# Wellington North (Canadian electoral district)

Wellington North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario.
It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which divided the County of Wellington into North, South and Centre Ridings. The North Riding consisted initially of the Townships of Amaranth, Arthur, Luther, Minto, Maryborough, Peel, and the village of Mount Forest.
In 1872, the township of Peel was removed from the riding, and the Village of Mount Arthur was added. In 1882, the riding was re-defined to consist of the townships of Wallace, Minto, Arthur, Luther East, Luther West and Amaranth, the towns of Palmerston, Harriston and Mount Forest, and the villages of Arthur and Clifford.
In 1903, the Wellington's three ridings were combined into two: the north and the south ridings of Wellington. The north riding consisted of the townships of Arthur, Garafraxa West, Luther West, Maryborough, Minto and Peel, the towns of Harriston, Mount Forest and Palmerston, and the villages of Arthur, Clifford and Drayton.
In 1924, the riding was called "Wellington North" and defined as consisting of that part of the county of Wellington lying north of a line described as commencing at the southeast corner of the township of Garafraxa West and following its southerly and westerly boundaries and the southerly boundary of the township of Peel, to the south boundary of Wellington county.
In 1933, it was defined as consisting of the townships of Arthur, Erin, Garafraxa West, Maryborough, Minto, Peel and West Luther in Wellington county, and the townships of Garafraxa East and East Luther in the county of Dufferin. In 1947, it was defined to consist of the townships of Arthur, Erin, Garafraxa West, Maryborough, Minto, Peel and West Luther including the towns of Mount Forest and Palmerston in the county of Wellington, and the townships of Garafraxa East and Luther East in the county of Dufferin, but excluding the town of Orangeville.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Dufferin—Simcoe, Wellington South and Wellington—Huron ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | George Alexander Drew | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Nathaniel Higinbotham | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1875 | Nathaniel Higinbotham | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1878 | Nathaniel Higinbotham | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | George Alexander Drew | Liberal–Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | James McMullen | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | James McMullen | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | James McMullen | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | James McMullen | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Edwin Tolton | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1907† | Thomas Martin | Liberal |
| 10th | 1907–1908 | Alexander Munro Martin | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Alexander Munro Martin | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | William Aurelius Clarke | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | William Aurelius Clarke | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | John Pritchard | Progressive |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Duncan Sinclair | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Duncan Sinclair | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | John Knox Blair | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | John Knox Blair | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | John Knox Blair | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Lewis Menary | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Arnold Darroch | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Wellington—Huron, Wellington South and Dufferin—Simcoe |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Alexander Drew | 1,493 |
| | Unknown | Michael Hamilton Foley | 1,271 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,476 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Nathaniel Higinbotham | 1,264 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Alexander Drew | 1,204 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Nathaniel Higinbotham | 1,470 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Alexander Drew | 1,464 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
By-election: On Mr. Higinbotham being unseated on petition, 18 March 1875: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nathaniel Higinbotham | 1,368 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Alexander Drew | 1,365 |
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Alexander Drew | 1,713 |
| | Liberal | Nathaniel Higinbotham | 1,605 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James McMullen | 1,911 |
| | Unknown | J. B. Plumb | 1,891 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James McMullen | 2,543 |
| | Conservative | Robert Gordon | 2,175 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James McMullen | 2,486 |
| | Conservative | L. H. Clarke | 2,300 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James McMullen | 2,712 |
| | Conservative | L. H. Clarke | 2,550 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edwin Tolton | 2,463 |
| | Liberal | James McMullen | 2,431 |
By-election: On Mr. Martin's death, 20 October 1907: Wellington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Munro Martin | 2,338 |
| | Conservative | Alex Hamilton | 2,072 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Martin | 2,849 |
| | Conservative | John McGowan | 2,541 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Munro Martin | 2,651 |
| | Conservative | William Aurelius Clarke | 2,567 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Aurelius Clarke | 2,530 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Munro Martin | 2,505 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Government (Unionist) | William Aurelius Clarke | 3,492 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | James McEwing | 1,998 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | John Pritchard | 5,138 |
| | Conservative | William Aurelius Clarke | 3,874 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Sinclair | 4,152 |
| | Progressive | John Pritchard | 3,370 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Sinclair | 4,825 |
| | Liberal | Richard Frederick Dale | 4,452 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Knox Blair | 4,716 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Sinclair | 4,626 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | John Knox Blair | 7,063 |
| Conservative | Duncas Sinclair | 4,485 |
| Reconstruction | Robert Hoath Smith | 1,276 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Knox Blair | 5,748 |
| | National Government | Lewis Menary | 4,266 |
1945/06/11
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive Conservative | Lewis Menary | 5,779 |
| Liberal | Arnold Darroch | 5,764 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harry Hall | 457 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Arnold Darroch | 6,057 |
| Progressive Conservative | Lewis Menary | 6,025 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Frank J. Heffernan | 479 |