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Kelly DeRidder
Member of Parliament
for Kitchener Centre
Assumed office
April 28, 2025 (2025-04-28)
Preceded byMike Morrice
Personal details
Born
PartyConservative
ResidenceCambridge, Ontario[1]
Alma materConestoga College[1]

Kelly DeRidder MP is a Canadian politician, technologist, and educator serving as the Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre since 2025. She is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.[2]

Early life and career

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DeRidder was born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario. She attended Conestoga College, specializing as a mechanical engineering technologist. Prior to entering politics, DeRidder was a professor at Conestoga College and project manager for Rockwell Automation.[1][3]

Political career

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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.[4]

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.[5] The panel featured legislators from multiple jurisdictions and across party lines, including representatives from conservative, liberal, Green, and municipal offices.[6]

Electoral record

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2025 Canadian federal election: Kitchener Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Kelly DeRidder 20,234 34.2 +9.38
Green Mike Morrice 19,859 33.6 +0.25
Liberal Brian Adeba 17,292 29.28 +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[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Parvez, Sami. "College Professor Kelly DeRidder Seeks Conservative Nomination in Kitchener Centre". Sami’s Substack. Substack. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "'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 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  3. ^ O'Malley, Kady. "Nomination circuit heats up as prospect of early spring election grows". iPolitics. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  4. ^ "Election blog: Big changes in Waterloo Region, Conservatives flip seats, Green party loses Kitchener Centre". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  5. ^ "Youth-led panel to discuss youth mental health". CBC Listen. August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  6. ^ "Youth-led panel tackles mental health crisis in Waterloo Region". CBC Player. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  8. ^ "Canada election 2025 results: Kitchener Centre". Global News. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  9. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.