Wellington (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Wellington
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1996
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.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Wellington
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
*Wellington North*
1st	1867–1871		Robert McKim	Liberal
2nd	1871–1874		John McGowan	Conservative
3rd	1875–1879		John McGowan	Conservative
*Riding Abolished*
*Wellington Northeast*
17th	1926–1929		George McQuibban	Liberal
18th	1934–1937		George McQuibban	Liberal
*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		Ted Arnott
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly^[1]
*Merged into Waterloo—Wellington then Wellington-Halton Hills*

Election results

v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Robert McKim	1,434	51.29
	Conservative	Mr. Beattie	1,362	48.71
Total valid votes			2,796	81.04
Eligible voters			3,450
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario^[2]

v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert McKim	1,531	63.53	+12.24
	Conservative	Mr. Cross	879	36.47	−12.24
Turnout			2,410	59.40	−21.64
Eligible voters			4,057
	Liberal hold		Swing		+12.24
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, February 1874 Resignation of Robert McKim
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John McGowan	1,627	50.94	+14.47
	Independent	Mr. O'Callaghan	1,567	49.06
Total valid votes			3,194	100.0	+32.53
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+14.47
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[4]^: 396

References

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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.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.