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Perth—Wellington (provincial electoral district)

Coordinates: 43°48′04″N 80°56′20″W / 43.801°N 80.939°W / 43.801; -80.939
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Perth—Wellington
Ontario electoral district
Perth—Wellington in relation to other southern Ontario ridings
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Matthew Rae
Progressive Conservative
District created2006
First contested2007
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)107,905
Electors (2018)78,738
Area (km²)3,615
Pop. density (per km²)29.8
Census division(s)Perth, Wellington
Census subdivision(s)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

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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  2018–2022
43rd  2022–present Matthew Rae

Election results

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2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Matthew Rae 19,468 46.80 −3.87 $78,758
New Democratic Jo-Dee Burbach 9,170 22.04 −8.66 $56,081
Liberal Ashley Fox 6,708 16.13 +5.32 $30,153
Green Laura Bisutti 2,627 6.32 +0.45 $426
New Blue Bob Hosken 2,457 5.91   $7,326
Ontario Party Sandy William MacGregor 985 2.37   $846
Freedom Robby Smink 182 0.44 +0.17 $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,597 99.45 +0.87 $117,096
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 229 0.55 -0.87
Turnout 41,826 50.09 -10.26
Eligible voters 83,638
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.40
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Randy Pettapiece 23,736 50.67 +11.71
New Democratic Michael O'Brien 14,385 30.71 +11.79
Liberal Brendan Knight 5,062 10.81 -22.29
Green Lisa Olsen 2,746 5.86 +0.98
Libertarian Scott Marshall 380 0.81 -0.19
Consensus Ontario Paul McKendrick 320 0.68 n/a
Freedom Rob Smeenk 125 0.27 -0.23
Alliance Andrew Stanton 89 0.19 n/a
Total valid votes 46,843 98.58
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 673 1.42 -0.14
Turnout 47,516 60.35 +4.69
Eligible voters 78,738
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.04
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Randy Pettapiece 15,992 38.96 -1.13
Liberal Stewart Skinner 13,585 33.10 -6.43
New Democratic Romayne Smith Fullerton 7,764 18.91 +3.14
Green Chris Desjardins 2,005 4.88 +2.40
Family Coalition Irma DeVries 746 1.82 +0.13
Libertarian Scott Marshall 411 1.00
Independent Matthew Murphy 343 0.84
Freedom Robby Smink 202 0.49 +0.05
Total valid votes 41,048 98.44
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 650 1.56
Turnout 41,698 55.66
Eligible voters 74,914
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.75
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Randy Pettapiece 14,845 40.09 +8.05
Liberal John Wilkinson 14,635 39.53 -7.65
New Democratic Ellen Papenburg 5,836 15.76 +5.62
Green Chris Desjardins 918 2.48 -5.27
Family Coalition Irma DeVries 627 1.69 -0.27
Freedom Robby Smink 164 0.44 +0.07
Total valid votes 37,025 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 144 0.39
Turnout 37,169 51.89
Eligible voters 71,629
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.85
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Wilkinson 18,249 47.18
Progressive Conservative John Rutherford 12,391 32.04
New Democratic Donna Hansen 3,922 10.14
Green Anita Payne 2,997 7.75
Family Coalition Pat Bannon 760 1.96
Independent Kevin Allman 216 0.56
Freedom Robby Smink 143 0.37
Total valid votes 38,678 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

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2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
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

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  1. ^ "Perth-Wellington". www.elections.on.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  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.

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