Guelph (electoral district)
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Guelph in relation to other Ontario electoral districts (2003 boundaries) | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
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District created | 1976 | ||
First contested | 1979 | ||
Last contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 121,688 | ||
Electors (2015) | 94,632 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 87.15 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,396.3 | ||
Census divisions | Wellington | ||
Census subdivisions | Guelph |
Guelph (formerly Guelph—Wellington) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. This riding has had a Liberal MP since 1993.[3]
From 2008 until his decision not to run in 2015, the riding's parliamentary seat was held by Liberal MP Frank Valeriote. Valeriote had announced his intention to retire on November 15, 2014.[4]
A so-called "robocall" or voter suppression scandal occurred in this riding during the 2011 federal election, when hundreds of Guelph voters who were opposition supporters[5] received automated calls, or 'robocalls', claiming to be from Elections Canada on election day, May 2, 2011. These calls directed them to the wrong polling stations. While reports of such calls were also alleged in five other ridings, later described as election fraud by a Federal Court judge, there was insufficient evidence to support charges in those ridings.[6][7] The "robocall" incidents were referred to as the "Pierre Poutine" scandal because a cellphone in the affair was registered to a fictitious Pierre Poutine of Separatist Street in Joliette, Que.[8]
One June 2, 2014[9] Michael Sona, the former director of communications for the Conservative candidate in Guelph was charged with "wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent an elector from voting".[10][11][12] Sona was found guilty on November 14, 2014 [13] and was sentenced to nine months in jail plus twelve months of probation.[14] During the trial, Justice Hearn agreed with the Crown prosecutor's allegation that Sona had likely not acted alone.[15][16][17] Sona was released from the Maplehurst Correctional Complex on December 1, 2014, on bail after serving twelve days, pending his appeal of the sentence. He did not appeal the conviction.[18][19]
Based on another incident during the 2011 federal election campaign, Liberal MP Frank Valeriote’s riding association was fined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for violations of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules. As reported by the National Post, this fine was based on a robocall message that anonymously attacked the Conservative opponent’s position on abortion. The call failed to identify its originator and did not give a callback number. Under a settlement agreement with Valeriote, the CRTC assessed a $4,900 fine.[20]
The Liberal candidate in the 2015 federal election in the Guelph riding was Lloyd Longfield, who previously served as president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce.[21] Longfield was elected on October 19, 2015 with nearly 50 per cent of the popular vote, more than 15,000 votes ahead of the Conservative candidate, Gloria Kovach.[22]
History
Guelph riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton—Wentworth, Wellington and Wellington—Grey ridings. It consisted initially of the Townships of Eramosa, Guelph, Pilkington and Puslinch and the City of Guelph in the County of Wellington.
The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was merged into Guelph—Wellington riding, adding Erin to the existing boundaries. In 1996, Erin and Pilkington was removed from the riding.
In 2003, a new riding of Guelph was created again, consisting solely of the City of Guelph.
This riding gained a fraction of territory from Wellington—Halton Hills during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Political geography
In 2008, the election in Guelph was a four-way one between the NDP, Greens, the Tories and the Liberals, who came out on top. The NDP only won a small handful of polls in the centre part of the city, which was also where the Greens did well. In fact, the Greens dominated the central part of the city. The Tories did well on the fringes of the city, mostly along the northern borders and in the far south of the city. The Liberals won the southern and northern and western parts of the city.[23]
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2001 Census
- Ethnic groups: 87.7% White, 2.7% Chinese, 2.6% South Asian, 1.3% Southeast Asian, 1.3% Black, 1.1% Filipino
- Languages: 80.1% English, 1.5% French, 17.4% Others
- Religions: 37.7% Protestant, 31.5% Catholic, 3.1% Other Christian, 1.6% Buddhist, 1.6% Muslim, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 20.8% No religion
- Average income: $32,405
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Guelph Riding created from Halton—Wentworth, Wellington and Wellington—Grey |
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31st | 1979–1980 | Albert Fish | Progressive Conservative | |
32nd | 1980–1984 | Jim Schroder | Liberal | |
33rd | 1984–1988 | Bill Winegard | Progressive Conservative | |
Guelph—Wellington | ||||
34th | 1988–1993 | Bill Winegard | Progressive Conservative | |
35th | 1993–1997 | Brenda Chamberlain | Liberal | |
36th | 1997–2000 | |||
37th | 2000–2004 | |||
Guelph | ||||
38th | 2004–2006 | Brenda Chamberlain | Liberal | |
39th | 2006–2008 | |||
40th | 2008–2011 | Frank Valeriote | ||
41st | 2011–2015 | |||
42nd | 2015–Present | Lloyd Longfield |
Election results
2015 Federal election
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Lloyd Longfield | 34,303 | 49.10 | +5.80 | – | |||
Conservative | Gloria Kovach | 18,407 | 26.35 | -6.52 | – | |||
New Democratic | Andrew Seagram | 8,392 | 12.01 | -4.72 | – | |||
Green | Gord Miller | 7,909 | 11.32 | +5.19 | – | |||
Libertarian | Alex Fekri | 520 | 0.74 | – | ||||
Marijuana | Kornelis Klevering | 193 | 0.28 | – | ||||
Communist | Tristan Dineen | 144 | 0.21 | – | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 69,868 | 100.00 | $238,871.52 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 298 | 0.42 | – | |||||
Turnout | 70,166 | 73.27 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 95,761 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.16 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[24][25] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[26] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Liberal | 25,643 | 43.30 | |
Conservative | 19,460 | 32.86 | |
New Democratic | 9,906 | 16.73 | |
Green | 3,628 | 6.13 | |
Others | 583 | 0.98 |
2011 general election
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Frank Valeriote | 25,574 | 43.37 | +11.15 | $94,243.98 | |||
Conservative | Marty Burke | 19,252 | 32.65 | +3.47 | $87,361.60 | |||
New Democratic | Bobbi Stewart | 9,836 | 16.68 | +0.19 | $12,588.72 | |||
Green | John Lawson | 3,711 | 6.29 | -14.86 | $47,019.22 | |||
Libertarian | Phillip Bender | 192 | 0.32 | +0.05 | none listed | |||
Marijuana | Kornelis Klevering | 171 | 0.29 | +0.01 | none listed | |||
Animal Alliance | Karen Levenson | 123 | 0.20 | +0.08 | none listed | |||
Communist | Drew Garvie | 104 | 0.17 | +0.04 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expenditure Limit | 59,021 | 100.00 | $95,043.06 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 260 | 0.44 | +0.12 | |||||
Turnout | 58,963 | 64.48 | -0.11 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 91,062 | – |
2008 general election
The call for a federal election to be held on October 14, 2008 occurred when Guelph was already in the throes of a by-election scheduled for September 8, which was intended to replace retiring Liberal MP Brenda Chamberlain. As a result of this, the by-election was cancelled, and the four major candidates running opted to represent their parties again in the federal election. They included: Frank Valeriote, a local lawyer with thorough community experience who had garnered the Liberal nomination in an upset over regionally popular Marva Wisdom; Gloria Kovach, a city councillor and former President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities who was controversially handed the Conservative nomination after incument nominee Brent Barr was oustered; Tom King, a renowned author and Native rights activist who received several high-profile endorsements after his NDP nomination; and Mike Nagy, a long-time Green Party spokesperson.
Initially in Guelph, optimism ran high that either the NDP, Green Party, or Conservative Party could procure the seat, as many felt that the nominees might benefit from the relative unpopularity of Stéphane Dion's Liberals and the gaffes made by prior Liberal MP Brenda Chamberlain, who had failed to show up to a number of Parliamentary votes and retired before the end of her term in office. Ultimately, however, Frank Valeriote was able to narrowly garner the seat over star candidate Gloria Kovach, who lost by around three percent and decreased the margin of defeat for her party. Noteworthy, too, was the increase in the electoral returns of the Green Party, who managed to fare better than the federal NDP in Guelph for the first time, finishing with twenty-one percent of the vote - almost three times what they had received in the 2006 election. In terms of distance from winning position, Guelph was the Green Party's best result in the country in 2008.
Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Frank Valeriote | 18,974 | 32.22 | −6.17 | $87,844 | |||
Conservative | Gloria Kovach | 17,186 | 29.18 | −0.58 | $63,415 | |||
Green | Mike Nagy | 12,454 | 21.15 | +12.43 | $76,344 | |||
New Democratic | Tom King | 9,713 | 16.49 | −5.51 | $60,470 | |||
Marijuana | Kornelis Klevering | 166 | 0.28 | – | none listed | |||
Libertarian | Philip Bender | 159 | 0.27 | – | $0.00 | |||
Communist | Drew Garvie | 77 | 0.13 | −0.05 | $374 | |||
Animal Alliance | Karen Levenson | 73 | 0.12 | — | $5,039 | |||
Independent | John Turmel | 58 | 0.10 | – | none listed | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 29 | 0.05 | −0.02 | none listed | |||
Total valid votes/Expense Limit | 58,889 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 191 | 0.32 | −0.03 | |||||
Turnout | 59,080 | 64.59 | −6.17 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 91,463 |
2006 general election
Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Brenda Chamberlain | 23,662 | 38.39 | −6.22 | $56,158 | |||
Conservative | Brent Barr | 18,342 | 29.76 | +3.65 | $80,104 | |||
New Democratic | Phil Allt | 13,561 | 22.00 | +1.97 | $30,173 | |||
Green | Mike Nagy | 5,376 | 8.72 | +1.37 | $27,621 | |||
Christian Heritage | Peter Ellis | 538 | 0.87 | −0.33 | $4,880 | |||
Communist | Scott Gilbert | 111 | 0.18 | – | $280 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 45 | 0.07 | −0.05 | none listed | |||
Total valid votes/Expense Limit | 61,635 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 215 | 0.35 | −0.22 | |||||
Turnout | 61,850 | 70.76 | +6.58 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 87,410 | |||||||
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
2004 general election
Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Brenda Chamberlain | 23,442 | 44.61 | −3.58 | $60,734 | |||
Conservative | Jon Dearden | 13,721 | 26.11 | −12.57 | $61,179 | |||
New Democratic | Phil Allt | 10,527 | 20.03 | +9.67 | $27,613 | |||
Green | Mike Nagy | 3,866 | 7.36 | +5.60 | $15,304 | |||
Christian Heritage | Peter Ellis | 634 | 1.21 | +0.71 | $5,059 | |||
Marijuana | Lyne Rivard | 291 | 0.55 | – | none listed | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 66 | 0.13 | – | none listed | |||
Total valid votes/Expense Limit | 52,547 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 303 | 0.57 | +0.24 | |||||
Turnout | 52,850 | 64.18 | +3.07 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 82,346 | |||||||
Note: Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. | ||||||||
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
1988–2003
The riding was part of the riding known as Guelph—Wellington from 1988 to 2003. It was created in 1987 to include parts of Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe electoral districts.
Guelph—Wellington initially consisted of the City of Guelph, the Village of Erin, and the townships of Eramosa, Erin, Guelph, Pilkington and Puslinch in the County of Wellington.
In 1996, the riding was re-defined to consist of the City of Guelph and the townships of Eramosa, Guelph and Puslinch before being abolished in 2003, and split into the current electoral district and Wellington—Halton Hills electoral district.
Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Brenda Chamberlain | 26,440 | 48.19 | +0.46 | $31,978 | |||
Alliance | Max Layton | 11,037 | 20.12 | +2.83 | $51,423 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Marie Adsett | 10,188 | 18.57 | −2.74 | $19,049 | |||
New Democratic | Edward Pickersgill | 5,685 | 10.36 | −0.05 | $26,212 | |||
Green | Bill Hulet | 966 | 1.76 | +0.64 | $201 | |||
N/A (Christian Heritage) | Gord Truscott | 275 | 0.50 | −1.35 | $3,119 | |||
Canadian Action | Sharon Tanti | 207 | 0.38 | $3,244 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 68 | 0.12 | −0.15 | $8 | |||
Total valid votes | 54,866 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 181 | 0.33 | −0.35 | |||||
Turnout | 55,047 | 61.11 | −5.53 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 90,076 | |||||||
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Brenda Chamberlain | 25,004 | 47.73 | +7.70 | $37,750 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Dick Stewart | 11,160 | 21.31 | +0.72 | $56,755 | |||
Reform | Lyle McNair | 9,054 | 17.28 | −6.39 | $30,052 | |||
New Democratic | Elaine Rogala | 5,456 | 10.42 | +5.53 | $20,301 | |||
Christian Heritage | Peter Ellis | 972 | 1.86 | $7,503 | ||||
Green | Frank Marchetti | 589 | 1.12 | $5 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Elaine Couto | 146 | 0.28 | $0 | ||||
Total valid votes | 52,381 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 357 | 0.68 | −0.25 | |||||
Turnout | 52,738 | 66.64 | +0.14 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 79,141 | |||||||
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. |
Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal | Brenda Chamberlain | 24,359 | 39.24 | $42,976 | ||||
Reform | Gerry Organ | 15,483 | 24.94 | $45,760 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Scott | 12,825 | 20.66 | $57,999 | ||||
Non-Affiliated | Frank Maine | 3,465 | 5.58 | $29,745 | ||||
New Democratic Party | Alex Michalos | 2,904 | 4.68 | $27,092 | ||||
National | Maggie Laidlaw | 2,018 | 3.25 | $6,098 | ||||
Green | Simon C. Francis | 318 | 0.51 | $0 | ||||
Natural Law | David W. Mitchell | 255 | 0.41 | $12 | ||||
Libertarian | Tom Bradburn | 247 | 0.40 | $0 | ||||
Canada Party | John H. Long | 108 | 0.17 | $600 | ||||
N/A (Renewal) | Anna Di Carlo | 78 | 0.13 | $0 | ||||
Abolitionist | Andrew Tait | 20 | 0.03 | $0 | ||||
Total valid votes | 62,080 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 583 | 0.93 | ||||||
Turnout | 62,663 | 67.20 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 93,250 | |||||||
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada. |
Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Winegard | 25,721 | 43.21 | -6.70 | ||||
Liberal | Frank Gauthier | 19,002 | 31.92 | +2.69 | ||||
New Democratic | Alex Michalos | 11,623 | 19.53 | +0.07 | ||||
Christian Heritage | Peter Ellis | 1,978 | 3.32 | |||||
Green | Bill Hulet | 581 | 0.98 | |||||
Libertarian | Michael J. Orr | 298 | 0.50 | -0.17 | ||||
Rhinoceros | Marty Williams | 240 | 0.40 | -0.33 | ||||
Independent | Joanne Bruce | 80 | 0.13 | |||||
Total valid votes | 59,523 | 100.00 |
1979–1984
Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Winegard | 23,484 | 49.91 | +12.36 | ||||
Liberal | Jim Schroder | 13,757 | 29.24 | -9.97% | ||||
New Democratic | Jim Robinson | 9,153 | 19.45 | -2.72 | ||||
Rhinoceros | Susie Mew Catty | 343 | 0.73 | +0.11 | ||||
Libertarian | Walter A. Tucker | 314 | 0.67 | +0.43 | ||||
Total valid votes | 47,051 | 100.00 |
Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Liberal | Jim Schroder | 17,268 | 39.21 | +1.74 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert Fish | 16,539 | 37.55 | -4.41 | ||||
New Democratic | Jim Finamore | 9,765 | 22.17 | +2.44 | ||||
Rhinoceros | Steve Thorning | 272 | 0.62 | |||||
Libertarian | Brian Seymour | 103 | 0.23 | 0.03 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Robert A. Cruise | 53 | 0.12 | 0.02 | ||||
Communist | Alan Pickersgill | 45 | 0.10 | 0.01 | ||||
Total valid votes | 44,045 | 100.00 |
Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert Fish | 18,149 | 41.96 | |||||
Liberal | Frank W. Maine | 16,203 | 37.46 | |||||
New Democratic | Jim Finamore | 8,535 | 19.73 | |||||
Independent | Joe Barabas | 190 | 0.44 | |||||
Libertarian | Brian Seymour | 90 | 0.21 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Robert Cruise | 45 | 0.10 | |||||
Communist | Alan G. Pickersgill | 39 | 0.09 | |||||
Total valid votes | 43,251 | 100.00 |
See also
References
- "(Code 35027) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
Notes
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/in-battle-with-no-incumbent-guelph-remains-liberal-red-1.2617709
- ↑ http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/liberal-mp-frank-valeriote-won-t-run-in-next-federal-election-1.2102655
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/key-facts-in-canada-s-robocalls-controversy-1.2736659
- ↑ http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/08/14/greasy_robocall_scandal_will_haunt_conservatives_at_the_polls_editorial.html
- ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/federal-election-2015/ridings/guelph-35032/
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/robocalls-phone-number-registered-to-pierre-poutine-1.1147355
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-sona-charged-with-guelph-robocalls-starts-trial-today-1.2659780
- ↑ http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/michael-sona-wont-appeal-robocalls-conviction-but-will-seek-lighter-sentence-lawyer
- ↑ http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/trial-begins-monday-for-guelph-pc-staffer-charged-in-robocalls-scandal-1.1847885
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/guelph-robocall-victims-ask-elections-canada-to-reopen-case-1.3158248
- ↑ http://www.citynews.ca/2014/11/19/michael-sona-sentenced-to-9-months-in-robocalls-scandal/
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-sona-sentenced-to-9-months-in-jail-for-callous-robocalls-1.2839410
- ↑ http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/pierre-poutine-robocalls-planned-by-more-than-one-person-but-michael-sona-was-directing-mind-crown-says
- ↑ http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/robocalls-trial-michael-sona-sentenced-to-9-months-in-jail-1.2108744
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-sona-guilty-in-robocalls-trial-but-did-not-likely-act-alone-1.2735676
- ↑ http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/michael-sona-wont-appeal-robocalls-conviction-but-will-seek-lighter-sentence-lawyer
- ↑ http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/michael-sona-wont-appeal-robocalls-conviction-but-will-seek-lighter-sentence-lawyer
- ↑ http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/robocalls-frank-valeriote
- ↑ http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/5968217-longfield-touts-guelph-s-qualities-after-cruising-to-election-win/
- ↑ http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/5958599-guelph-2015-federal-election-results/
- ↑ Pundits' Guide
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Guelph, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
External links
- 1976-87 Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- 2003-2008 Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Coordinates: 43°33′N 80°15′W / 43.550°N 80.250°W