Guelph (provincial electoral district)

Guelph is a provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 until 1999, and again from 2007 to present. The riding was created from portions of the Guelph—Wellington riding. The riding includes all of the city of Guelph.

Guelph
Ontario electoral district
Guelph in relation to other southwestern Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Mike Schreiner
Green
District created2004
First contested2007
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)131,790
Electors (2018)106,481
Area (km²)88
Pop. density (per km²)1,497.6
Census division(s)Wellington County
Census subdivision(s)Guelph

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Guelph
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created
34th  1987–1990     Enrico Ferraro Liberal
35th  1990–1995     Derek Fletcher New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Brenda Elliott Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved
Riding created from Guelph—Wellington
39th  2007–2011     Liz Sandals Liberal
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022     Mike Schreiner Green
43rd  2022–present

Election results

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2022 election

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Winner in each polling division in Guelph at the 2022 Ontario General Election

At the 2022 election, the Greens polled the most votes in all but four polling divisions across the riding.


2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Green Mike Schreiner 29,752 54.45 +9.42 $110,235
Progressive Conservative Peter McSherry 11,149 20.41 −1.40 $3,934
Liberal Raechelle Devereaux 7,263 13.29 +3.17 $76,859
New Democratic James Parr 4,402 8.06 −13.51 $41,943
New Blue Will Lomker 1,619 2.96   $2,919
Communist Juanita Burnett 251 0.46 +0.29 $0
None of the Above Paul Taylor 202 0.37 −0.18 $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,638 99.52 +0.31 $155,606
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 260 0.48 -0.31
Turnout 54,898 49.39 -11.73
Eligible voters 110,992
Green hold Swing +5.41
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

2018 election

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2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mike Schreiner 29,082 45.04 +25.75
Progressive Conservative Ray Ferraro 14,084 21.81 +0.97
New Democratic Agnieszka Mlynarz 13,929 21.57 +3.87
Liberal Sly Castaldi 6,537 10.12 −31.40
None of the Above Paul Taylor 358 0.55 +0.55
Libertarian Michael Riehl 297 0.46 +0.14
Ontario Party Thomas Mooney 181 0.28 +0.28
Communist Juanita Burnett 109 0.17 −0.17
Total valid votes 64,577 100.00  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 505 0.78
Turnout 65,082 61.12
Eligible voters 106,481
Green gain from Liberal Swing +12.39
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Liz Sandals 22,014 41.52 -0.91
Progressive Conservative Anthony MacDonald 11,048 20.84 -4.76
Green Mike Schreiner 10,230 19.29 +12.36
New Democratic James Gordon 9,385 17.70 -6.18
Communist Juanita Burnett 178 0.34 +0.04
Libertarian Blair Smythe 170 0.32 -0.33
Total valid votes 53,025 100.00
Liberal hold Swing +1.92
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Liz Sandals 19,815 42.43 +1.68
Progressive Conservative Greg Schirk 11,954 25.60 +0.86
New Democratic James Gordon 11,150 23.88 +10.03
Green Steve Dyck 3,234 6.93 -12.52
Libertarian Philip Bender 305 0.65  
Communist Drew Garvie 139 0.30 -0.1
Independent Julian Ichim 100 0.21  
Total valid votes 46,697 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 206 0.44
Turnout 46,903 50.27
Eligible voters 93,308
Liberal hold Swing +0.41
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Liz Sandals 20,346 40.75 -1.5
Progressive Conservative Bob Senechal 12,180 24.74 -12.37
Green Ben Polley 9,750 19.45 +12.44
New Democratic Karan Mann-Bowers 6,880 13.85 +1.86
Family Coalition John Gots 405 0.81 -0.83
Communist Drew Garvie 166 0.40
Total valid votes 49,727 100.0
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Liz Sandals 23,607 42.25 +8.98
Progressive Conservative Brenda Elliott 20,735 37.11 -15.51
New Democratic James Valcke 6,699 11.99 +0.15
Green Ben Polley 3,917 7.01 +5.54
Family Coalition Alan McDonald 914 1.64
Total valid votes 55,872 100.0
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brenda Elliott 26,246 52.62 +10.07
Liberal Wayne Hyland 16,595 33.27 +4.93
New Democratic Bruce Abel 5,907 11.84 -13.58
Green Bradley Shaw 733 1.47
Independent Anna Di Carlo (Marxist-Leninist) 396 0.79 +0.33
Total valid votes 49,877 100.0
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brenda Elliott 17,204 42.55 +16.9
Liberal Rick Ferraro 11,459 28.34 -1.74
New Democratic Derek Fletcher 10,278 25.42 -12.49
Family Coalition John G. Gots 1,035 2.56 -1.48
Libertarian Thomas Bradburn 265 0.66
Independent Anna Di Carlo (Marxist-Leninist) 187 0.46
Total valid votes 40,428 100.0
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Derek Fletcher 15,051 37.91 +10.7
Liberal Rick Ferraro 11,944 30.08 -24.96
Progressive Conservative Linda Lennon 10,184 25.65 +9.59
Family Coalition John G. Gots 1,602 4.04
Green Bill Hulet 920 2.32
Total valid votes 39,701 100.0
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Rick Ferraro 18,445 55.04
New Democratic Derek Fletcher 9,119 27.21
Progressive Conservative Bob Pierce 5,383 16.06
Independent Bill Hulet 562 1.68
Total valid votes 33,509 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

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2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 26,835 55.4
Mixed member proportional 21,629 44.6
Total valid votes 48,464 100.0

References

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  1. ^ "Results Overview, Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 027 Guelph". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Guelph" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.[permanent dead link]

Sources

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