# Perth—Middlesex

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 |
| Riding created from Lambton—Middlesex, London—Middlesex and Perth—Wellington—Waterloo |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | John Richardson | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2002 | John Richardson | Liberal |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Gary Schellenberger | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Elgin—Middlesex—London, Middlesex—Kent—Lambton and Perth Wellington |||||

## Election results
### Federal

vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,500 | 100.00 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,076 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.10 |
Canadian federal by-election, 21 May 2003 :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,830 | 100.00 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +8.09 |
| By-election called upon Mr. Richardson's resignation. |||||||

### Provincial

2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,842 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.50% |
1999 Ontario general election :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,436 | 100.00 |