Perth—Wellington (provincial electoral district)

Perth—Wellington (provincial electoral district)
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 2011
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

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.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament Years Member and margin of victory Party
39th 2007–2011 15.2%     John Wilkinson Liberal
40th 2011-Present 1.8%     Randy Pettapiece Progressive Conservative

Election results

Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Randy Pettapiece 14,282 40.6 +8.6
     Liberal John Wilkinson 13,652 38.8 -6.8
     New Democrat Ellen Papenburg 5,596 15.9 +5.8
     Green Chris Desjardins 877 2.5 -5.3
     Family Coalition Irma DeVries 611 1.7 -0.3
     Freedom Robby Smink 158 0.4 -  
Total valid votes 35,176 100.0

Note: the 2011 election was held on October 6, 2011.

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal John Wilkinson 18,249 47.2 -  
     Progressive Conservative John Rutherford 12,391 32.0 -  
     New Democrat Donna Hansen 3,922 10.1 -  
     Green Anita Payne 2,997 7.8 -  
     Family Coalition Pat Bannon 760 2.0 -  
     Independent Kevin Allman 216 0.6 -  
     Freedom Robby Smink 143 0.4 -  
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

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