Perth—Wellington (federal electoral district) explained

Province:Ontario
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35083
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:John Nater
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Conservative Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:104912
Demo-Electors:75217
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:3580.14
Demo-Cd:Perth, Wellington
Demo-Csd:Minto, Wellington North, North Perth, Mapleton, West Perth, Perth East, Stratford, Perth South, St. Marys

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:

Demographics

Visible minorities and Aboriginals[3]
Group2016 Census2011 Census2006 Census
Population % of total Population % of total Population % of total
Aboriginal 1,450 1.4 1,8951.9 695 0.7
Visible Minority 3,260 3.1 2,0702.0 2,085 2.0
All other 100,815 95.5 98,80096.1 101,095 97.3
Total 105,525 100.0 102,765100.0 103,875 100.0
Population by mother tongue[4]
Group2016 Census2011 Census2006 Census
Population % of total Population % of total Population % of total
English 91,725 86.3 89,950 86.9 88,620 86.4
French 565 0.5 645 0.6 615 0.6
English and French 100 0.1 100 0.1 45 0.1
All other 13,910 13.1 12,850 12.4 13,245 12.9
Total 106,300 100.0 103,545 100.0 102,525 100.0
(Other languages, 2016: 7.8% German, 1.9% Dutch)
Mobility over previous five years
Group2016 Census2011 Census2006 Census
Population % of total Population % of total Population % of total
At the same address 68,030 68.8 67,29069.9 64,01066.7
In the same constituency14,725 14.9 14,620 15.2 15,525 16.2
In the same province14,295 14.5 12,880 13.3 14,215 14.8
From another province750 0.8 605 0.6 905 0.9
From another country1,000 1.0 910 1.01,330 1.4
Total aged 5 or over 98,800 100.0 96,305100.0 95,980 100.0

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.[5]

Members of Parliament

See also

External links

43.801°N -80.939°W

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Perth–Wellington Maps Corner Elections Canada Online. elections.ca. 2015-08-17.
  3. in private households
  4. excluding institutional residents
  5. Web site: Perth - Wellington . . 2008 . CBC News . CBC . 8 March 2017.