Wentworth South (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Wentworth South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1933 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1929 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Wentworth South | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | William Sexton | Liberal | |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | |||
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Nicholas Awrey | ||
| 5th | 1883–1886 | |||
| 6th | 1886–1890 | |||
| 7th | 1890–1894 | |||
| 8th | 1894–1898 | |||
| 9th | 1898–1902 | John Dickenson | ||
| 10th | 1902–1904 | |||
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Daniel Reed | ||
| 12th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 13th | 1911–1914 | James Regan | Conservative | |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | |||
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Wilson A. Crockett | United Farmers | |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Thomas Joseph Mahoney | Conservative | |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | |||
| 18th | 1929–1934 | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into Wentworth before 1934 election | ||||
Election results
| 1867 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | William Sexton | 1,002 | 50.07 | |||||
| Conservative | T. White | 999 | 49.93 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,001 | 83.24 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,404 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Sexton | 957 | 66.97 | +16.89 | ||||
| Conservative | J.V.W. Spohn | 472 | 33.03 | −16.89 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,429 | 56.08 | −27.16 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,548 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +16.89 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Sexton | 944 | 71.14 | +4.17 | ||||
| Conservative | J.V.W. Spohn | 383 | 28.86 | −4.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,327 | 44.70 | −11.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,969 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.17 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Nicholas Awrey | 1,231 | 50.02 | +21.16 | ||||
| Conservative | Franklin Carpenter | 1,230 | 49.98 | −21.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,461 | 66.19 | +21.50 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,718 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +21.16 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
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