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Wellington—Huron was a federal
electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
represented in the
House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Ca ...
from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Huron North, Wellington North and
Wellington South 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 ...
ridings. Wellington—Huron consisted of the townships of Arthur, Garafraxa West, Maryborough, Minto, Nichol, Peel and West Luther, including the towns of Mount Forest and Palmerston in the county of Wellington, and the townships of Howick, Turnberry, and the town of Wingham the county of Huron. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between
Huron Huron may refer to: Native American ethnography * Huron people, who have been called Wyandotte, Wyandot, Wendat and Quendat * Huron language, an Iroquoian language * Huron-Wendat Nation, or Huron-Wendat First Nation, or Nation Huronne-Wendat * N ...
and
Wellington—Grey Wellington—Grey, renamed Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo in 1970, was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in ...
ridings.


Members of Parliament

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


Election results

, - , Progressive Conservative ,
Marvin Howe William Marvin Howe (24 February 1906 – 17 July 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Palmerston, Ontario and became a merchant by career. Marvin Howe was first elected at the W ...
, align="right", 7,198 , Liberal , Arnold Darroch , align="right", 7,120 , - , Progressive Conservative ,
Marvin Howe William Marvin Howe (24 February 1906 – 17 July 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Palmerston, Ontario and became a merchant by career. Marvin Howe was first elected at the W ...
, align="right", 9,421 , Liberal , Arnold Darroch , align="right", 5,741 , - , Progressive Conservative ,
Marvin Howe William Marvin Howe (24 February 1906 – 17 July 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Palmerston, Ontario and became a merchant by career. Marvin Howe was first elected at the W ...
, align="right", 10,574 , Liberal , Ross McLellan , align="right", 4,963 , - , Progressive Conservative ,
Marvin Howe William Marvin Howe (24 February 1906 – 17 July 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Palmerston, Ontario and became a merchant by career. Marvin Howe was first elected at the W ...
, align="right", 7,455 , Liberal , Fred G. Beck , align="right", 5,344 , New Democratic , H. Gordon Green , align="right", 2,616 , - , Progressive Conservative ,
Marvin Howe William Marvin Howe (24 February 1906 – 17 July 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Palmerston, Ontario and became a merchant by career. Marvin Howe was first elected at the W ...
, align="right", 8,391 , Liberal , Bill Tilden , align="right", 5,809 , New Democratic , Oliver Mabee , align="right", 1,152 , - , Progressive Conservative ,
Marvin Howe William Marvin Howe (24 February 1906 – 17 July 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Palmerston, Ontario and became a merchant by career. Marvin Howe was first elected at the W ...
, align="right", 7,792 , Liberal , H. Gordon Green , align="right", 5,385 , New Democratic , John R. MacLeod , align="right", 1,304


See also

*
List of Canadian electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...


References


External links

* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wellington-Huron Former federal electoral districts of Ontario