Wellington (federal electoral district)

For other uses, see Wellington (Manitoba provincial electoral district), Wellington (Ontario provincial electoral district), Wellington (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency), and Wellington (Somerset) (UK Parliament constituency). Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Wellington
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1966
District abolished	1976
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.

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

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

Election results

1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank W. Maine	18,171	46.2	+18.0
	Progressive Conservative	Bruce Ernest Payne	14,099	35.9	-17.2
	New Democratic	W. Gerald Punnett	6,165	15.7	-2.4
	Independent	Walter A. Tucker	592	1.5	+1.5
	Communist	Gareth Blythe	124	0.3	-0.1
	Libertarian	Brian Seymour	89	0.2	+0.2
	Marxist–Leninist	Terry Theriault	58	0.2	0.0
Total valid votes			39,298	100.0

1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Alfred Dryden Hales	20,730	53.1	+8.6
	Liberal	Jake Slinger	11,022	28.2	-10.8
	New Democratic	Margaret McCready	7,050	18.1	+1.6
	Communist	Gareth Blythe	174	0.4	+0.4
	Marxist–Leninist	Terry Theriault	67	0.2	+0.2
Total valid votes			39,043	100.0

1968 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Alfred Dryden Hales	13,496	44.5
	Liberal	Ralph Dent	11,842	39.0
	New Democratic	Phil Lanthier	5,012	16.5
Total valid votes			30,350	100.0

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central
Ontario

Eastern
Ontario

S Durham
& York

SW Durham	Ajax Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Whitby
S York	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)

Scarborough	Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough-Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest
Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston
Etobicoke	Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North

Cities of
Brampton &
Mississauga

Brampton	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West
Mississauga	Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern
Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara

Southwestern Halton	Burlington Milton Oakville Oakville North—Burlington
City of Hamilton	Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Niagara	Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West St. Catharines

See also: Former federal ridings in Ontario
Provincial ridings in Ontario

Category:

Former federal electoral districts of Ontario

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

External links