Randy Pettapiece | |
|---|---|
 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 |
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.
Background
Pettapiece was born and raised on a farm near Cottam, Ontario.[1] He owns a decorating business.[2]
Politics
Pettapiece 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
| 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
- ↑ Thompson, Chris (April 3, 2013). "'Red tape' angers farmers". The Windsor Star. p. A5.
- 1 2 3 "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.