Wentworth South (provincial electoral district)

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Wentworth South
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested 1929

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.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Wentworth South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
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 Crockett United Farmers
16th  1923–1926  Thomas Joseph Mahony 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
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal William Sexton 1,00250.07
Conservative T. White99949.93
Total valid votes2,00183.24
Eligible voters2,404
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Sexton 95766.97+16.89
Conservative J.V.W. Spohn47233.0316.89
Turnout1,42956.0827.16
Eligible voters2,548
Liberal hold Swing +16.89
Source: Elections Ontario [3]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William Sexton's Legislative Assembly information see "William Sexton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Nicholas Awrey's Legislative Assembly information see "Nicholas Awrey, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Dickenson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Dickenson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Thomas Hammill Regan's Legislative Assembly information see "James Thomas Hammill Regan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Wilson A. Crockett's Legislative Assembly information see "Wilson A. Crockett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Joseph Mahony's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Joseph Mahony, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.