Perth—Wellington
Perth—Wellington is a federal electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The riding consists of:
- Perth County including the City of Stratford and the Town of St Marys, and
- the Town of Minto, the Townships of Mapleton and Wellington North in the County of Wellington.[3]
![]() Perth—Wellington in relation to other southern Ontario ridings (2013 boundaries) | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 104,912 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 75,217 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 3,580.14 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 29.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Perth, Wellington | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Minto, Wellington North, North Perth, Mapleton, West Perth, Perth East, Stratford, Perth South, St. Marys | ||
Demographics
Canada census – Perth—Wellington community profile
| 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 107,908 (2.9% from 2011) | 104,912 (1.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3,580.29 km2 (1,382.36 sq mi) | 3,580.14 km2 (1,382.30 sq mi) |
| Population density | 30.1/km2 (78/sq mi) | 29.3/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.4 (M: 40.1, F: 42.7) | 40.5 (M: 39.1, F: 41.8) |
| Total private dwellings | 43,512 | 42,111 |
| Median household income | $70,567 | $63,182 |
| Group | 2016 Census | 2011 Census | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | % of total | Population | % of total | |
| Aboriginal | 1,450 | 1.4 | 1,895 | 1.9 |
| Visible Minority | 3,260 | 3.1 | 2,070 | 2.0 |
| All other | 100,815 | 95.5 | 98,800 | 96.1 |
| Total | 105,525 | 100.0 | 102,765 | 100.0 |
| Group | 2016 Census | 2011 Census | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | % of total | Population | % of total | |
| English | 91,725 | 86.3 | 89,950 | 86.9 |
| French | 565 | 0.5 | 645 | 0.6 |
| English and French | 100 | 0.1 | 100 | 0.1 |
| All other | 13,910 | 13.1 | 12,850 | 12.4 |
| Total | 106,300 | 100.0 | 103,545 | 100.0 |
(Other languages, 2016: 7.8% German, 1.9% Dutch)
| Group | 2016 Census | 2011 Census | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | % of total | Population | % of total | |
| At the same address | 68,030 | 68.8 | 67,290 | 69.9 |
| In the same constituency | 14,725 | 14.9 | 14,620 | 15.2 |
| In the same province | 14,295 | 14.5 | 12,880 | 13.3 |
| From another province | 750 | 0.8 | 605 | 0.6 |
| From another country | 1,000 | 1.0 | 910 | 1.0 |
| Total aged 5 or over | 98,800 | 100.0 | 96,305 | 100.0 |
History
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Perth—Middlesex (76%), Waterloo—Wellington (17%) and Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (7%) ridings. It did not undergo any boundary changes in the 2012 electoral redistribution.[10]
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth—Wellington Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Gary Schellenberger | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | John Nater | ||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
Election results
Graph of election results in Perth—Wellington (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Nater | 26,984 | 48.6 | +2.3 | ||||
| Liberal | Brendan Knight | 13,684 | 24.7 | -2.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kevin Kruchkywich | 9,552 | 17.2 | +2.6 | ||||
| People's | Wayne Baker | 5,357 | 9.5 | +7.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 55,577 | 99.3 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 380 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 55,957 | 65.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 85,049 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Nater | 25,622 | 46.34 | +3.42 | $73,230.45 | |||
| Liberal | Pirie Mitchell | 15,002 | 27.13 | -10.44 | $48,553.60 | |||
| New Democratic | Geoff Krauter | 8,094 | 14.64 | -0.32 | $19,103.41 | |||
| Green | Collan Simmons | 4,949 | 8.95 | +6.35 | none listed | |||
| People's | Roger Fuhr | 894 | 1.62 | +1.19 | $583.54 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Irma DeVries | 733 | 1.33 | -0.21 | $9,547.05 | |||
| Total valid votes | 55,294 | 99.32 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 381 | 0.68 | +0.33 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,675 | 66.68 | -1.35 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,501 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.93 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Nater | 22,255 | 42.92 | -11.56 | $125,945.50 | |||
| Liberal | Stephen McCotter | 19,480 | 37.57 | +19.59 | $54,799.08 | |||
| New Democratic | Ethan Rabidoux | 7,756 | 14.96 | -6.29 | $39,763.84 | |||
| Green | Nicole Ramsdale | 1,347 | 2.60 | -1.95 | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Irma DeVries | 794 | 1.53 | -0.21 | $11,543.38 | |||
| No Affiliation | Roger Fuhr | 219 | 0.42 | – | $28.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,851 | 99.61 | $208,635.42 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.36 | -0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,037 | 68.03 | +4.56 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,496 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -15.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gary Schellenberger | 25,281 | 54.5 | +6.5 | $82,570 | |||
| New Democratic | Ellen Papenburg | 9,861 | 21.3 | +4.3 | $17,764 | |||
| Liberal | Bob McTavish | 8,341 | 18.0 | -5.7 | $40,957 | |||
| Green | John Cowling | 2,112 | 4.6 | -4.5 | $4.790 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Irma DeVries | 806 | 1.7 | -0.4 | $8,010 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,401 | 100.00 | $84,700 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 179 | – | ||||||
| Turnout | 46,580 | 63.5% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,391 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1% | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gary Schellenberger | 20,709 | 48.0 | +1.9 | $68,139 | |||
| Liberal | Sandra Gardiner | 10,225 | 23.7 | -1.9 | $29,238 | |||
| New Democratic | Kerry McManus | 7,234 | 17.0 | -1.8 | $23,081 | |||
| Green | John Cowling | 3,884 | 9.0 | +2.5 | $13,365 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Irma DeVries | 898 | 2.1 | -0.8 | $8,662 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Julian Ichim | 98 | 0.2 | |||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,048 | 100.0 | $82,152 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9% | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Gary Schellenberger | 22,004 | 46.1 | +4.1 | ||||
| Liberal | David Cunningham | 12,301 | 25.8 | -7.6 | ||||
| New Democratic | Keith Dinicol | 8,876 | 18.6 | +3.0 | ||||
| Green | John Cowling | 3,117 | 6.5 | +0.3 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Irma DeVries | 1,396 | 2.9 | +0.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 47,694 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9% | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Gary Schellenberger | 18,879 | 42.0 | |||||
| Liberal | Brian Innes | 15,032 | 33.4 | |||||
| New Democratic | Robert Roth | 7,027 | 15.6 | |||||
| Green | John Cowling | 2,770 | 6.2 | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Irma Nicolette Devries | 1,273 | 2.8 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 44,981 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- Statistics Canada: 2011
- Statistics Canada: 2011
- "Perth–Wellington | Maps Corner | Elections Canada Online". elections.ca. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- in private households
- excluding institutional residents
- "Perth - Wellington". CBC News. CBC. 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Perth—Wellington, 30 September 2015
- Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
External links
- "(Code 35070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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