Wellington (federal electoral district)
 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[edit]
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Wellington South and Wentworth | ||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Alfred Hales | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Frank Maine | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Guelph | ||||
Election results[edit]
| 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 | ||||||
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