Wellington South (provincial electoral district)

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Wellington South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1986 before the 1987 election.

LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario

District created1867

District abolished1986

First contested1867

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Wellington South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1986
First contested	1867
Last contested	1985

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Members of Provincial Parliament

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Wellington South
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1871		Peter Gow	Liberal
2nd	1871–1874
3rd	1875–1876
3rd	1876–1879		James Massie
4th	1879–1883		James Laidlaw
5th	1883–1886		James Laidlaw
6th	1886–1890		Donald Guthrie
7th	1890–1894		Donald Guthrie
8th	1894–1898		John Mutrie
9th	1898–1902		John Mutrie
10th	1902–1904		Joseph Patrick Downey	Conservative
11th	1905–1908
12th	1908–1910
12th	1910–1911		John Ransom Howitt
13th	1911–1914		Henry Scholfield
14th	1914–1919		Samuel Carter	Liberal-Prohibitionist
15th	1919–1923		Caleb Henry Buckland	Conservative
16th	1923–1926		Lincoln Goldie
17th	1926–1929
18th	1929–1931
18th	1931–1934		Duncan Paul Munro	Liberal
19th	1934–1934		Duncan Paul Munro
19th	1934–1937		James Harold King
20th	1937–1943		James Harold King
21st	1943–1945		Leslie Hancock	Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd	1945–1948		William Ernest Hamilton	Progressive Conservative
23rd	1948–1951
24th	1951–1955
25th	1955–1959		Harry Worton	Liberal
26th	1959–1963
27th	1963–1967
28th	1967–1971
29th	1971–1975
30th	1975–1977
31st	1977–1981
32nd	1981–1985
33rd	1985–1987		Rick Ferraro
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly^[1]
*Merged into Guelph before the 1987 election*

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Election results

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v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Peter Gow	940	58.42
	Conservative	Mr. Leslie	669	41.58
Total valid votes			1,609	74.56
Eligible voters			2,158
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario^[2]

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v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Peter Gow	Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]

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v t e Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872 Ministerial by-election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Peter Gow	Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[4]^: 399

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v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Peter Gow	Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario^[5]

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v t e Ontario provincial by-election, September 1876 Resignation of Peter Gow
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Massie	Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[4]^: 399

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v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	James Laidlaw	1,430	52.15
	Conservative	W.F. Sweetman	1,312	47.85
Total valid votes			2,742	65.83
Eligible voters			4,165
	Liberal hold		Swing		–
Source: Elections Ontario^[6]

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References

[1]
For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
For Peter Gow's Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Gow, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For James Massie's Legislative Assembly information see "James Massie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-02-03.

For James Laidlaw's Legislative Assembly information see "James Laidlaw, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Donald Guthrie's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Guthrie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For John Mutrie's Legislative Assembly information see "John Mutrie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Joseph Patrick Downey's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Patrick Downey, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Henry Scholfield's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Scholfield, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Samuel Carter's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Carter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Caleb Henry Buckland's Legislative Assembly information see "Caleb Henry Buckland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Lincoln Goldie's Legislative Assembly information see "Lincoln Goldie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Duncan Paul Munro's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan Paul Munro, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For James Harold King's Legislative Assembly information see "James Harold King, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Leslie Hancock's Legislative Assembly information see "Leslie Hancock, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For William Ernest Hamilton's Legislative Assembly information see "William Ernest Hamilton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Harry Worton's Legislative Assembly information see "Harry Worton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Rick Ferraro's Legislative Assembly information see "Rick Ferraro, 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]
Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
[5]
"Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
[6]
"Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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