Perth—Middlesex
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1996 |
District abolished | 2003 |
First contested | 1997 |
Last contested | 2003 by-election |
Perth—Middlesex was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.
This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Lambton—Middlesex, London—Middlesex and Perth—Wellington—Waterloo ridings. It consisted of:
- the County of Perth (including the City of Stratford and the Town of St Mary's) and
- the northeast part of the County of Middlesex (consisting of the Townships of McGillivray, East Williams, Lobo, Biddulph and West Nissouri).
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Elgin—Middlesex—London, Middlesex—Kent—Lambton and Perth—Wellington ridings.
Members of Parliament[]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Riding created from Lambton—Middlesex, London—Middlesex and Perth—Wellington—Waterloo |
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36th | 1997–2000 | John Richardson | Liberal | |
37th | 2000–2002 | |||
2003–2004 | Gary Schellenberger | Progressive Conservative | ||
Riding dissolved into Elgin—Middlesex—London, Middlesex—Kent—Lambton and Perth—Wellington |
Federal election results[]
1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | John Richardson | 19,583 | 44.01 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Gary Schellenberger | 11,073 | 24.88 | |||||
Reform | Garnet M. Bloomfield | 9,180 | 20.63 | |||||
New Democratic | Linda Ham | 3,806 | 8.55 | |||||
Christian Heritage | Jamie Harris | 858 | 1.93 | |||||
Total valid votes | 44,500 | 100.00 |
2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | John Richardson | 16,988 | 40.37 | -3.64 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Gary Schellenberger | 11,545 | 27.44 | +2.56 | ||||
Alliance | Garnet Bloomfield | 9,785 | 23.26 | +2.63 | ||||
New Democratic | Sam Dinicol | 2,800 | 6.65 | -1.90 | ||||
Green | Eric Eberhardt | 689 | 1.64 | – | ||||
No affiliation | Tom Kroesbergen | 141 | 0.34 | – | ||||
Canadian Action | Larry Carruthers | 128 | 0.30 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 42,076 | 100.00 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.10 |
Canadian federal by-election, 21 May 2003 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Gary Schellenberger | 10,413 | 33.78 | +6.34 | ||||
Liberal | Brian Innes | 9,412 | 30.53 | -9.84 | ||||
Alliance | Marian Meinen | 5,400 | 17.52 | -5.74 | ||||
New Democratic | Sam Dinicol | 4,703 | 15.25 | +8.60 | ||||
Christian Heritage | Ron Gray | 902 | 2.92 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 30,830 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.09 | ||||||
By-election called upon Mr. Richardson's resignation. |
Provincial election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Wilkinson | 17,017 | 42.71 | +6.36 | |
Progressive Conservative | Bert Johnson | 15,680 | 39.36 | -12.64 | |
New Democratic | Jack Verhulst | 4,703 | 11.81 | +4.61 | |
Green | John Cowling | 1,201 | 3.01 | – | |
Family Coalition | Pat Bannon | 857 | 2.15 | -1.08 | |
Freedom | Robert Smink | 384 | 0.96 | – | |
Total valid votes | 39,842 | 100.00 | |||
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +9.50% |
1999 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Bert Johnson | 22,065 | 52.00 | |||||
Liberal | John Wilkinson | 15,428 | 36.35 | |||||
New Democratic | Walter Edmund Vernon | 3,053 | 7.19 | |||||
Family Coalition | Pat Bannon | 1,369 | 3.23 | |||||
Freedom | Robert J.W. Smink | 521 | 1.23 | |||||
Total valid votes | 42,436 | 100.00 |
See also[]
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links[]
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
- Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results
Categories:
- Defunct Ontario federal electoral districts