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Wellington South (federal electoral district)

{{Short description|Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada}}

{{About|the federal electoral district|the provincial electoral district|Wellington South (provincial electoral district)|the New Zealand electorate|Wellington South (New Zealand electorate)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox Canada electoral district

| province = Ontario

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| fed-status = defunct

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| fed-created = 1867

| fed-abolished = 1966

| fed-election-first = 1867

| fed-election-last = 1965

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Wellington South was a Canadian federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867 as the "South Riding of the county of Wellington". The County of Wellington was divided into three ridings: the North, South and Centre Ridings".

The South Riding initially consisted of the Town of Guelph, and the Townships of Guelph and Puslinch. In 1872, the Townships of Eramosa and Erin were added to the riding.

In 1903, the county of Wellington was divided into two ridings, to be called the north and the south ridings of Wellington. To the south riding were added consisted of the townships of Nichol and Pilkington, and the villages of Elora, Erin and Fergus.

In 1924, the riding was renamed "Wellington South" and was defined as consisting of the part of the county of Wellington lying south of the north boundary of the township of Pilkington, the north and east boundaries of the township of Nichol and the north boundary of the townships of Eramosa and Erin.

In 1933, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Wellington lying south of the north boundary of the township of Pilkington, the north and east boundaries of the township of Nichol and the north and east boundaries of the townships of Eramosa.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the city of Guelph and the townships of Puslinch, Eramosa, Guelph, Pilkington and Nichol. In 1952, the township of Erin and the village of Elora were added, while the township of Nichol was removed.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Halton, Wellington and Wellington—Grey ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

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{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1867

| ToYr = 1872

| Assembly# = 1

| CanParty = Liberal

| PartyTerms# = 8

| RepName = David Stirton

| RepTerms# = 3

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{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1872

| ToYr = 1874

| Assembly# = 2

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{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1874

| ToYr = 1876

| Assembly# = 3

| #ByElections = 1

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{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1876

| ToYr = 1878

| RepName = Donald Guthrie

| RepLink = Donald Guthrie (politician)

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1878

| ToYr = 1882

| Assembly# = 4

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1882

| ToYr = 1887

| Assembly# = 5

| RepName = James Innes

| RepLink = James Innes (Canadian politician)

| RepTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1887

| ToYr = 1891

| Assembly# = 6

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1891

| ToYr = 1896

| Assembly# = 7

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{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1896

| ToYr = 1900

| Assembly# = 8

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = Christian Kloepfer

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1900

| ToYr = 1904

| Assembly# = 9

| CanParty = Liberal

| PartyTerms# = 4

| RepName = Hugh Guthrie

| RepTerms# = 9

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1904

| ToYr = 1908

| Assembly# = 10

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1908

| ToYr = 1911

| Assembly# = 11

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{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1911

| ToYr = 1917

| Assembly# = 12

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1917

| ToYr = 1921

| Assembly# = 14

| CanParty = Unionist

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1921

| ToYr = 1925

| Assembly# = 15

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| PartyTerms# = 4

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1925

| ToYr = 1926

| Assembly# = 16

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1926

| ToYr = 1930

| Assembly# = 17

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1930

| ToYr = 1935

| Assembly# = 18

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1935

| ToYr = 1940

| Assembly# = 19

| CanParty = Liberal

| PartyTerms# = 5

| RepName = Robert Gladstone

| RepTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1940

| ToYr = 1945

| Assembly# = 20

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1945

| ToYr = 1949

| Assembly# = 21

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1949

| ToYr = 1953

| Assembly# = 22

| RepName = Henry Alfred Hosking

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1953

| ToYr = 1957

| Assembly# = 23

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1957

| ToYr = 1958

| Assembly# = 24

| CanParty = PC

| PartyTerms# = 5

| RepName = Alfred Hales

| RepTerms# = 5

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1958

| ToYr = 1962

| Assembly# = 25

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1962

| ToYr = 1963

| Assembly# = 26

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1963

| ToYr = 1965

| Assembly# = 27

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1965

| ToYr = 1968

| Assembly# = 28

}}

{{CanMP nodata|Riding dissolved into Halton, Wellington and Wellington—Grey}}

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Election results

{{1867 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1872 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1874 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{Election box begin| title= By-election: On Mr. Stirton's resignation to become Postmaster of Guelph, 5 July 1876: Wellington South}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Donald Guthrie

|align="right"| 1,366

|align="right"|51.5

|align="right"|-26.6

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)|row}}

|Conservative

|James Goldie

|align="right"|1,288

|align="right"|48.5

|align="right"|26.6

|-

|colspan="3" align="right"|Total valid votes

|colspan="1" align="right"|2,654

|colspan="1" align="right"|100.0

|}

{{1878 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1882 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1887 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1891 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1896 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1900 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1904 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1908 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1911 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1917 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1921 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1925 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1926 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1930 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{Election box begin| title=By-election: On Mr. Guthrie being appointed Minister of Justice, 25 August 1930: Wellington South}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)|row}}

|Conservative

|Hugh Guthrie

|align="right"| acclaimed

|}

{{1935 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1940 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1945 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1949 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1953 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1957 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1958 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1962 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1963 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

{{1965 Canadian federal election/Wellington South}}

See also

References

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External links

  • History of past election results from [http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=797&Include= Parliament of Canada]

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Category:Former federal electoral districts of Ontario