Perth—Wellington

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Perth—Wellington
Ontario electoral district


Perth-Wellington in relation to other southern Ontario ridings

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Gary Schellenberger
Conservative
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP       John Wilkinson
Liberal
District created 2006
First contested 2007
Demographics
Population (2006) 103,874
Electors (2007) 68,814
Area (km²) 3,782
Pop. density (per km²) 27.5
Census divisions Perth, Wellington
Census subdivisions Aylmer, Bayham, Central Elgin, Dutton/Dunwich, London, Malahide, Southwold, St. Thomas, Thames Centre, West Elgin

Perth—Wellington is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It elected a member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 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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[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Gary Schellenberger 22,004
     Liberal David Cunningham 12,301
     New Democrat Keith Dinicol 8,876
     Green John Cowling 3,117
     Christian Heritage Irma DeVries 1,396


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Gary Schellenberger 18,879
     Liberal Brian Innes 15,032
     New Democrat Robert Roth 7,027
     Green John Cowling 2,770
     Christian Heritage Irma Nicolette Devries 1,273

[edit] Provincial election results

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
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 25480 67.6%
Mixed member proportional 12218 32.4%

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