Wellington (Ontario provincial electoral district)
Wellington was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed in various incarnations and names throughout its existence. It started as Wellington North in 1867 but was abolished in 1879 after only three terms. It was re-established as Wellington Northeast in 1926 and then changed to Wellington North in 1934 which existed until 1955 when it became Wellington-Dufferin. The name was changed again in 1975 to become Wellington-Dufferin-Peel. In 1987 it underwent its final name change to Wellington until 1999 when it was abolished into Waterloo—Wellington before the 1999 election.
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1995 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Wellington | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Wellington North | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Robert McKim | Liberal | |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | John McGowan | Conservative | |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | |||
| Riding Abolished | ||||
| Wellington Northeast | ||||
| 17th | 1926–1929 | George McQuibban | Liberal | |
| 18th | 1934–1937 | |||
| Wellington North | ||||
| 19th | 1934–1937 | George McQuibban | Liberal | |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Ross McEwing | ||
| 21st | 1943–1945 | |||
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | |||
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | |||
| 24th | 1951–1955 | John Root | Progressive Conservative | |
| Wellington-Dufferin | ||||
| 25th | 1955–1959 | John Root | Progressive Conservative | |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | |||
| 27th | 1963–1967 | |||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | |||
| 29th | 1971–1975 | |||
| Wellington-Dufferin-Peel | ||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Jack Johnson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | |||
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | |||
| Wellington | ||||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Jack Johnson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Ted Arnott | ||
| 36th | 1995–1999 | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into Waterloo—Wellington before the 1999 election | ||||
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References
- 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 John McGowan's Legislative Assembly information see "John McGowan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For George McQuibban's Legislative Assembly information see "George Alexander McQuibban, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Ross McEwing's Legislative Assembly information see "Ross Atkinson McEwing, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For John Root's Legislative Assembly information see "John Henry Haines Root, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Jack Johnson's Legislative Assembly information see "John McLellan Johnson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Ted Arnott's Legislative Assembly information see "Ted Arnott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
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