Wentworth East
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Wentworth East was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that was created for the 1987 election. It was abolished prior to the 1999 election. It was merged into the riding of Wentworth-Burlington.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1986
District abolished1996
First contested1987
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1986 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1987 |
| Last contested | 1995 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Wentworth East | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Created in 1955 from Wentworth | ||||
| 25th | 1955–1959 | Reg Gisborn | Co-operative Commonwealth | |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1967 | New Democratic | ||
| Riding abolished in 1967 and then re-established in 1987 | ||||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Shirley Collins | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Mark Morrow | New Democratic | |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Ed Doyle | Progressive Conservative | |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into Wentworth-Burlington after 1996 | ||||