Perth—Wellington (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Perth—Wellington.
Perth—Wellington
Ontario electoral district

Perth—Wellington in relation to other southern Ontario ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Randy Pettapiece
Progressive Conservative

District created 2006
First contested 2007
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2006) 103,874
Electors (2007) 72,944
Area (km²) 3,782
Pop. density (per km²) 27.5
Census divisions Perth, Wellington
Census subdivisions Minto, Wellington North, North Perth, Mapleton, West Perth, Perth East, Stratford, Perth South, St. Marys

Perth—Wellington is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2007 provincial election.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington ridings.

It consists of the County of Perth, and the Town of Minto and the townships of Mapleton and Wellington North in the County of Wellington.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Perth—Wellington
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington
39th  2007–2011     John Wilkinson Liberal
40th  2011–2014     Randy Pettapiece Progressive Conservative
41st  2014–Present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2014
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRandy Pettapiece 15,996 39.00 -1.09
LiberalStewart Skinner 13,510 32.94 -6.59
New DemocraticRomayne Smith Fullerton 7,768 18.94 +3.18
GreenChris Desjardins 2,000 4.88 +2.40
Family CoalitionIrma DeVries 789 1.92 +0.23
LibertarianScott Marshall 411 1.00
IndependentMatthew Murphy 343 0.84
FreedomRobby Smink 198 0.48 +0.04
Total valid votes 41,015100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.75
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRandy Pettapiece 14,845 40.09 +8.05
LiberalJohn Wilkinson 14,635 39.53 -7.65
New DemocraticEllen Papenburg 5,836 15.76 +5.62
GreenChris Desjardins 918 2.48 -5.27
Family CoalitionIrma DeVries 627 1.69 -0.27
FreedomRobby Smink 164 0.44 +0.07
Total valid votes 37,025100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1440.39
Turnout 37,16951.89
Eligible voters 71,629
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.85
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Wilkinson 18,249 47.18
Progressive ConservativeJohn Rutherford 12,391 32.04
New DemocraticDonna Hansen 3,922 10.14
GreenAnita Payne 2,997 7.75
Family CoalitionPat Bannon 760 1.96
IndependentKevin Allman 216 0.56
FreedomRobby Smink 143 0.37
Total valid votes 38,678 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 25,480 67.6
Mixed member proportional 12,218 32.4
Total valid votes 37,698 100.0

Sources

  1. "Perth-Wellington". www.elections.on.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 070 Perth-Wellington". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Perth—Wellington" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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

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