Perth—Middlesex

Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Perth—Middlesex
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1996
District abolished	2003
First contested	1997
Last contested	2003 by-election

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		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

v t e 1997 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			44,500	100.00

v t e 2000 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			42,076	100.00
	Liberal hold		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			30,830	100.00	–
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+8.09
By-election called upon Mr. Richardson's resignation.

Provincial

2003 Ontario general election
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			39,842	100.00
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		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			42,436	100.00

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada
Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central
Ontario

Barrie—Innisfil
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Dufferin—Caledon
Durham
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
Newmarket—Aurora
Northumberland—Peterborough South
Peterborough—Kawartha
Simcoe—Grey
Simcoe North
York—Simcoe

Eastern
Ontario

Bay of Quinte
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Hastings—Lennox and Addington
Kingston and the Islands
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
(federal electoral district)|Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

S Durham
& York

SW Durham	Ajax Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Whitby
S York	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)

Scarborough	Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough-Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest
Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston
Etobicoke	Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North

Cities of
Brampton &
Mississauga

Brampton	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West
Mississauga	Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern
Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara

Southwestern Halton	Burlington Milton Oakville Oakville North—Burlington
City of Hamilton	Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Niagara	Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West St. Catharines