On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Peterborough.
Candidates
Liberals: Jeff Leal*
Progressive Conservatives: Scott Stewart
NDP: Sheila Wood
Green: Gary Beamish
Geography
History
The ultimate bellwether riding, Peterborough has elected an MPP from the governing party every election since 1987. Last election, Jeff Leal was elected to his third term, defeating PC candidate Alan Wilson by just over 4,000 votes. The NDP historically do well in the centre of Peterborough, the Liberals in the city suburbs, and the PCs in the rural areas.
By the numbers
The median age of 44.3 is 4th highest in southern Ontario, as is the percentage of people for whom English is their first language (92.5%).
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