Wentworth (provincial electoral district)
Wentworth was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that was created for the 1934 election. It was abolished prior to the 1987 election. It was merged into the ridings of Wentworth East and Wentworth North before 1987 election.
Defunct provincial electoral district | |
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Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
District created | 1934 |
District abolished | 1987 |
First contested | 1934 |
Last contested | 1985 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
Wentworth | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Created in 1934 from Wentworth North and Wentworth South | ||||
19th | 1934–1937 | George Henry Bethune[nb 1] | Liberal | |
20th | 1937–1943 | |||
21st | 1943–1945 | William Robertson | Co-operative Commonwealth | |
22nd | 1945–1948 | |||
23rd | 1948–1951 | Joseph Lees Easton | Co-operative Commonwealth | |
24th | 1951–1955 | Arthur John Child | Progressive Conservative | |
25th | 1955–1959 | |||
26th | 1959–1963 | Raymond Clare Edwards | Liberal | |
27th | 1963–1967 | Donald Ewen | Progressive Conservative | |
28th | 1967–1969 | Ian Deans | New Democratic | |
29th | 1971–1975 | |||
30th | 1975–1977 | |||
31st | 1977–1979 | |||
1979–1981 | Colin Isaacs | New Democratic | ||
32nd | 1981–1985 | Gordon Howlett Dean | Progressive Conservative | |
33rd | 1985–1987 | |||
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
Merged into Wentworth East and Wentworth North before 1987 election |
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References
Notes
- In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was officially changed to Member of Provincial Parliament. Previously, it was unofficially used in the media and in the Legislature.
Citations
- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For George Henry Bethune's Legislative Assembly information see "George Henry Bethune, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For William Robertson's Legislative Assembly information see "William Robertson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Joseph Lees Easton's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Lees Easton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Arthur John Child's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur John Child, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Donald Ewen's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Ewen, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Ian Deans' Legislative Assembly information see "Ian Deans, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Colin Isaacs' Legislative Assembly information see "Colin Isaacs, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Gordon Howlett Dean's Legislative Assembly information see "Gordon Howlett Dean, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
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