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.

Wentworth
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1934
District abolished1987
First contested1934
Last contested1985

Members of Provincial Parliament

Wentworth
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

  1. 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

  1. 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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