Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife of the NDP has been re-elected for her fifth term on election night, Feb. 27. Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative Party won their third majority government in the 2025 snap provincial election.  

With 61 out of 61 polls reporting, Fife won with 25,055 votes (50 per cent), a more than 10,000 vote difference over runner-up, Conservative candidate Peter Turkington (13,670 votes). Liberal candidate Clayton Moore is in third with 7,839 votes. 

She celebrated with supporters at the Royal Canadian Legion Waterloo branch. In her victory speech, Fife thanked students from UW and Wilfrid Laurier University for giving her “some much needed energy” in her campaign.

Looking forward into her fifth term, Fife said she wanted to reintroduce the Till Death Do Us Part legislation and Lydia’s law, which focuses on and deals with the issue of sexual assault.

Overall, Fife said she intends to amplify the concerns of people in Waterloo while bringing a new work ethic that is focused on finding solutions.

Fife discussed the support that she had felt from the community and how they had held her accountable and taught her about leadership during her campaign.