Perth—Wellington—Waterloo

Perth—Wellington—Waterloo was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Perth, Waterloo and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings.

The riding consisted of the County of Perth, the townships of Wellesley and Wilmot in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and the Village of Drayton and the townships of Maryborough and Peel in the County of Wellington.

It was abolished in 2003 when it was re-distributed between Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington ridings.

Members of Parliament

Perth—Wellington—Waterloo
Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Perth, Waterloo and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe
34th  1988–1993     Harry Brightwell Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     John Richardson Liberal
Riding dissolved into Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeHarry Brightwell 17,974 39.10
LiberalMike Stinson 17,013 37.01
New DemocraticLinda Ham 8,727 18.98
Christian HeritageStan Puklicz 2,009 4.37
LibertarianJoe Yundt 249 0.54
Total valid votes 45,972 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn Richardson 20,125 43.26 +6.25
ReformJeff Gerber 12,185 26.19
Progressive ConservativeHarry Brightwell 10,835 23.29 -15.81
New DemocraticStephanie Levesque 1,909 4.10 -14.88
Christian HeritageSid Vander Heide 647 1.39 -2.98
NationalTed Owen 486 1.04
Natural LawTom Lanier 184 0.40
LibertarianJoe Yundt 152 0.33 -0.21
Total valid votes 46,523 100.0
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +11.03

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