Wellington—Halton Hills

For the provincial electoral district, see Wellington—Halton Hills (provincial electoral district).
Wellington—Halton Hills
Ontario electoral district

Wellington—Halton Hills in relation to other southern Ontario electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Michael Chong
Conservative

District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 115,880
Electors (2011) 80,378
Area (km²)[2] 1,487.91
Pop. density (per km²) 77.9
Census divisions Wellington, Halton
Census subdivisions Halton Hills, Centre Wellington, Guelph/Eramosa, Erin, Puslinch
Wellington—Halton Hills in relation to Southern Ontario ridings

Wellington—Halton Hills is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

The Member of Parliament for Wellington—Halton Hills is Michael Chong of the Conservative Party of Canada.

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Guelph—Wellington, Halton and Waterloo—Wellington ridings.

It consists of the Town of Halton Hills in the Regional Municipality of Halton and the townships of Centre Wellington, Guelph/Eramosa and Puslinch and the Town of Erin in Wellington County. Although it is counted as part of Midwestern Ontario, it spills into Halton, which is part of the Greater Toronto Area.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Wellington—Halton Hills
Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey,
Guelph—Wellington, Halton and Waterloo—Wellington
38th  2004  2006     Michael Chong Conservative
39th  2006  2008
40th  2008  2011
41st  2011  Present

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong 35,132 63.70 +6.07
LiberalBarry Peters 9,034 16.38 -5.95
New DemocraticAnastasia Zavarella 7,146 12.96 +3.59
GreenBrent Bouteiller 3,527 6.37 -3.47 9,592.53
Christian HeritageJeffrey Streutker 316 0.57 -0.24
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,155 100.00 $89,278.64
Total rejected ballots 154 0.28
Turnout 55,309 67.27
Eligible voters 82,215
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong 29,191 57.63 +6.97 $67,429
LiberalBruce Bowser 11,312 22.33 -6.83 $71,000
GreenBrent Bouteiller 4,987 9.84 +3.74 $1,497
New DemocraticNoel Duignan 4,747 9.37 -2.94 $800
Christian HeritageJeffrey Streutker 414 0.81 -0.29 $416
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,651 100.00$85,604
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong 27,907 50.75 +7.95 $73,993
LiberalRod Finnie 16,065 29.22 -8.99 $55,605
New DemocraticNoel Duignan 6,785 12.34 +0.43 $5,496
GreenBrent Bouteiller 3,362 6.11 +0.68 $1,102
Christian HeritageCarol Ann Krusky 606 1.10 -0.54 $4,944
IndependentMike Wisniewski 355 0.65 -- $1,174
Total valid votes 54,987100.00$78,546
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong 21,479 42.81 -- $64,026
LiberalBruce Hood 19,173 38.21 -- $73,831
New DemocraticNoel Duignan 5,974 11.91 -- $13,594
GreenBrent Bouteiller 2,725 5.43 -- $799
Christian HeritagePat Woode 826 1.65 -- $2,304
Total valid votes 50,177 100.00 $75,799

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Notes

Coordinates: 43°39′22″N 79°56′31″W / 43.656°N 79.942°W