prominent federal representative in a generation.
Bobbi Stewart (NDP) — A retired child protection worker, Stewart campaigned on issues of poverty and food insecurity in Cambridge, noting the hundreds of residents relying on the local food bank each month.
Michele Braniff (Green Party) — The Green Party candidate, Braniff focused on environmental and community sustainability issues.
About the Riding
Cambridge retains a strong sense of its three founding communities. Galt, the largest, grew up around Scottish settlement and Grand River industry in the nineteenth century and serves as the city's commercial core. Preston developed from early German-speaking Mennonite settlement and became a centre for metalworking and furniture production. Hespeler, at the confluence of the Speed and Grand rivers, was built around textile mills. By 2015, the city's manufacturing base — anchored in part by Toyota's assembly plants in Cambridge and nearby Woodstock, along with auto parts suppliers — had evolved, and the local economy was diversifying toward technology, logistics, and advanced manufacturing in the broader Waterloo Region corridor. The population had grown past 130,000, putting pressure on roads, schools, and healthcare facilities. Federal issues in the riding included support for manufacturing workers, infrastructure investment, and the economic transition facing mid-sized Ontario cities.
