Wellington
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1976
First contested1968
Last contested1974

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 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

1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrank W. Maine18,17146.2+18.0
Progressive ConservativeBruce Ernest Payne14,09935.9-17.2
New DemocraticW. Gerald Punnett6,16515.7-2.4
IndependentWalter A. Tucker5921.5+1.5
CommunistGareth Blythe1240.3-0.1
LibertarianBrian Seymour890.2+0.2
Marxist–LeninistTerry Theriault580.20.0
Total valid votes 39,298100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Dryden Hales20,73053.1+8.6
LiberalJake Slinger11,02228.2-10.8
New DemocraticMargaret McCready7,05018.1+1.6
CommunistGareth Blythe1740.4+0.4
Marxist–LeninistTerry Theriault670.2+0.2
Total valid votes 39,043100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Dryden Hales13,49644.5
LiberalRalph Dent11,84239.0
New DemocraticPhil Lanthier5,01216.5
Total valid votes 30,350100.0

See also

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