Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe
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Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe was a federal electoral district
represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
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
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.
|Progressive Conservative
|BEATTY, Perrin
|align="right"| 26,066
|Liberal
|CALDER, Murray
|align="right"|15,494
|New Democratic Party
|FARLINGER, Shirley
|align="right"| 7,746
|Christian Heritage
|NIEUWENHUIS, Bert
|align="right"| 1,761
|Libertarian
|STEBELSKY, Oleh
|align="right"|157
|}
|-
|Liberal
|CALDER, Murray
|align="right"|20,374
|Progressive Conservative
|BEATTY, Perrin
|align="right"| 18,665
|Reform
|GREENLAND, Bob
|align="right"|15,160
|New Democratic Party
|HEFFERNAN, Dan
|align="right"| 2,090
|Green
|FRANCIS, Sara
|align="right"| 566
|}
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
represented in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
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of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Bruce—Grey, Grey—Simcoe
Grey—Simcoe
Grey—Simcoe was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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 ridings....
and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe
Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe
Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 as Dufferin—Wellington and renamed in 1977...
ridings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was re-distributed between Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.-Federal electoral district:...
, Simcoe—Grey
Simcoe—Grey
Simcoe—Grey is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.It was created in 1996 from parts of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Bruce—Grey, Simcoe Centre, Simcoe North, Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Simcoe.It consists of...
and Waterloo—Wellington
Waterloo—Wellington
Waterloo—Wellington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003. It continues to be a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
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.
Electoral history
|-|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|BEATTY, Perrin
Perrin Beatty
Henry Perrin Beatty, PC is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician.Perrin Beatty first won election to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative at the age of 22 in the 1972 election....
|align="right"| 26,066
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|CALDER, Murray
Murray Calder
Murray Calder was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. He is a farmer by profession....
|align="right"|15,494
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|FARLINGER, Shirley
|align="right"| 7,746
|Christian Heritage
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
|NIEUWENHUIS, Bert
|align="right"| 1,761
|Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
|STEBELSKY, Oleh
|align="right"|157
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|CALDER, Murray
Murray Calder
Murray Calder was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. He is a farmer by profession....
|align="right"|20,374
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|BEATTY, Perrin
Perrin Beatty
Henry Perrin Beatty, PC is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician.Perrin Beatty first won election to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative at the age of 22 in the 1972 election....
|align="right"| 18,665
|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
|GREENLAND, Bob
|align="right"|15,160
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|HEFFERNAN, Dan
|align="right"| 2,090
|Green
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
|FRANCIS, Sara
|align="right"| 566
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts