Randy Pettapiece

Randy Pettapiece
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Perth—Wellington
Assumed office
October 6, 2011
Preceded by John Wilkinson
Personal details
Born 1949 (age 67–68)
Cottam, Ontario
Political party Progressive Conservative
Occupation Businessman

Randy Pettapiece (born c. 1949) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Perth—Wellington. He has been an MPP since 2011.

Background

Pettapiece was born and raised on a farm near Cottam, Ontario.[1] He owns a decorating business.[2]

Politics

Pettapiece served two terms as a councillor for the township of North Perth, Ontario.[2]

In the 2011 provincial election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Perth—Wellington. He defeated Liberal incumbent John Wilkinson by 210 votes.[2][3] He was re-elected in the 2014 election defeating Liberal candidate Stewart Skinner by 2,486 votes.[4]

He is the party's critic for Community and Social Services and for Horse Racing.[5]

Electoral record

Ontario general election, 2014
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRandy Pettapiece 15,996 39.00 -1.09
LiberalStewart Skinner 13,510 32.94 -6.59
New DemocraticRomayne Smith Fullerton 7,768 18.94 +3.18
GreenChris Desjardins 2,000 4.88 +2.40
Family CoalitionIrma DeVries 789 1.92 +0.23
LibertarianScott Marshall 411 1.00
IndependentMatthew Murphy 343 0.84
FreedomRobby Smink 198 0.48 +0.04
Total valid votes 41,015100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.75
Source: Elections Ontario[6]


Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRandy Pettapiece 14,282 40.6 +8.6
LiberalJohn Wilkinson 13,652 38.8 -6.8
New DemocraticEllen Papenburg 5,596 15.9 +5.8
GreenChris Desjardins 877 2.5 -5.3
Family CoalitionIrma DeVries 611 1.7 -0.3
FreedomRobby Smink 158 0.4 0.0
Total valid votes 35,176100.0

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Chris (April 3, 2013). "'Red tape' angers farmers". The Windsor Star. p. A5.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pettapiece unseats Wilkinson". London Free Press. October 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. ↑ "General Election by District: Perth-Wellington". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ontario PC Party - Our Team".
  6. ↑ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 070 Perth-Wellington". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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