Wentworth (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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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.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1934
District abolished1987
First contested1934
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1934 |
| District abolished | 1987 |
| First contested | 1934 |
| Last contested | 1985 |
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 | 1967–1971 | 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 | ||||