Wentworth South (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Wentworth South.

Wentworth South

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
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.

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 Crockett	United Farmers
16th	1923–1926		Thomas Joseph Mahony	Conservative
17th	1926–1929
18th	1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly
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

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

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

1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Awrey	1,231	50.02	+21.16
	Liberal	Nicholas Awrey	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