Wellington (Ontario provincial electoral district)

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Wellington
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1996
First contested 1867
Last contested 1995

Wellington was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed in various incarnations and names throughout its existence. It started as Wellington North in 1867 but was abolished in 1879 after only three terms. It was re-established as Wellington Northeast in 1926 and then changed to Wellington North in 1934 which existed until 1955 when it became Wellington-Dufferin. The name was changed again in 1975 to become Wellington-Dufferin-Peel. In 1987 it underwent its final name change to Wellington until 1999 when it was abolished into Waterloo—Wellington before the 1999 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Wellington
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Wellington North
1st  1867–1871   Robert McKim Liberal
2nd  1871–1874   John McGowan Conservative
3rd  1875–1879
Riding Abolished
Wellington Northeast
17th  1926–1929   George McQuibban Liberal
18th  1934–1937
Wellington North
19th  1934–1937   George McQuibban Liberal
20th  1937–1943 Ross McEwing
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955   John Root Progressive Conservative
Wellington-Dufferin
25th  1955–1959   John Root Progressive Conservative
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
Wellington-Dufferin-Peel
30th  1975–1977   Jack Johnson Progressive Conservative
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
Wellington
34th  1987–1990   Jack Johnson Progressive Conservative
35th  1990–1995 Ted Arnott
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Waterloo—Wellington then Wellington-Halton Hills

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Robert McKim 1,43451.29
Conservative Mr. Beattie1,36248.71
Total valid votes2,79681.04
Eligible voters3,450
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert McKim 1,53163.53+12.24
Conservative Mr. Cross87936.47−12.24
Turnout2,41059.40−21.64
Eligible voters4,057
Liberal hold Swing +12.24
Source: Elections Ontario [3]

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References

  1. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Robert McKim's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert McKim, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John McGowan's Legislative Assembly information see "John McGowan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George McQuibban's Legislative Assembly information see "George Alexander McQuibban, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Ross McEwing's Legislative Assembly information see "Ross Atkinson McEwing, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Root's Legislative Assembly information see "John Henry Haines Root, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Jack Johnson's Legislative Assembly information see "John McLellan Johnson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Ted Arnott's Legislative Assembly information see "Ted Arnott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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