Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (provincial electoral district)

Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey is a former provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada that elected one Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1999 from Wellington, Grey and Dufferin—Peel. It was abolished in 2007 into Dufferin—Caledon, Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, Perth—Wellington and Wellington—Halton Hills ridings.

The riding included all of Dufferin County plus the municipalities of Caledon, Erin, West Luther Township, Arthur, Southgate and Mount Forest.

The provincial riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey was created when the Harris government passed a bill reducing the number of ridings electing Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) in the Legislative Assembly so that they were the same as the number of federal Members of Parliament from Ontario.

David Tilson of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario was elected from the riding in the 1999 provincial election. In April 2002, Tilson resigned his seat in order to give the newly elected party leader and Premier of Ontario, Ernie Eves, an opportunity to enter the provincial legislature through a by-election. Eves won the by-election and retained his seat in the subsequent 2003 election although his government was defeated.

Eves subsequently resigned as party leader and, on January 31, 2005, he resigned his seat in order to give his successor, John Tory the opportunity to enter the legislature through a by-election.

The by-election was held on March 17, 2005. Tory was the Progressive Conservative candidate against Bob Duncanson for the Ontario Liberal Party, Lynda McDougall for the Ontario New Democratic Party, Frank de Jong who was leader of the Green Party of Ontario as well as the party's candidate, and independent Representative candidate William Cook. Tory won, with 56.3% of the vote.

Members of Provincial Parliament

  1. David Tilson, Progressive Conservative (1999–2002)
  2. Ernie Eves, Progressive Conservative (2002–2005)
  3. John Tory, Progressive Conservative (2005–2007)

Election results

2005 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Tory 15,610 56.3 -
LiberalBob Duncanson 4,625 16.7 -
New DemocraticLynda McDougall 3,881 14.0
GreenFrank de Jong 2,767 10.0
Family CoalitionPaul Micelli 479 1.7 -
IndependentWilliam Cook 163 0.6 -
LibertarianPhilip Bender 135 0.5 -
IndependentJohn Turmel 85 0.3 -
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeErnie Eves 29,222 56.64 -8.12
LiberalDan Yake 14,859 28.8 -0.03
GreenFrank De Jong 3,161 6.13 3.68
New DemocraticMitchel Healey 3,148 6.1 +2.13
Family CoalitionDave Davies 1,202 2.33
2002 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeErnie Eves 15,288 46.59
LiberalJosh Matlow 11,728 35.74
New DemocraticDoug Wilcox 2,633 8.02
GreenRichard Procter 2,017 6.15
Family CoalitionDave Davies 1,025 3.12
IndependentJohn Turmel 120 0.37
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Tilson 30,532 64.76
LiberalSteve White 13,591 28.83
New DemocraticNoel Duignan 1,871 3.97
GreenRichard Procter 1,156 2.45
Total valid votes/ 47,150 100.00
Total rejected ballots 342
Turnout 49,492 58.6
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