Wellington West (provincial electoral district)

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Wellington West
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1871
District abolished1925
First contested 1871
Last contested 1923

Wellington West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1871 and was abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Wellington West
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
2nd  1871–1874   Robert McKim Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890   Absalom Shade Allan Liberal
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1896  George TuckerProtestant Protective Association
 1896–1898   James Tucker Conservative
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911   James McEwing Liberal
13th  1911–1914   William Clarke Chambers Conservative
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923  Robert Neil McArthur United Farmers
16th  1923–1926   William Clarke Chambers Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Wellington Northeast before the 1926 election

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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 Absalom Shade Allan's Legislative Assembly information see "Absalom Shade Allan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Tucker's Legislative Assembly information see "George Tucker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Tucker's Legislative Assembly information see "James Tucker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James McEwing's Legislative Assembly information see "James McEwing, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Clarke Chambers's Legislative Assembly information see "William Clarke Chambers, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Neil McArthur's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Neil McArthur, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.