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
MP	John Nater; Conservative
;
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2021
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 division(s)	Perth, Wellington
Census subdivision(s)	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[]

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

Notes: NHS Profile, Statistics Canada – References: 2016^[4] 2011^[5] earlier^[6]

Visible Minorities and Aboriginals^[7]
Group	2016 Census		2011 Census
Group	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

Population by mother tongue^[8]
Group	2016 Census		2011 Census
Group	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)

Mobility over previous five years
Group	2016 Census		2011 Census
Group	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.^[9]

Members of Parliament[]

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	2015–2019	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^[10]

v 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^[11]

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^[12]^[13]

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. February 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
^ 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

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 August 17, 2015.

[cp2016-4] "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

[cp2011-5] "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2015.

[cp2001-6] "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

[7] rivate households

[8] xcluding institutional residents

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

[10] "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[11] "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

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

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

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

v t 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