Wellington West (provincial electoral district)

Wellington West
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1871
District abolished	1925
First contested	1871
Last contested	1923

Wellington West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1871 and was abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Wellington West
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
2nd	1871–1874		Robert McKim	Liberal
3rd	1875–1879
4th	1879–1883
5th	1883–1886
6th	1886–1890		Absalom Shade Allan	Liberal
7th	1890–1894		Absalom Shade Allan	Liberal
8th	1894–1896		George Tucker	Protestant Protective Association
8th	1896–1898		James Tucker	Conservative
9th	1898–1902
10th	1902–1904
11th	1905–1908
12th	1908–1911		James McEwing	Liberal
13th	1911–1914		William Clarke Chambers	Conservative
14th	1914–1919		William Clarke Chambers	Conservative
15th	1919–1923		Robert Neil McArthur	United Farmers
16th	1923–1926		William Clarke Chambers	Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly^[1]
*Merged into Wellington Northeast before the 1926 election*

Ontario provincial by-election, October 1875 Previous election voided
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John McGowan	1,238	50.57
	Liberal	Robert McKim	1,210	49.43
Total valid votes			2,448
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[3]^: 403

1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert McKim	2,026	56.00	+6.57
	Conservative	John McGowan	1,592	44.00	−6.57
Total valid votes			3,618	64.61
Eligible voters			5,600
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+6.57
Source: Elections Ontario^[4]

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For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Robert McKim's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert McKim, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Absalom Shade Allan's Legislative Assembly information see "Absalom Shade Allan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For George Tucker's Legislative Assembly information see "George Tucker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For James Tucker's Legislative Assembly information see "James Tucker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For James McEwing's Legislative Assembly information see "James McEwing, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For William Clarke Chambers's Legislative Assembly information see "William Clarke Chambers, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Robert Neil McArthur's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Neil McArthur, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.