Electoral History
| Canadian federal election, 1867: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | PARKER, Thomas Sutherland | acclaimed | |||
| By-election: On Mr. Parker's death, 18 January 1869: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | ROSS, James | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1872: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | ROSS, James | 1,434 | |||
| Liberal-Conservative | ORTON, George Turner | 1,388 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1874: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal-Conservative | ORTON, George Turner | 1,530 | |||
| Unknown | MCKINE, R. | 1,481 | |||
| By-election: On Mr. Orton being unseated on petition, 3 November 1874: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal-Conservative | ORTON, George Turner | 1,571 | |||
| Liberal | ROSS, James | 1,445 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal-Conservative | ORTON, George Turner | 1,683 | |||
| Unknown | ROBINSON, J. | 1,677 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1882: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal-Conservative | ORTON, George Turner | 2,208 | |||
| Liberal | CARTWRIGHT, Sir R.J. | 2,056 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1887: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | SEMPLE, Andrew | 2,427 | |||
| Liberal-Conservative | ORTON, George Turner | 2,377 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1891: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | SEMPLE, Andrew | 2,455 | |||
| Conservative | HUNTER, Wm. H. | 2,299 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1896: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | SEMPLE, Andrew | 1,917 | |||
| Conservative | LEWIS, F.W. | 1,295 | |||
| Independent | GROVES, Abraham | 752 | |||
| Independent | GORDON, W.L. | 599 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1900: Wellington Centre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal-Conservative | MCGOWAN, John | 2,364 | |||
| Liberal | SEMPLE, Andrew | 2,079 | |||
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