Guelph (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2]
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1976 | ||
First contested | 1979 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 121,688 | ||
Electors (2015) | 94,632 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 87.15 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,396.3 | ||
Census division(s) | Wellington | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Guelph |
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.[3] The Liberal candidate in the 2015 federal election in the riding was Lloyd Longfield, who previously served as president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce.[4] Longfield was first elected on October 19, 2015 and reelected on October 21, 2019.