# Perth (federal electoral district)

Perth (also known as Perth—Wilmot) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1988. This riding was created in 1933 from Perth North and parts of Perth South ridings.
It initially consisted of the county of Perth, excluding the townships of Fullarton and Hibbert, but including the city of Stratford, the town of Mitchell, and the part of the village of Tavistock that lies in the county of Perth.
In 1947, Perth riding was redefined to consist of the county of Perth, excluding the townships of Fullarton, Logan, and Hibbert but including the city of Stratford and that part of the village of Tavistock contained in the township of Easthope South.
In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the county of Perth, excluding the township of Hibbert but including the city of Stratford and that part of the village of Tavistock contained in the township of Easthope South.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the County of Perth (excluding the Town of Palmerston and the Village of Tavistock), and that part of the County of Waterloo contained in the Township of Wilmot.
The name of the electoral district was changed in 1970 to Perth—Wilmot.
Perth—Wilmot was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Oxford, Perth and Waterloo ridings.
The new riding of Perth consisted of County of Perth. Perth electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was incorporated into Perth—Wellington—Waterloo riding.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Perth |||||
| Riding created from Perth North and Perth South |||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Fred Sanderson | Liberal |
| 19th | 1935–1940 | Fred Sanderson | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Albert Bradshaw | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | James Corry | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Jay Monteith | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Jay Monteith | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Jay Monteith | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Jay Monteith | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Jay Monteith | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Jay Monteith | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Jay Monteith | Progressive Conservative |
| Perth—Wilmot |||||
| 29th | 1972–1974 | William H. Jarvis | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | William H. Jarvis | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Perth, Oxford, and Waterloo |||||
| Perth |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | William H. Jarvis | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | William H. Jarvis | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Harry Brightwell | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Perth—Wellington—Waterloo |||||

## Electoral history
### Perth, 1933 - 1970

1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Frederick George Sanderson | 12,766 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gerrance Hastings Jose | 7,551 |
| Reconstruction | Harry Watson | 2,016 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Gerald Connor | 1,211 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Frederick George Sanderson | 12,926 |
| | Conservative | John Murray | 8,451 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Albert James Bradshaw | 10,961 |
| Liberal | Theodore Parker | 10,785 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Norman Garfield McCully | 1,772 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Neilson Corry | 10,901 |
| Progressive Conservative | Albert James Bradshaw | 9,667 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Walter | 1,697 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jay Monteith | 12,959 |
| | Liberal | James Neilson Corry | 10,939 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jay Monteith | 16,663 |
| | Liberal | James C. Neilson | 9,186 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jay Monteith | 18,295 |
| Liberal | James C. Neilson | 6,842 |
| Independent | Theodore R. Parker | 859 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jay Monteith | 15,108 |
| | Liberal | Fred Hotson | 8,839 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jay Monteith | 15,328 |
| Liberal | R. Neill Bissonnette | 10,442 |
| New Democratic | Thomas O. Soper | 1,065 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jay Monteith | 13,558 |
| Liberal | C. Isabel MacBeth | 9,309 |
| New Democratic | Gerald Alan Pout-MacDonald | 1,712 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jay Monteith | 14,959 |
| Liberal | Bill Somerville | 12,864 |
| New Democratic | Jack Bishop | 3,009 |

### Perth—Wilmot, 1970 - 1976

1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | William H. Jarvis | 19,859 |
| Liberal | C. Cy Cline | 11,684 |
| New Democratic | Gary Gardiner | 4,069 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | William H. Jarvis | 17,636 |
| Liberal | J. David Bradshaw | 13,997 |
| New Democratic | Joan E. Rankin | 3,503 |

### Perth, 1976 - 1987

1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | William H. Jarvis | 19,019 |
| Liberal | J. David Bradshaw | 9,255 |
| New Democratic | John Davies | 4,255 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | William H. Jarvis | 15,172 |
| Liberal | Bob McTavish | 12,077 |
| New Democratic | John Davies | 4,635 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Salah Bachir | 56 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Harry Brightwell | 19,186 |
| Liberal | Brian Innes | 10,155 |
| New Democratic | Ian Munro | 5,599 |