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Perth - Wellington (070)Candidates:
This largely rural southwestern riding is located just north of London, and has some of the most productive farmland in the province. The riding runs from Komoka in the south to beyond Listowel in the north. The main centre is the city of Stratford, a tourist destination for its world-famous Shakespearean theatre festival. Despite the rich farmland, the major source of employment is in the manufacturing industry, with the autoparts industry concentrated in Stratford and St. Marys. As a result of the 1999 redistribution, the new Perth-Middlesex riding added more than 25 per cent of Middlesex to the whole of the former Perth riding. The 2007 redistribution added 18 per cent of Waterloo-Wellington and another eight per cent of Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey.
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[PDF, 214KB] ( Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.) Political History:The old riding of Perth elected Liberal W.A. Dickson in 1934, 1937 and 1943. Tory Fred Edwards, who was defeated in 1943, won a string of elections beginning in 1945 and ending with a loss to Liberal Hugh Edighoffer in 1967. Edighoffer represented the riding until 1990, when the seat went to New Democrat Karen Haslam. Haslam resigned from the cabinet of then-premier Bob Rae in 1993 to protest the government's so-called "social contract" program of spending cuts. In 1995, she was defeated by Tory Bert Johnson. In the old riding of Middlesex, Conservative Bob Eaton won the seat in 1975, 1977 and 1981. Liberal Doug Reycraft was victorious in 1985 and 1987, but lost to the NDP's Irene Mathyssen in 1990 by just 520 votes. In 1995, the seat went to Tory Bruce Smith. Johnson won the new Perth-Middlesex riding in 1999, capturing 52 per cent of the vote to defeat Liberal John Wilkinson. The tables turned in 2003 as Wilkinson unseated Johnson, winning by 1,337 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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