Wellington Ward was one of the original five wards of the city of
Ottawa,
Canada. It existed until 1994 when it was amalgamated with
Dalhousie Ward to become
Somerset Ward. The original ward consisted of the city west of the
Rideau Canal and south of
Wellington Street. It has traditionally consisted of Ottawa's
Centretown and
Downtown neighbourhoods. Prior to 1952, it consisted of the area between Bank Street and Bronson Avenue (and north of the Grand Trunk Railway following the creation of
Capital Ward). In 1952, it merged with
Central Ward, to its east, and lost some of its former territory to
Dalhousie Ward on its west.