Wentworth North (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Wentworth North.
Wentworth North
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
District re-created1967
District re-abolished1996
First contested1867
Last contested1995

Wentworth North 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. It was re-established in 1967 and then abolished a second time in 1996 before the 1999 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Wentworth North
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Robert Christie Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1875     Thomas Stock Conservative
 1875–1879     James McMahon Liberal
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     John Ira Flatt Liberal
9th  1898–1902     Thomas Atkins Wardell Conservative
10th  1902–1904     Robert Adam Thompson Liberal
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911     Gordon Crooks Wilson Conservative
13th  1911–1914     James McQueen Liberal
14th  1914–1919     Arthur Frederick Rykert Conservative
15th  1919–1923     Frank Campbell Biggs United Farmers
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929     Alex Laurence Shaver Conservative
18th  1929–1934
Riding merged into Wentworth before 1934 election
Riding re-established in 1967
28th  1967–1971     Ray Connell Progressive Conservative
29th  1971–1975     Donald Ewen Progressive Conservative
30th  1975–1977     Eric Cunningham Liberal
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1984
 1984–1985     Ann Sloat Progressive Conservative
33rd  1985–1987     Chris Ward Liberal
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995     Donald Abel New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Toni Skarica Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Wentworth-Burlington before 1999 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Robert Christie 1,139 50.44
Conservative Mr. Miller 1,119 49.56
Total valid votes 2,258 79.93
Eligible voters 2,825
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Christie 1,071 57.24 +6.80
Conservative Mr. Wood 800 42.76 −6.80
Turnout 1,871 70.95 −8.98
Eligible voters 2,637
Liberal hold Swing +6.80
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Stock 1,222 50.48 +7.72
Liberal Robert Christie 1,199 49.52 −7.72
Total valid votes 2,421 73.72 +2.77
Eligible voters 3,284
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
Ontario provincial by-election, November 1875
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James McMahon 1,142 52.92 −4.32
Independent Mr. Miller 1,016 47.08  
Total valid votes 2,158
Liberal hold Swing −4.32
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[5]: 408 
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James McMahon 1,223 85.41 +32.49
Conservative Mr. McMonies 209 14.59  
Total valid votes 1,432 38.23
Eligible voters 3,746
Liberal hold Swing +32.49
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Robert Christie's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Christie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Stock's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Stock, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James McMahon's Legislative Assembly information see "James McMahon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Ira Flatt's Legislative Assembly information see "John Ira Flatt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Atkins Wardell's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Atkins Wardell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Robert Adam Thompson's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Adam Thompson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Gordon Crooks Wilson's Legislative Assembly information see "Gordon Crooks Wilson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James McQueen's Legislative Assembly information see "James McQueen, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Arthur Frederick Rykert's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Frederick Rykert, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Frank Campbell Biggs's Legislative Assembly information see "Frank Campbell Biggs, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alex Laurence Shaver's Legislative Assembly information see "Alex Laurence Shaver, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Ray Connell's Legislative Assembly information see "Ray Connell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Donald Ewen's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Ewen, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Eric Cunningham's Legislative Assembly information see "Eric Cunningham, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Ann Sloat's Legislative Assembly information see "Ann Sloat, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Chris Ward's Legislative Assembly information see "Chris Ward, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Donald Abel's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Abel, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Toni Skarica's Legislative Assembly information see "Toni Skarica, 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.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.