PC incumbent Matthew Rae wins in Perth-Wellington
Matthew Rae, a one-term MPP, retains his seat in this large rural Ontario riding that includes Perth County, the Town of Minto and the townships of Mapleton and Wellington North.
Rae is projected to win his 2nd term as MPP for the riding
Progressive Conservative incumbent Matthew Rae has won a second term in Perth-Wellington.
With all 59 polls reporting:
- Rae has 20,752 votes.
- Liberal Ashley Fox has 12,547 votes.
- NDP's Jason Davis has 5,5780 votes.
- Green's Ian Morton has 3,299 votes.
- James Montgomery of the New Blue Party has 1,284 votes.
- Sarah Zenuh of the Ontario Party has 458 votes.
- Rob Smink of the Freedom Party of Ontario has 229 votes.
Rae has served the riding for one term. During that time, he held two parliamentary assistant positions: Most recently to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and before that to the Minister of Education.
Riding history
The riding of Perth-Wellington has existed since 2003, when it was formed from parts of three ridings: Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey, Perth-Middlesex and Waterloo-Wellington ridings.
Liberal John Wilkinson served the riding from 2003 to 2011.
Progressive Conservative Randy Pettapiece, won in 2011 and served until 2022 when he did not seek re-election. Rae won the seat in 2022.
