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Wellington East (Canadian electoral district)

For the former New Zealand electorate, see Wellington East (New Zealand electorate).

Wellington East was a provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. From 1886 to 1926 it elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Wellington Centre
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1925
First contested1867
Last contested1923

Members of the Legislative Assembly edit

Wellington East
Assembly Years Member Party
Wellington Centre
1st  1867–1871     Alexander David Ferrier Conservative
2nd  1871–1874     Charles Clarke Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
Wellington East
6th  1886–1890     Charles Clarke Liberal
7th  1890–1891
 1891–1894 James Kirkwood
8th  1894–1898 John Craig
9th  1898–1898
 1899–1902 John Morison Gibson
10th  1902–1904
11th  1904–1908     James J. Craig Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914     Udney Richardson Liberal
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1920     Albert Hellyer United Farmers
 1920–1923 William Raney
16th  1923–1926
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Wellington Northeast before the 1926 election

Election results edit

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Alexander David Ferrier 1,106 44.36
Liberal J.S. Armstrong 1,048 42.04
Independent J. Loghrin 339 13.60
Total valid votes 2,493 79.24
Eligible voters 3,146
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Clarke 1,465 64.94 +22.90
Conservative Mr. McLaren 791 35.06 −9.30
Turnout 2,256 58.89 −20.35
Eligible voters 3,831
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.10
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Clarke Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References edit

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Alexander David Ferrier's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander David Ferrier, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Kirkwood's Legislative Assembly information see "James Kirkwood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Craig's Legislative Assembly information see "John Craig, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Morison Gibson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Morison Gibson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James J. Craig's Legislative Assembly information see "James J. Craig, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Udney Richardson's Legislative Assembly information see "Udney Richardson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Albert Hellyer's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Hellyer, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Raney's Legislative Assembly information see "William Raney, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.


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