Wellington_West_(electoral_district)
Wellington West (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Wellington West (electoral district).
Wellington West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1871 and was abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election.
Quick Facts Ontario electoral district, Defunct provincial electoral district ...
 Ontario electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1871 |
| District abolished | 1925 |
| First contested | 1871 |
| Last contested | 1923 |
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More information Assembly, Years ...
| Wellington West | ||||
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| 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[1] | ||||
| Merged into Wellington Northeast before the 1926 election | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1875 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| 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[2] | ||||||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Ontario provincial by-election, October 1875 Previous election voided | ||||||||
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| 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[3]: 403 | ||||||||
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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 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.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.