 Ontario electoral district | |||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Guelph,_riding.png) Guelph in relation to other Ontario electoral districts (2003 boundaries) | |||
| 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 | ||
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]
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.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ "In battle with no incumbent, Guelph remains Liberal red - CTV News Kitchener". kitchener.ctvnews.ca. October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Liberal MP Frank Valeriote won't run in next federal election - CTV News". www.ctvnews.ca. November 14, 2014. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ O'Flanagan, Rob (October 20, 2015). "Longfield touts Guelph's qualities after cruising to election win". GuelphMercury.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.