Randy Pettapiece
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| Randy Pettapiece MPP |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Perth—Wellington |
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| Assumed office October 6, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John Wilkinson |
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| Born | 1949 (age 66–67) 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[edit]
Pettapiece was born and raised on a farm near Cottam, Ontario.[1] He owns a decorating business.[2]
Politics[edit]
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 Seniors.[5]
Electoral record[edit]
| Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Randy Pettapiece | 14,282 | 40.6 | +8.6 | ||||
| Liberal | John Wilkinson | 13,652 | 38.8 | -6.8 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ellen Papenburg | 5,596 | 15.9 | +5.8 | ||||
| Green | Chris Desjardins | 877 | 2.5 | -5.3 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Irma DeVries | 611 | 1.7 | -0.3 | ||||
| Freedom | Robby Smink | 158 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 35,176 | 100.0 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Thompson, Chris (April 3, 2013). "'Red tape' angers farmers". The Windsor Star. p. A5.
- ^ a b c "Pettapiece unseats Wilkinson". London Free Press. October 7, 2011.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "General Election by District: Perth-Wellington". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
- ^ "New job for Pettapiece". Stratford Gazette. July 9, 2014.
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