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 Perth-Wellington.
Candidates
Liberals: Stewart Skinner Progressive Conservatives: Randy Pettapiece* NDP: Romayne Smith Fullerton Green: Chris Desjardins
A rural riding to London’s west, Perth-Wellington includes all of Perth County, the Town of Minto, and the townships of Mapleton and Wellington North. The largest population centre is Stratford.
History
Perth-Wellington is a relatively new riding, created in 2006 from parts of Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey, Perth-Middlesex and Waterloo-Wellington ridings. PC candidate Randy Pettapiece took this riding from Liberal incumbent John Wilkinson last election by just over 600 votes.
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By the numbers
There is a strong German heritage in this riding, with 7.16% of people listing it as their mother tongue. 66.7% of people stayed at the same address between 2006 and 2011, the fifth most in southern Ontario.
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