Wellington East (Canadian electoral district)

Wellington Centre
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1925
First contested	1867
Last contested	1923

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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		Charles Clarke
7th	1891–1894		James Kirkwood
8th	1894–1898		John Craig
9th	1898–1898		John Craig
9th	1899–1902		John Morison Gibson
10th	1902–1904		John Morison Gibson
11th	1904–1908		James J. Craig	Conservative
12th	1908–1911		James J. Craig	Conservative
13th	1911–1914		Udney Richardson	Liberal
14th	1914–1919		Udney Richardson	Liberal
15th	1919–1920		Albert Hellyer	United Farmers
15th	1920–1923		William Raney
16th	1923–1926		William Raney
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly^[1]
*Merged into Wellington Northeast before the 1926 election*

Election results

v t e 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]

v t e 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]

v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Clarke	Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario^[4]

v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Charles Clarke	1,405	65.35
	Conservative	Mr. Roberts	745	34.65
Total valid votes			2,150	50.05
Eligible voters			4,296
	Liberal hold		Swing		–
Source: Elections Ontario^[5]

References

^
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.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

[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] For Alexander David Ferrier's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander David Ferrier, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[3] For Charles Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[4] For Charles Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[5] For James Kirkwood's Legislative Assembly information see "James Kirkwood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[6] For John Craig's Legislative Assembly information see "John Craig, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[7] For John Morison Gibson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Morison Gibson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[8] For James J. Craig's Legislative Assembly information see "James J. Craig, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[9] For Udney Richardson's Legislative Assembly information see "Udney Richardson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[10] For Albert Hellyer's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Hellyer, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[11] 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.

[ElectionsOnt1875-4] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[ElectionsOnt1879-5] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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