Perth—Wellington (federal electoral district)
federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada (Since 2004)
Perth—Wellington is a federal electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The riding consists of:
Perth County including the City of Stratford and the Town of St Marys, and
the Town of Minto, the Townships of Mapleton and Wellington North in the County of Wellington.
Demographics
(Other languages, 2016: 7.8% German, 1.9% Dutch)
History
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Perth—Middlesex (76%), Waterloo—Wellington (17%) and Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (7%) ridings. It did not undergo any boundary changes in the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
List of Canadian electoral districts
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
External links
"Perth—Wellington (federal electoral district) (Code 35070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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