Perth—Wellington

Perth—Wellington is a federal electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The riding consists of:

the County of Perth (including the City of Stratford and the Town of St. Mary's), and
the Town of Minto and the Townships of Mapleton and Wellington North in the County of Wellington.^[3]

Demographics

Canada census – Perth—Wellington community profile

	2011	2006

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	104,912 (1.0% from 2006) 3,580.14 km² (1,382.30 sq mi) 29.3/km² (76/sq mi) 40.5 (M: 39.1, F: 41.8) 42,111 $63,182

Notes: NHS Profile, Statistics Canada – References: 2011^[4]

Visible Minorities and Aboriginals^[5]
Group	2011 Census
Group	Population	% of total
Aboriginal	1,895	1.9
Visible Minority	2,070	2.0
All other	98,800	96.1
Total	102,765	100.0

Population by mother tongue^[6]
Group	2011 Census
Group	Population	% of total
English	89,950	86.9
French	645	0.6
English and French	100	0.1
All other	12,850	12.4
Total	103,545	100.0

(Other languages, 2011: 7.2% German, 2.2% Dutch)

Mobility over previous five years
Group	2011 Census
Group	Population	% of total
At the same address	67,290	69.9
In the same constituency	14,620	15.2
In the same province	12,880	13.3
From another province	605	0.6
From another country	910	1.0
Total aged 5 or over	96,305	100.0

Religions: 79.3% Christian (18.6% Catholic, 15.6% United Church, 8.7% Presbyterian, 7.5% Lutheran, 5.7% Anglican, 2.1% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 19.8% Other), 19.8% No religion
Median individual income (2010): $31,468
Average individual income (2010): $37,380

History

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Perth—Middlesex (72%), Waterloo—Wellington (20%) and Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (8%) ridings. It did not undergo any boundary changes in the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
Perth—Wellington Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington
38th	2004–2006	Gary Schellenberger	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
42nd	2015–Present	John Nater

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Nater	22,255	43.0	-11.5	–
	Liberal	Stephen McCotter	19,420	37.5	+19.5	–
	New Democratic	Ethan Rabidoux	7,756	15.0	-6.3	–
	Green	Nicole Ramsdale	1,347	2.6	-2.0	–
	Christian Heritage	Irma DeVries	794	1.5	-0.2	–
	No affiliation	Roger Fuhr	217	0.4	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,789	100.0		$207,816.50
Total rejected ballots			–	–
Turnout			51,789	68.1%	+4.6%
Eligible voters			76,097
	Conservative hold		Swing		-15.5%
Source: Elections Canada^[7]^[8]

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Gary Schellenberger	25,281	54.5	+6.5	$82,570
	New Democratic	Ellen Papenburg	9,861	21.3	+4.3	$17,764
	Liberal	Bob McTavish	8,341	18.0	-5.7	$40,957
	Green	John Cowling	2,112	4.6	-4.5	$4.790
	Christian Heritage	Irma DeVries	806	1.7	-0.4	$8,010
Total valid votes/Expense limit			46,401	100.00		$84,700
Total rejected ballots			179	–
Turnout			46,580	63.5%
Eligible voters			73,391
	Conservative hold		Swing		+1.1%

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Gary Schellenberger	20,709	48.0	+1.9	$68,139
	Liberal	Sandra Gardiner	10,225	23.7	-1.9	$29,238
	New Democratic	Kerry McManus	7,234	17.0	-1.8	$23,081
	Green	John Cowling	3,884	9.0	+2.5	$13,365
	Christian Heritage	Irma DeVries	898	2.1	-0.8	$8,662
	Marxist–Leninist	Julian Ichim	98	0.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit			43,048	100.0		$82,152
	Conservative hold		Swing		+1.9%

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	Gary Schellenberger	22,004	46.1	+4.1
	Liberal	David Cunningham	12,301	25.8	-7.6
	New Democratic	Keith Dinicol	8,876	18.6	+3.0
	Green	John Cowling	3,117	6.5	+0.3
	Christian Heritage	Irma DeVries	1,396	2.9	+0.1
Total valid votes			47,694	100.0
	Conservative hold		Swing		+5.9%

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gary Schellenberger	18,879	42.0
	Liberal	Brian Innes	15,032	33.4
	New Democratic	Robert Roth	7,027	15.6
	Green	John Cowling	2,770	6.2
	Christian Heritage	Irma Nicolette Devries	1,273	2.8
Total valid votes			44,981	100.0

References

↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
↑ "Perth–Wellington | Maps Corner | Elections Canada Online". elections.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
↑ in private households
↑ excluding institutional residents
↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Perth—Wellington, 30 September 2015
↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

External links

"(Code 35070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
2011 results from Elections Canada
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

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Coordinates: 43°48′04″N 80°56′20″W / 43.801°N 80.939°W / 43.801; -80.939

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