# Perth—Wellington (provincial electoral district)

Perth—Wellington is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2007 provincial election.
It was created in 2003 from parts of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington ridings.
It consists of the County of Perth, and the Town of Minto and the townships of Mapleton and Wellington North in the County of Wellington.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Perth—Wellington :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington |||||
| 39th | 2007–2011 | John Wilkinson | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Randy Pettapiece | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Randy Pettapiece | Progressive Conservative |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Randy Pettapiece | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Matthew Rae | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Matthew Rae | 20,752 | 47.0 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Ashley Fox | 12,547 | 28.4 | +12.3 |
| | New Democratic | Jason Davis | 5,580 | 12.6 | –9.4 |
| | Green | Ian Morton | 3,299 | 7.5 | +1.2 |
| | New Blue | James Montgomery | 1,284 | 2.9 | –3.0 |
| | Ontario Party | Sarah Zenuh | 458 | 1.0 | –1.4 |
| | Freedom | Rob Smink | 229 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.3 | +3.2 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,788 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –6.0 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Matthew Rae | 19,468 | 46.80 | −3.87 | $78,758 |
| | New Democratic | Jo-Dee Burbach | 9,170 | 22.04 | −8.66 | $56,081 |
| | Liberal | Ashley Fox | 6,708 | 16.13 | +5.32 | $30,153 |
| | Green | Laura Bisutti | 2,627 | 6.32 | +0.45 | $426 |
| | New Blue | Bob Hosken | 2,457 | 5.91 | | $7,326 |
| | Ontario Party | Sandy William MacGregor | 985 | 2.37 | | $846 |
| | Freedom | Robby Smink | 182 | 0.44 | +0.17 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,597 | 99.45 | +0.87 | $117,096 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 229 | 0.55 | -0.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,826 | 50.09 | -10.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,638 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.40 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Randy Pettapiece | 23,736 | 50.67 | +11.71 |
| | New Democratic | Michael O'Brien | 14,385 | 30.71 | +11.79 |
| | Liberal | Brendan Knight | 5,062 | 10.81 | -22.29 |
| | Green | Lisa Olsen | 2,746 | 5.86 | +0.98 |
| | Libertarian | Scott Marshall | 380 | 0.81 | -0.19 |
| | Consensus Ontario | Paul McKendrick | 320 | 0.68 | n/a |
| | Freedom | Rob Smeenk | 125 | 0.27 | -0.23 |
| | Alliance | Andrew Stanton | 89 | 0.19 | n/a |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,843 | 98.58 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 673 | 1.42 | -0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,516 | 60.35 | +4.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,738 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.04 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Randy Pettapiece | 15,992 | 38.96 | -1.13 |
| | Liberal | Stewart Skinner | 13,585 | 33.10 | -6.43 |
| | New Democratic | Romayne Smith Fullerton | 7,764 | 18.91 | +3.14 |
| | Green | Chris Desjardins | 2,005 | 4.88 | +2.40 |
| | Family Coalition | Irma DeVries | 746 | 1.82 | +0.13 |
| | Libertarian | Scott Marshall | 411 | 1.00 | |
| | Independent | Matthew Murphy | 343 | 0.84 | |
| | Freedom | Robby Smink | 202 | 0.49 | +0.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,048 | 98.44 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 650 | 1.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,698 | 55.66 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,914 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.75 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Randy Pettapiece | 14,845 | 40.09 | +8.05 |
| | Liberal | John Wilkinson | 14,635 | 39.53 | -7.65 |
| | New Democratic | Ellen Papenburg | 5,836 | 15.76 | +5.62 |
| | Green | Chris Desjardins | 918 | 2.48 | -5.27 |
| | Family Coalition | Irma DeVries | 627 | 1.69 | -0.27 |
| | Freedom | Robby Smink | 164 | 0.44 | +0.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,025 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 144 | 0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,169 | 51.89 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,629 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +7.85 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Wilkinson | 18,249 | 47.18 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Rutherford | 12,391 | 32.04 |
| | New Democratic | Donna Hansen | 3,922 | 10.14 |
| | Green | Anita Payne | 2,997 | 7.75 |
| | Family Coalition | Pat Bannon | 760 | 1.96 |
| | Independent | Kevin Allman | 216 | 0.56 |
| | Freedom | Robby Smink | 143 | 0.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,678 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 25,480 | 67.6 |
| Mixed member proportional | 12,218 | 32.4 |
| Total valid votes | 37,698 | 100.0 |

## Sources

* ↑ "Perth-Wellington". www.elections.on.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
* ↑ "Perth—Wellington Unofficial Election Results". Elections Ontario. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
* ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
* ↑ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 070 Perth-Wellington". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Perth—Wellington" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
* Elections Ontario Past Election Results
* Map of riding for 2018 election
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