Wellington South (provincial electoral district)

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Wellington South
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1986
First contested 1867
Last contested 1985

Wellington South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1986 before the 1987 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Wellington South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Peter Gow Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1876
 1876–1879 James Massie
4th  1879–1883 James Laidlaw
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890 Donald Guthrie
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898 John Mutrie
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904   Joseph Patrick Downey Conservative
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1910
 1910–1911John Ransom Howitt
13th  1911–1914 Henry Scholfield
14th  1914–1919   Samuel Carter Liberal-Prohibitionist
15th  1919–1923  Caleb Henry Buckland Conservative
16th  1923–1926 Lincoln Goldie
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1931
 1931–1934   Duncan Paul Munro Liberal
19th  1934–1934
 1934–1937 James Harold King
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Leslie Hancock Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948   William Ernest Hamilton Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959   Harry Worton Liberal
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987 Rick Ferraro
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Guelph before the 1987 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Peter Gow 94058.42
Conservative Mr. Leslie66941.58
Total valid votes1,60974.56
Eligible voters2,158
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Peter Gow Acclaimed
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 Peter Gow's Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Gow, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Massie's Legislative Assembly information see "James Massie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Laidlaw's Legislative Assembly information see "James Laidlaw, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Donald Guthrie's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Guthrie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Mutrie's Legislative Assembly information see "John Mutrie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Joseph Patrick Downey's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Patrick Downey, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Henry Scholfield's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Scholfield, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Samuel Carter's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Carter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Caleb Henry Buckland's Legislative Assembly information see "Caleb Henry Buckland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Lincoln Goldie's Legislative Assembly information see "Lincoln Goldie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Duncan Paul Munro's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan Paul Munro, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Harold King's Legislative Assembly information see "James Harold King, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Leslie Hancock's Legislative Assembly information see "Leslie Hancock, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Ernest Hamilton's Legislative Assembly information see "William Ernest Hamilton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Harry Worton's Legislative Assembly information see "Harry Worton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Rick Ferraro's Legislative Assembly information see "Rick Ferraro, 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.