Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the
province of
Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of
Bruce—Grey,
Grey—Simcoe
Grey—Simcoe was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Grey North, Grey—Bruce and Simcoe East ...
and
Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was re-distributed between
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey,
Simcoe—Grey and
Waterloo—Wellington ridings.
Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe consisted of the County of Dufferin; the Town of Thornbury, the Village of Dundalk and the townships of Collingwood, Egremont, Osprey and Proton in the County of Grey; the towns of Collingwood and Stayner, the Village of Creemore and the Township of Nottawasaga in the County of Simcoe; and the towns of Fergus, Harriston, Mount Forest and Palmerston, the villages of Arthur, Clifford and Elora, and the townships of Arthur, Minto, Nichol, West Garafraxa and West Luther in the County of Wellington.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament:
Election results
, -
,
Liberal
,
Murray Calder
Murray Calder (born 15 January 1951) was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2004. He is a farmer by profession.
Born in Mount Forest, Ontario, Calder first became a Liberal candidate in 1988, unsuccessfully contestin ...
, align="right", 20,374
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Perrin Beatty
, align="right", 18,665
,
New Democratic
, Dan Heffernan
, align="right", 2,090
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario