Randy Pettapiece (born c. 1949) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Perth—Wellington as MPP from 2011 until he stood down at the 2022 election.
Randy Pettapiece | |
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 Pettapiece speaking during the Members' Statements in 2022 | |
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Rural Affairs) | |
| In office June 26, 2019 – May 3, 2022 | |
| Minister | Ernie Hardeman |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Perth—Wellington | |
| In office October 6, 2011 – May 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Rae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Cottam, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Background
editPettapiece was born and raised on a farm near Cottam, Ontario.[1] He owns a decorating business.[2]
Politics
editPettapiece served two terms as a councillor for the township of North Perth, Ontario.[2]
In the 2011 provincial election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Perth—Wellington. He defeated Liberal incumbent John Wilkinson by 210 votes.[2][3] He was re-elected in the 2014 election defeating Liberal candidate Stewart Skinner by 2,486 votes.[4]
He is the party's critic for Community and Social Services and for Horse Racing.[5]
Electoral record
edit| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Randy Pettapiece | 23,736 | 50.67 | +11.67 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michael O'Brien | 14,385 | 30.71 | +11.77 | ||||
| Liberal | Brendan Knight | 5,062 | 10.81 | -22.13 | ||||
| Green | Lisa Olsen | 2,746 | 5.86 | +0.98 | ||||
| Libertarian | Scott Marshall | 380 | 0.81 | -0.19 | ||||
| Consensus Ontario | Paul McKendrick | 320 | 0.68 | n/a | ||||
| Freedom | Rob Smeenk | 125 | 0.27 | -0.21 | ||||
| Alliance | Andrew Stanton | 89 | 0.19 | n/a | ||||
| Total valid votes | 46,843 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 75,420 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.05 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Randy Pettapiece | 15,996 | 39.00 | -1.09 | ||||
| Liberal | Stewart Skinner | 13,510 | 32.94 | -6.59 | ||||
| New Democratic | Romayne Smith Fullerton | 7,768 | 18.94 | +3.18 | ||||
| Green | Chris Desjardins | 2,000 | 4.88 | +2.40 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Irma DeVries | 789 | 1.92 | +0.23 | ||||
| Libertarian | Scott Marshall | 411 | 1.00 | |||||
| Independent | Matthew Murphy | 343 | 0.84 | |||||
| Freedom | Robby Smink | 198 | 0.48 | +0.04 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,015 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.75 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Randy Pettapiece | 14,282 | 40.6 | +8.6 | ||||
| Liberal | John Wilkinson | 13,652 | 38.8 | -6.8 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ellen Papenburg | 5,596 | 15.9 | +5.8 | ||||
| Green | Chris Desjardins | 877 | 2.5 | -5.3 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Irma DeVries | 611 | 1.7 | -0.3 | ||||
| Freedom | Robby Smink | 158 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 35,176 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Thompson, Chris (April 3, 2013). "'Red tape' angers farmers". The Windsor Star. p. A5.
- ^ a b c "Pettapiece unseats Wilkinson". London Free Press. October 7, 2011.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "General Election by District: Perth-Wellington". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014.
- ^ "Ontario PC Party - Our Team".
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 070 Perth-Wellington". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.