Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (provincial electoral district)
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Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey is a former provincial electoral district
in southwestern Ontario
, Canada
that elected one Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
. It was created in 1999 from Wellington
, Grey and Dufferin—Peel. It was abolished in 2007 into Dufferin—Caledon
, Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
, Perth—Wellington
and Wellington—Halton Hills
ridings.
The riding included all of Dufferin County
plus the municipalities of Caledon
, Erin
, West Luther Township, Arthur
, Southgate
and Mount Forest
.
The provincial riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey was created when the Harris government
passed a bill reducing the number of ridings electing Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) in the Legislative Assembly so that they were the same as the number of federal Members of Parliament from Ontario.
David Tilson
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
was elected from the riding in the 1999 provincial election
. In April 2002, Tilson resigned his seat in order to give the newly-elected party leader and Premier of Ontario
, Ernie Eves
, an opportunity to enter the provincial legislature through a by-election
. Eves won the by-election and retained his seat in the subsequent 2003 election
although his government was defeated.
Eves subsequently resigned as party leader and, on January 31, 2005, he resigned his seat in order to give his successor, John Tory
the opportunity to enter the legislature through a by-election.
The by-election was held on March 17, 2005. Tory was the Progressive Conservative candidate against Bob Duncanson for the Ontario Liberal Party
, Lynda McDougall for the Ontario New Democratic Party
, Frank de Jong
who is leader of the Green Party of Ontario
as well as the party's candidate, and independent Representative candidate William Cook. Tory won, with 56.3% of the vote.
|John Tory
|15,610
|56.3
|-
|Bob Duncanson
|4,625
|16.7
|-
|Lynda McDougall
|3,881
|14.0
|-
|Frank de Jong
|2,767
|10.0
|-
|Paul Micelli
|479
|1.7
|-
|William Cook
|163
|0.6
|-
|Philip Bender
|135
|0.5
|-
|John C. Turmel
|85
|0.3
|-
|-
|Ernie Eves
|align="right"|29,222
|align="right"|56.64
|align="right"|-8.12
|-
|Dan Yake
|align="right"|14,859
|align="right"|28.8
|align="right"|-0.03
|-
|Frank De Jong
|align="right"|3,161
|align="right"|6.13
|align="right"|3.68
|-
|Mitchel Healey
|align="right"|3,148
|align="right"|6.1
|align="right"|+2.13
|-
|Dave Davies
|align="right"|1,202
|align="right"|2.33
|}
|Ernie Eves
|align="right"|15,288
|align="right"|46.59
|-
|Josh Matlow
|align="right"|11,728
|align="right"|35.74
|-
|Doug Wilcox
|align="right"|2,633
|align="right"|8.02
|-
|Richard Procter
|align="right"|2,017
|align="right"|6.15
|-
|Dave Davies
|align="right"|1,025
|align="right"|3.12
|-
|John C. Turmel
|align="right"|120
|align="right"|0.37
|}
|-
|David Tilson
|align="right"|30,532
|align="right"|64.76
|-
|Steve White
|align="right"|13,591
|align="right"|28.83
|-
|Noel Duignan
|align="right"|1,871
|align="right"|3.97
|-
|Richard Procter
|align="right"|1,156
|align="right"|2.45
|}
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in southwestern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
that elected one Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
. It was created in 1999 from Wellington
Wellington (electoral district)
Wellington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979.This riding was created in 1968 from parts of Wellington South and Wentworth ridings...
, Grey and Dufferin—Peel. It was abolished in 2007 into Dufferin—Caledon
Dufferin—Caledon (provincial electoral district)
Dufferin—Caledon is a provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. The entire riding was carved from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, and includes all of Dufferin County plus the town of Caledon in Peel Region.The riding also existed...
, Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound (provincial electoral district)
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound is a provincial electoral district in western Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario....
, Perth—Wellington
Perth—Wellington
Perth—Wellington is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington ridings....
and Wellington—Halton Hills
Wellington—Halton Hills (provincial electoral district)
Wellington—Halton Hills is a provincial electoral district in western Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario....
ridings.
The riding included all of Dufferin County
Dufferin County, Ontario
Dufferin County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Orangeville, and the current Warden is Deputy Mayor Warren Maycock of the Town of Orangeville, Ontario. The Current Chief Administrative Officer is Linda J. Dean...
plus the municipalities of Caledon
Caledon, Ontario
Caledon is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat urban, though it is primarily rural in nature...
, Erin
Erin, Ontario
Erin is a town in Wellington County, approximately 80 kilometres northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Erin is an amalgamated town, composed of the former Villages of Erin and Hillsburgh, and the hamlets of Ballinafad, Brisbane, Cedar Valley, Crewson's Corners, and Orton, as well as the former...
, West Luther Township, Arthur
Arthur, Ontario
Arthur is a community located just north of Hwy 6 and Wellington Road 109 in the township of Wellington North, Ontario, Canada. Formerly an independent village, Arthur was amalgamated into Wellington North on January 1, 1999.-History:...
, Southgate
Southgate, Ontario
Southgate is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in the southeast corner of Grey County. Southgate was formed on January 1, 2000, when the Village of Dundalk, the Township of Proton and the Township of Egremont were amalgamated...
and Mount Forest
Mount Forest, Ontario
Mount Forest is an unincorporated community located on the junction of the 6 and the 89 in the township of Wellington North, Ontario. The town's motto is "High, Happy, Healthy", which can be seen on the water tower when approaching the town from the south....
.
The provincial riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey was created when the Harris government
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
passed a bill reducing the number of ridings electing Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) in the Legislative Assembly so that they were the same as the number of federal Members of Parliament from Ontario.
David Tilson
David Tilson
David Allan Tilson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2002, and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative Member of Parliament in 2004.Tilson was educated at the University of New...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
was elected from the riding in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
. In April 2002, Tilson resigned his seat in order to give the newly-elected party leader and Premier of Ontario
Premier of Ontario
The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
, Ernie Eves
Ernie Eves
Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...
, an opportunity to enter the provincial legislature through a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
. Eves won the by-election and retained his seat in the subsequent 2003 election
Ontario general election, 2003
The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
although his government was defeated.
Eves subsequently resigned as party leader and, on January 31, 2005, he resigned his seat in order to give his successor, John Tory
John Tory
John Howard Tory is a Canadian businessman, political activist, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former Member of Provincial Parliament and broadcaster...
the opportunity to enter the legislature through a by-election.
The by-election was held on March 17, 2005. Tory was the Progressive Conservative candidate against Bob Duncanson for the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
, Lynda McDougall for the Ontario New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
, Frank de Jong
Frank de Jong
Frank de Jong, is a Canadian politician, environmentalist and elementary school teacher at Fern Avenue Public School...
who is leader of the Green Party of Ontario
Green Party of Ontario
The Green Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. It has never held any seats in the Ontario Legislative Assembly; however, the party did see significant gains in the 2007 provincial election, earning 8% of the popular vote with some candidates...
as well as the party's candidate, and independent Representative candidate William Cook. Tory won, with 56.3% of the vote.
Members of Provincial Parliament
- David TilsonDavid TilsonDavid Allan Tilson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2002, and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative Member of Parliament in 2004.Tilson was educated at the University of New...
, Progressive Conservative (1999-2002) - Ernie EvesErnie EvesErnest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...
, Progressive Conservative (2002-2005) - John ToryJohn ToryJohn Howard Tory is a Canadian businessman, political activist, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former Member of Provincial Parliament and broadcaster...
, Progressive Conservative (2005-2007)
Election results
|John Tory
John Tory
John Howard Tory is a Canadian businessman, political activist, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former Member of Provincial Parliament and broadcaster...
|15,610
|56.3
|-
|Bob Duncanson
|4,625
|16.7
|-
|Lynda McDougall
|3,881
|14.0
|-
|Frank de Jong
Frank de Jong
Frank de Jong, is a Canadian politician, environmentalist and elementary school teacher at Fern Avenue Public School...
|2,767
|10.0
|-
|Paul Micelli
|479
|1.7
|-
|William Cook
|163
|0.6
|-
|Philip Bender
|135
|0.5
|-
|John C. Turmel
John C. Turmel
John C. Turmel is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness Book of Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost having contested 75 elections and lost 74...
|85
|0.3
|-
|-
|Ernie Eves
Ernie Eves
Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...
|align="right"|29,222
|align="right"|56.64
|align="right"|-8.12
|-
|Dan Yake
|align="right"|14,859
|align="right"|28.8
|align="right"|-0.03
|-
|Frank De Jong
Frank de Jong
Frank de Jong, is a Canadian politician, environmentalist and elementary school teacher at Fern Avenue Public School...
|align="right"|3,161
|align="right"|6.13
|align="right"|3.68
|-
|Mitchel Healey
|align="right"|3,148
|align="right"|6.1
|align="right"|+2.13
|-
|Dave Davies
|align="right"|1,202
|align="right"|2.33
|}
|Ernie Eves
Ernie Eves
Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...
|align="right"|15,288
|align="right"|46.59
|-
|Josh Matlow
|align="right"|11,728
|align="right"|35.74
|-
|Doug Wilcox
|align="right"|2,633
|align="right"|8.02
|-
|Richard Procter
|align="right"|2,017
|align="right"|6.15
|-
|Dave Davies
|align="right"|1,025
|align="right"|3.12
|-
|John C. Turmel
John C. Turmel
John C. Turmel is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness Book of Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost having contested 75 elections and lost 74...
|align="right"|120
|align="right"|0.37
|}
|-
|David Tilson
David Tilson
David Allan Tilson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2002, and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative Member of Parliament in 2004.Tilson was educated at the University of New...
|align="right"|30,532
|align="right"|64.76
|-
|Steve White
|align="right"|13,591
|align="right"|28.83
|-
|Noel Duignan
Noel Duignan
Noel Duignan is former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.-Background:...
|align="right"|1,871
|align="right"|3.97
|-
|Richard Procter
|align="right"|1,156
|align="right"|2.45
|}