Perth—Wellington (provincial electoral district)

Perth—Wellington
Ontario electoral district
Perth—Wellington in relation to other southern Ontario ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
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  2014–2018
42nd  2018–present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRandy Pettapiece23,73650.67+11.67
New DemocraticMichael O'Brien14,38530.71+11.77
LiberalBrendan Knight5,06210.81-22.13
GreenLisa Olsen2,7465.86+0.98
LibertarianScott Marshall3800.81-0.19
Consensus OntarioPaul McKendrick3200.68n/a
FreedomRob Smeenk1250.27-0.21
AllianceAndrew Stanton890.19n/a
Total valid votes 46,843100.00  
Eligible voters 75,420
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.05
Source: Elections Ontario[2]


Ontario general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRandy Pettapiece15,99639.00-1.09
LiberalStewart Skinner13,51032.94-6.59
New DemocraticRomayne Smith Fullerton7,76818.94+3.18
GreenChris Desjardins2,0004.88+2.40
Family CoalitionIrma DeVries7891.92+0.23
LibertarianScott Marshall4111.00
IndependentMatthew Murphy3430.84
FreedomRobby Smink1980.48+0.04
Total valid votes 41,015100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.75
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRandy Pettapiece14,84540.09+8.05
LiberalJohn Wilkinson14,63539.53-7.65
New DemocraticEllen Papenburg5,83615.76+5.62
GreenChris Desjardins9182.48-5.27
Family CoalitionIrma DeVries6271.69-0.27
FreedomRobby Smink1640.44+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[4]
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Wilkinson18,24947.18
Progressive ConservativeJohn Rutherford12,39132.04
New DemocraticDonna Hansen3,92210.14
GreenAnita Payne2,9977.75
Family CoalitionPat Bannon7601.96
IndependentKevin Allman2160.56
FreedomRobby Smink1430.37
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. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 070 Perth-Wellington". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ↑ 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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