Kitchener-Waterloo Matthew Rae, who has served one term as an MPP, keeps his position in this expansive rural Ontario riding that covers Perth County, the Town of Minto, and the townships of Mapleton and Wellington North.
Rae is set to begin his second term as MPP for the area
· Posted: Feb 27, 2025 9:05 PM EST | Last Updated: February 28, 2025 Estimated 1 minute
Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae is projected to win his seat in that riding. (Joe Pavia/CBC)
Progressive Conservative incumbent Matthew Rae has secured a second term in Perth-Wellington.
With all 59 polls reporting:
Rae has received 20,752 votes. Liberal Ashley Fox has garnered 12,547 votes. NDP’s Jason Davis has received 5,578 votes. Green’s Ian Morton has collected 3,299 votes. James Montgomery from the New Blue Party has obtained 1,284 votes. Sarah Zenuh from the Ontario Party has earned 458 votes. Rob Smink from the Freedom Party of Ontario has received 229 votes.
Rae has represented the riding for one term now. During this time, he took on two roles as a parliamentary assistant: Most recently for the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and previously for the Minister of Education.
Riding history
The Perth-Wellington riding was established in 2003 when it was formed from portions of three other ridings: Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey, Perth-Middlesex and Waterloo-Wellington. Liberal John Wilkinson held this seat from 2003 until 2011. Progressive Conservative Randy Pettapiece won in 2011 and served until he decided not to run again in 2022. Rae claimed victory for this seat in that same year.Source link
