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This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Wellington West (electoral district). Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Wellington West
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1871
District abolished1925
First contested1871
Last contested1923

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
Assembly Years Member Party
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 Tucker Protestant 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
Merged into Wellington Northeast before the 1926 election

Election results

1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John McGowan 1,553 51.63
Liberal Robert McKim 1,455 48.37
Total valid votes 3,008 73.82
Eligible voters 4,075
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario
Ontario provincial by-election, October 1875
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John McGowan 1,238 50.57
Liberal Robert McKim 1,210 49.43
Total valid votes 2,448
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert McKim 2,026 56.00 +6.57
Conservative John McGowan 1,592 44.00 −6.57
Total valid votes 3,618 64.61
Eligible voters 5,600
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.57
Source: Elections Ontario

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.
  2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  4. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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