Wentworth East

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Wentworth East
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Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1986
District abolished1996
First contested 1987
Last contested 1995

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.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Wentworth East
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Created in 1955 from Wentworth
25th  1955–1959   Reg Gisborn New Democratic
26th  1959–1963
26th  1963–1967
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

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Reg Gisborn's Legislative Assembly information see "Reginald Victor Gisborn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Shirley Collins's Legislative Assembly information see "Shirley Collins, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Mark Morrow's Legislative Assembly information see "Mark Morrow, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Ed Doyle's Legislative Assembly information see "Ed Doyle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.