Wellington South - Electoral History

Electoral History

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal David STIRTON 963 59.6
Unknown STONE 652 40.4
Total valid votes 1,615 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1872: Wellington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David STIRTON acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal David STIRTON 1,667 78.1
Unknown H. HATCH 468 21.9
Total valid votes 2,135 100.0
By-election: On Mr. Stirton's resignation to become Postmaster of Guelph, 5 July 1876: Wellington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald GUTHRIE 1,366 51.5 -26.6
Conservative James GOLDIE 1,288 48.5 26.6
Total valid votes 2,654 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal Donald GUTHRIE 1,832 54.5 3.0
Conservative James GOLDIE 1,529 45.5 -3.0
Total valid votes 3,361 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal James INNES 1,790 51.7 -2.8
Conservative James GOLDIE 1,672 48.3 2.8
Total valid votes 3,462 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal James INNES 2,411 51.3 -0.4
Conservative James GOLDIE 2,285 48.7 0.4
Total valid votes 4,696 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal James INNES 2,510 54.0 2.7
Conservative James GOLDIE 2,134 46.0 -2.7
Total valid votes 4,644 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Conservative Christian KLOEPFER 2,578 51.4 5.4
Liberal James INNES 2,440 48.6 -5.4
Total valid votes 5,018 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal Hugh GUTHRIE 2,755 51.0 2.4
Conservative Christian KLOEPFER 2,649 49.0 -2.4
Total valid votes 5,404 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal Hugh GUTHRIE 3,694 52.7 1.7
Conservative Christian KLOEPFER 3,315 47.3 -1.7
Total valid votes 7,009 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal Hugh GUTHRIE 3,873 55.0 2.3
Conservative John NEWSTEAD 3,172 45.0 -2.3
Total valid votes 7,045 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal Hugh GUTHRIE 3,368 55.1 0.1
Conservative Arthur Thomas Kelly EVANS 2,744 44.9 -0.1
Total valid votes 6,112 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Government (Unionist) Hugh GUTHRIE 7,358 77.5
Labour Lorne CUNNINGHAM 2,139 22.5
Total valid votes 9,497 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Conservative Hugh GUTHRIE 6,208 36.6 -40.9
Labour James SINGER 6,077 35.9 13.4
Liberal Samuel CARTER 4,662 27.5 27.5
Total valid votes 16,947 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Conservative Hugh GUTHRIE 9,096 52.9 16.3
Liberal Robert William GLADSTONE 8,088 47.1 11.1
Total valid votes 17,184 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Conservative Hugh GUTHRIE 8,515 53.3 0.4
Liberal William A. BURNETT 7,471 46.7 -0.4
Total valid votes 15,986 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Conservative Hugh GUTHRIE 8,887 53.0 -0.3
Liberal John Burr MITCHELL 7,893 47.0 0.3
Total valid votes 16,780 100.0
By-election: On Mr. Guthrie being appointed Minister of Justice, 25 August 1930: Wellington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hugh GUTHRIE acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal Robert William GLADSTONE 8,840 52.4 5.4
Conservative Hugh GUTHRIE 5,854 34.7 -18.3
Co-operative Commonwealth Charles Elgin FULTON 1,578 9.4 9.4
Reconstruction Frederick NEALE 592 3.5 3.5
Total valid votes 16,864 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal Robert William GLADSTONE 8,115 46.9 -5.5
Independent Charles Leroy AUSTEN 5,073 29.3 29.3
Conservative Hugh GUTHRIE 4,121 23.8 -10.9
Total valid votes 17,309 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal Robert William GLADSTONE 8,484 45.2 -1.7
Progressive Conservative Charles Patrick MCTAGUE 7,665 40.8 17.1
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold DUNK 2,355 12.6 12.6
Communist James OLDHAM 268 1.4 1.4
Total valid votes 18,772 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal Henry Alfred HOSKING 10,344 47.3 2.1
Progressive Conservative G. Ernest ROBERTSON 7,778 35.6 -5.2
Co-operative Commonwealth Charles Franklin LEAMAN 3,748 17.1 4.5
Total valid votes 21,870 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Liberal Henry Alfred HOSKING 9,275 45.4 -1.9
Progressive Conservative Alfred Dryden HALES 8,722 42.7 7.1
Co-operative Commonwealth Thomas L. WITHERS 2,431 11.9 -5.2
Total valid votes 20,428 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Progressive Conservative Alfred Dryden HALES 11,632 54.6 11.9
Liberal David TOLTON 6,090 28.6 -16.8
Co-operative Commonwealth Thomas L. WITHERS 3,573 16.8 4.9
Total valid votes 21,295 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Progressive Conservative Alfred Dryden HALES 15,160 59.4 4.8
Liberal James B. KEATING 8,194 32.1 2.5
Co-operative Commonwealth Fred J. WHITE 2,186 8.5 -7.3
Total valid votes 25,540 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Progressive Conservative Alfred Dryden HALES 11,345 42.0 -17.4
Liberal Roy MCVITTIE 8,508 31.5 -0.6
New Democratic John HARNEY 6,989 25.9 17.4
Social Credit Reginald YOUD 174 0.6 0.6
Total valid votes 27,016 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Progressive Conservative Alfred Dryden HALES 11,350 39.7 -2.3
Liberal Ralph DENT 10,713 37.5 6.0
New Democratic John HARNEY 6,391 22.3 -3.6
Social Credit Reginald YOUD 150 0.5 -0.1
Total valid votes 28,604 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±pp
Progressive Conservative Alfred Dryden HALES 11,264 38.8 -0.9
New Democratic John HARNEY 9,190 31.6 7.3
Liberal Donald E. MCFADZEN 8,595 29.6 -7.9
Total valid votes 29,049 100.0

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