Perth—Wellington

Perth—Wellington
Ontario electoral district
	Perth—Wellington in relation to other southern Ontario ridings (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
;
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	104,912
Electors (2015)	75,217
Area (km²)	3,580.14
Pop. density (per km²)	29.3
Census divisions	Perth, Wellington
Census subdivisions	Minto, Wellington North, North Perth, Mapleton, West Perth, Perth East, Stratford, Perth South, St. Marys

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]

Demographics[edit]

Canada census – Perth—Wellington community profile
		2011
Population:		104,912 (1.0% from 2006)
Land area:		3,580.14 km² (1,382.30 sq mi)
Population density:		29.3/km² (76/sq mi)
Median age:		40.5 (M: 39.1, F: 41.8)
Total private dwellings:		42,111
Median household income:		$63,182
Notes: NHS Profile, Statistics Canada – References: 2011^[4] earlier^[5]

Visible Minorities and Aboriginals^[6]
Group	2011 Census
Group	Population	% of total
Aboriginal	1,895	1.9
Visible Minority	2,070	2.0
All other	98,800	96.1
Total	102,765	100.0

Population by mother tongue^[7]
Group	2011 Census
Group	Population	% of total
English	89,950	86.9
French	645	0.6
English and French	100	0.1
All other	12,850	12.4
Total	103,545	100.0

(Other languages, 2011: 7.2% German, 2.2% Dutch)

Mobility over previous five years
Group	2011 Census
Group	Population	% of total
At the same address	67,290	69.9
In the same constituency	14,620	15.2
In the same province	12,880	13.3
From another province	605	0.6
From another country	910	1.0
Total aged 5 or over	96,305	100.0

Religions: 79.3% Christian (18.6% Catholic, 15.6% United Church, 8.7% Presbyterian, 7.5% Lutheran, 5.7% Anglican, 2.1% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 19.8% Other), 19.8% No religion
Median individual income (2010): $31,468
Average individual income (2010): $37,380

History[edit]

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.^[8]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Parliament	Years		Party
Perth—Wellington Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington
38th	2004–2006	Gary Schellenberger	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
42nd	2015–present	John Nater

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Nater	22,255	43.0	-11.5	$125,945.50
	Liberal	Stephen McCotter	19,420	37.5	+19.5	$54,799.08
	New Democratic	Ethan Rabidoux	7,756	15.0	-6.3	$39,763.84
	Green	Nicole Ramsdale	1,347	2.6	-2.0	–
	Christian Heritage	Irma DeVries	794	1.5	-0.2	$11,543.38
	No affiliation	Roger Fuhr	217	0.4	–	$28.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,789	100.0		$208,635.42
Total rejected ballots			–	–
Turnout			51,789	68.1%	+4.6%
Eligible voters			76,097
	Conservative hold		Swing		-15.5%
Source: Elections Canada^[9]^[10]

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[edit]

^ Statistics Canada: 2011
^ Statistics Canada: 2011
^ "Perth–Wellington | Maps Corner | Elections Canada Online". elections.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
^ in private households
^ excluding institutional residents
^ "Perth - Wellington". CBC News. CBC. 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Perth—Wellington, 30 September 2015
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

External links[edit]

"(Code 35070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
2011 results from Elections Canada
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Coordinates: 43°48′04″N 80°56′20″W / 43.801°N 80.939°W / 43.801; -80.939

[1] Statistics Canada: 2011

[2] Statistics Canada: 2011

[3] "Perth–Wellington | Maps Corner | Elections Canada Online". elections.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-17.

[cp2011-4] "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-08.

[cp2001-5] "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

[6] rivate households

[7] xcluding institutional residents

[8] "Perth - Wellington". CBC News. CBC. 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

[9] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Perth—Wellington, 30 September 2015

[10] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

v t e Federal ridings in Midwestern Ontario
Conservative	Brantford—Brant Haldimand—Norfolk Huron—Bruce Kitchener—Conestoga Oxford Perth—Wellington Wellington—Halton Hills
Liberal	Cambridge Guelph Kitchener Centre Kitchener South—Hespeler Waterloo

v t e Historical federal ridings in Ontario
Until 2015	Ajax—Pickering Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Barrie Bramalea—Gore—Malton Brampton—Springdale Brant Carleton—Mississippi Mills Chatham-Kent—Essex Halton Kitchener—Waterloo Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Leeds—Grenville Mississauga—Brampton South Mississauga—Erindale Mississauga South Nepean—Carleton Niagara West—Glanbrook Northumberland—Quinte West Oak Ridges—Markham Ottawa—Orléans Peterborough Pickering—Scarborough East Prince Edward—Hastings St. Paul's Scarborough—Rouge River Trinity—Spadina Vaughan Welland Whitby—Oshawa York West
Until 2006	Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound Middlesex—Kent—Lambton
Until 2004	Algoma—Manitoulin Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale Brampton Centre Brampton West—Mississauga Bruce—Grey Carleton—Lanark Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Durham Erie—Lincoln Guelph—Wellington Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant Haliburton—Victoria—Brock Hamilton East Hamilton West Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Kenora—Rainy River Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Markham Mississauga Centre Mississauga East Mississauga West Niagara Centre Nipissing Northumberland Oak Ridges Perth—Middlesex Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge Scarborough East Stoney Creek Stormont—Dundas—Charlotenburgh Thunder Bay—Atikokan Timiskaming—Cochrane Toronto Centre—Rosedale Vaughan—King—Aurora Waterloo—Wellington Whitby—Ajax Windsor—St. Clair York North
Until 2000	Bramalea—Gore—Malton Broadview—Greenwood Carleton—Gloucester Kent—Essex London—Adelaide Stormont—Dundas Victoria—Haliburton Wentworth—Burlington
Until 1997	Algoma Beaches—Woodbine Brampton Cochrane—Superior Don Valley North Elgin—Norfolk Erie Essex—Kent Essex—Windsor Haldimand—Norfolk Halton—Peel Hamilton—Wentworth Kent Kitchener Lambton—Middlesex Lincoln London East London—Middlesex Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville Nepean Oakville—Milton Ontario Ottawa West Perth—Wellington—Waterloo Rosedale Scarborough West Simcoe Centre Thunder Bay—Nipigon Timiskaming—French River Timmins—Chapleau Waterloo Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe York—Simcoe
Until 1993	Brampton—Malton Elgin Markham Renfrew Timiskaming Windsor—Lake St. Clair
Until 1988	Beaches Brampton—Georgetown Durham—Northumberland Grey—Simcoe Guelph Halton Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Mississauga North Nepean—Carleton Ottawa—Carleton Perth Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Simcoe South Spadina Trinity Welland Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe Windsor—Walkerville York East York—Peel York—Scarborough
Until 1984	Cochrane Hastings—Frontenac Sarnia
Until 1979	Broadview Bruce Don Valley Eglinton Etobicoke Fort William Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Greenwood Grenville—Carleton Halton—Wentworth Hastings High Park—Humber Valley Huron—Middlesex Kent—Essex Lambton—Kent Leeds Middlesex—London—Lambton Mississauga Norfolk—Haldimand Northumberland—Durham Oshawa—Whitby Parkdale Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe Perth—Wilmot Port Arthur Renfrew North—Nipissing East Sarnia—Lambton Thunder Bay Timmins Toronto—Lakeshore Waterloo—Cambridge Wellington Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo York—Simcoe York South
Until 1974	Huron Middlesex Ottawa East Peel South Waterloo
Until 1972	Essex Glengarry—Prescott High Park Lakeshore Lanark and Renfrew Perth Renfrew North Sarnia Wellington—Grey
Until 1968	Algoma East Algoma West Brant—Haldimand Brantford Carleton Danforth Dufferin—Simcoe Durham Essex East Essex South Essex West Grenville—Dundas Grey—Bruce Grey North Hamilton South Hastings—Frontenac Hastings South Kent Kingston Lambton West Lanark London Middlesex East Middlesex West Norfolk Northumberland Peel Prince Edward—Lennox Renfrew South Russell Simcoe East Stormont Victoria Waterloo North Waterloo South Wellington—Huron Wellington South Wentworth York—Humber
Until 1953	Brant—Wentworth Frontenac—Addington Glengarry Haldimand Hastings—Peterborough Huron North Huron—Perth Kingston City Peterborough West Prescott Wellington North
Until 1949	Brant Brantford City Muskoka—Ontario Parry Sound
Until 1935	Bruce North Bruce South Elgin West Grey Southeast Huron South Lambton East Norfolk—Elgin City of Ottawa Oxford North Oxford South Perth North Perth South Port Arthur—Thunder Bay Timiskaming North Timiskaming South Toronto East Toronto East Centre Toronto—High Park Toronto Northeast Toronto Northwest Toronto—Scarborough Toronto South Toronto West Centre
Until 1925	Brantford Dufferin Dundas Elgin East Essex North Fort William and Rainy River Frontenac Glengarry and Stormont Grenville Hastings East Hastings West Kingston Lennox and Addington Muskoka Norfolk North Oxford Ontario North Ontario South Peterborough East Port Arthur and Kenora Prince Edward Simcoe South South Oxford Timiskaming Toronto Centre Toronto North Toronto West York East
Until 1917	Brockville Glengarry Grey East Grey South Huron East Huron West Kent East Kent West Lanark North Lanark South Middlesex North Northumberland East Northumberland West Stormont Thunder Bay and Rainy River York Centre
Until 1904	Addington Algoma Bothwell Brant South Bruce East Bruce West Cardwell Centre Toronto Cornwall and Stormont Durham East Durham West East York Grenville South Haldimand and Monck Hamilton Hastings North Kent Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds South Lennox Lincoln and Niagara Middlesex South Muskoka and Parry Sound Norfolk North Norfolk South Ontario West Victoria North Victoria South Wellington Centre Wentworth North and Brant Wentworth South West Toronto York West
Until 1896	Brant North Haldimand Monck Wentworth North
Until 1882	Bruce South Cornwall Essex Huron Centre Huron North Lambton Lincoln Muskoka Niagara Stormont

Perth—Wellington

Contents

Demographics[edit]

History[edit]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Navigation menu

Personal tools

Namespaces

Variants

Views

More

Search

Navigation

Interaction

Tools

Print/export

Languages