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:''For the provincial electoral district, see Guelph (provincial electoral district).'' 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.〔http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/in-battle-with-no-incumbent-guelph-remains-liberal-red-1.2617709〕 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.〔http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/liberal-mp-frank-valeriote-won-t-run-in-next-federal-election-1.2102655〕 A so-called "robocall" or voter suppression scandal occurred in this riding during the 2011 federal election, when hundreds of Guelph voters who were opposition supporters〔http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/key-facts-in-canada-s-robocalls-controversy-1.2736659〕 received automated calls (robocalls) claiming to be from Elections Canada on election day, May 2, 2011; these calls directed them to the wrong polling stations. While reports of such calls were also alleged in five other ridings, later described as election fraud by a Federal Court judge, there was insufficient evidence to support charges in those ridings.〔http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/08/14/greasy_robocall_scandal_will_haunt_conservatives_at_the_polls_editorial.html〕〔http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/federal-election-2015/ridings/guelph-35032/〕 The "robocall" incidents were referred to as the "Pierre Poutine" scandal because a cellphone in the affair was registered to a fictitious Pierre Poutine of Separatist Street in Joliette, Que.〔http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/robocalls-phone-number-registered-to-pierre-poutine-1.1147355〕 One June 2, 2014〔http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-sona-charged-with-guelph-robocalls-starts-trial-today-1.2659780〕 Michael Sona, the former director of communications for the Progressive Conservative candidate in the Guelph (Ontario) riding〔http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/michael-sona-wont-appeal-robocalls-conviction-but-will-seek-lighter-sentence-lawyer〕 was charged with "wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent an elector from voting".〔http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/trial-begins-monday-for-guelph-pc-staffer-charged-in-robocalls-scandal-1.1847885〕〔http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/guelph-robocall-victims-ask-elections-canada-to-reopen-case-1.3158248〕 Sona was found guilty on November 14, 2014 〔http://www.citynews.ca/2014/11/19/michael-sona-sentenced-to-9-months-in-robocalls-scandal/〕 and was sentenced to nine months in jail plus twelve months of probation.〔http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-sona-sentenced-to-9-months-in-jail-for-callous-robocalls-1.2839410〕 During the trial, Justice Hearn agreed with the Crown allegation 〔http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/pierre-poutine-robocalls-planned-by-more-than-one-person-but-michael-sona-was-directing-mind-crown-says〕 that Sona had likely not acted alone.〔http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/robocalls-trial-michael-sona-sentenced-to-9-months-in-jail-1.2108744〕〔http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-sona-guilty-in-robocalls-trial-but-did-not-likely-act-alone-1.2735676〕 Sona was subsequently (Dec. 1, 2014) released from the Maplehurst Correctional Complex on bail after serving twelve days, pending his appeal of the sentence. However, he did not appeal the conviction.〔http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/michael-sona-wont-appeal-robocalls-conviction-but-will-seek-lighter-sentence-lawyer〕〔http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/michael-sona-wont-appeal-robocalls-conviction-but-will-seek-lighter-sentence-lawyer〕 Based on another incident during the 2011 federal election campaign, Liberal MP Frank Valeriote’s riding association was fined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for violations of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules. As reported by the National Post,〔http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/robocalls-frank-valeriote〕 this fine was based on a robocall message that anonymously attacked the Conservative opponent’s position on abortion. The call failed to identify its originator and did not give a callback number, according to the National Post article. Under a settlement agreement with Valeriote, the CRTC assessed a $4,900 fine. The Liberal candidate in the 2015 federal election in the Guelph riding was Lloyd Longfield who was previously president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce.〔http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/5968217-longfield-touts-guelph-s-qualities-after-cruising-to-election-win/〕 Longfield was elected on October 19, 2015 with nearly 50 per cent of the popular vote, more than 15,000 votes ahead of the Conservative candidate Gloria Kovach.〔http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/5958599-guelph-2015-federal-election-results/〕 ==History== Guelph riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton—Wentworth, Wellington and Wellington—Grey ridings. It consisted initially of the Townships of Eramosa, Guelph, Pilkington and Puslinch and the City of Guelph in the County of Wellington. The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was merged into Guelph—Wellington riding, adding Erin to the existing boundaries. In 1996, Erin and Pilkington was removed from the riding. In 2003, a new riding of Guelph was created again, consisting solely of the City of Guelph. This riding gained a fraction of territory from Wellington—Halton Hills during the 2012 electoral redistribution. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guelph (electoral district)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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