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Guelph (027)Candidates:
This southwestern riding is composed largely of city of Guelph, and includes the townships of Eramosa and Puslinch. Main employers in the area include the University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College and Conestoga College. The riding has a significant Italian community. In 1999, the riding was renamed Guelph-Wellington. It combined all of the riding of Guelph with 20 per cent of the old Wellington riding. The 2007 redistribution kept 87 per cent of the Guelph-Wellington riding and shortened the name.
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[PDF, 276KB] ( Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.) Political History:The former riding of Guelph was won in 1995 by PC candidate Brenda Elliot, who later served as environment minister and then as community, family and children's services minister. In the old riding of Wellington South, Liberal Harry Worton won eight consecutive terms from 1955 to 1985. The Liberal legacy was continued by Rick Ferraro in 1985. Ferraro was re-elected in the redistributed Guelph riding in 1987, beating NDP candidate Derek Fletcher. Fletcher bounced back to unseat Ferraro in 1990, winning by over 3,000 votes. Fletcher's 1995 re-election bid fell far short as he finished third behind PC winner Brenda Elliot and a resurgent Ferraro. Elliot went on to hold the environment and energy portfolios. She was re-elected in 1999, in the new Guelph-Wellington riding, and served as community, family and children's services minister under Ernie Eves. Elliot held the seat until 2003, when Liberal Liz Sandals defeated her by almost 3,000 votes. Guelph (027)Candidates:
This southwestern riding is composed largely of city of Guelph, and includes the townships of Eramosa and Puslinch. Main employers in the area include the University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College and Conestoga College. The riding has a significant Italian community. In 1999, the riding was renamed Guelph-Wellington. It combined all of the riding of Guelph with 20 per cent of the old Wellington riding. The 2007 redistribution kept 87 per cent of the Guelph-Wellington riding and shortened the name.
From Elections Ontario:
Guelph [HTML]
[PDF, 276KB] ( Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.) Political History:The former riding of Guelph was won in 1995 by PC candidate Brenda Elliot, who later served as environment minister and then as community, family and children's services minister. In the old riding of Wellington South, Liberal Harry Worton won eight consecutive terms from 1955 to 1985. The Liberal legacy was continued by Rick Ferraro in 1985. Ferraro was re-elected in the redistributed Guelph riding in 1987, beating NDP candidate Derek Fletcher. Fletcher bounced back to unseat Ferraro in 1990, winning by over 3,000 votes. Fletcher's 1995 re-election bid fell far short as he finished third behind PC winner Brenda Elliot and a resurgent Ferraro. Elliot went on to hold the environment and energy portfolios. She was re-elected in 1999, in the new Guelph-Wellington riding, and served as community, family and children's services minister under Ernie Eves. Elliot held the seat until 2003, when Liberal Liz Sandals defeated her by almost 3,000 votes. (The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | 71 | 0 | 71 | 42.19% |
| PC | 26 | 0 | 26 | 31.67% |
| NDP | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16.79% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.01% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.34% |
| Last Update:October 11, 2:25:56 AM EDT | ||||
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