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 was 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.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Dufferin—Peel, Grey, and Wellington
37th  1999–2002   David Tilson Progressive Conservative
 2002–2003 Ernie Eves
38th  2003–2005
 2005–2007 John Tory
Riding dissolved into Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, Dufferin—Caledon, Perth—Wellington, and Wellington—Halton Hills

Election results

2005 by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Tory 15,61056.3-
Liberal Bob Duncanson4,62516.7-
New Democratic Lynda McDougall3,88114.0
Green Frank de Jong 2,76710.0
Family Coalition Paul Micelli4791.7-
Independent William Cook1630.6-
Libertarian Philip Bender1350.5-
Independent John Turmel 850.3-
2003 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Eves 29,22256.64-8.12
Liberal Dan Yake14,85928.8-0.03
Green Frank De Jong 3,1616.133.68
New Democratic Mitchel Healey3,1486.1+2.13
Family Coalition Dave Davies1,2022.33
2002 by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Eves 15,28846.59
Liberal Josh Matlow 11,72835.74
New Democratic Doug Wilcox2,6338.02
Green Richard Procter2,0176.15
Family Coalition Dave Davies1,0253.12
Independent John Turmel 1200.37
1999 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative David Tilson 30,53264.76
Liberal Steve White13,59128.83
New Democratic Noel Duignan 1,8713.97
Green Richard Procter1,1562.45
Total valid votes/ 47,150 100.00
Total rejected ballots342
Turnout 49,492 58.6

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