Wellington (federal electoral district)

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Wellington
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1976
First contested 1968
Last contested 1974

Wellington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979.

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This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Wellington South and Wentworth ridings. It consisted of the City of Guelph and the Townships of Eramosa, Guelph and Puslinch in the County of Wellington; and the Township of Beverly in the County of Wentworth. It was abolished in 1979 when it was merged into Guelph riding.

Members of Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Wellington South and Wentworth
28th  1968–1972   Alfred Hales Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979   Frank Maine Liberal
Riding dissolved into Guelph

Election results

1974 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frank W. Maine 18,17146.2+18.0
Progressive Conservative Bruce Ernest Payne14,09935.9-17.2
New Democratic W. Gerald Punnett6,16515.7-2.4
Independent Walter A. Tucker5921.5+1.5
Communist Gareth Blythe1240.3-0.1
Libertarian Brian Seymour890.2+0.2
Marxist–Leninist Terry Theriault580.20.0
Total valid votes 39,298100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Alfred Dryden Hales 20,73053.1+8.6
Liberal Jake Slinger11,02228.2-10.8
New Democratic Margaret McCready7,05018.1+1.6
Communist Gareth Blythe1740.4+0.4
Marxist–Leninist Terry Theriault670.2+0.2
Total valid votes 39,043100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Alfred Dryden Hales 13,49644.5
Liberal Ralph Dent11,84239.0
New Democratic Phil Lanthier5,01216.5
Total valid votes 30,350100.0

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