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Wellington (federal electoral district)

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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

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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

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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

See also

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