Hamilton—Wentworth

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Hamilton—Wentworth was a federal and provincial electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1971.

It was located in the province of Ontario.

1 Federal riding
2 Members of Parliament
3 Members of Provincial Parliament
4 Federal election results
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Federal riding

The federal riding was created in 1966 from parts of Halton, Hamilton South and Wentworth ridings.

It initially consisted of:

(a) the eastern part of the City of Hamilton (east of a line drawn from north to south along Parkdale Avenue, west along the Canadian National Railway line, south along Strathearne Avenue, west along Roxborough Avenue, south along Kenilworth Avenue, the brow of the Mountain and Mountain Brow Boulevard, east along Mud Street to the east limit of the City of Hamilton);

(b) the Townships of Ancaster, Binbrook and Saltfleet and the southern part of the Township of Glanford (south of County Suburban Road No. 22)

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Townships of Flamborough and Glanbrook, the Towns of Ancaster and Dundas, and the southern part of the City of Hamilton (lying south of a line drawn from west to east along Limeridge Road, south along Mountain Brow Boulevard, north along Red Hill Creek, east along the brow of the Mountain to the east city limit.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Ancaster, Dundas and Flamborough, the township of Glanbrook, and the southern part of the City of Hamilton (lying south of a line drawn from east to west along the brow of the Niagara Escarpment, south along Redhill Creek, north along Mountain Brow Boulevard, west along Limeridge Road to St. Jerome School, west to Garth Street, south along Garth Street, and west along the proposed Mountain Freeway to the west city limit.)

The federal electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistibuted between Hamilton Mountain, Hamilton West, Stoney Creek and Wentworth—Burlington ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

Colin David Gibson, Liberal, 1968-1972
Sean O'Sullivan, Progressive Conservative , 1972-1977
Geoff Scott, Progressive Conservative, 1978-1993
John Bryden, Liberal, 1993-1997

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Thomas Baker McQuesten, Liberal, 1934-1943
Frederick Warren, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, 1943-1945
Russell Kelly, Liberal, 1945-1951
Thomas Connell, Progressive Conservative, 1951-1971

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	GIBSON, Colin David	14,979
	New Democrat	VICHERT, Gordon Stewart	12,852
	Progressive Conservative	RIDGE, Jim	10,059

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	O'SULLIVAN, Sean	18,611
	Liberal	GIBSON, Colin David	14,755
	New Democrat	MACKENZIE, Bob	14,520
	Independent	MCCANN, Ron	294
	Social Credit	HAMELIN, A.J. Sid	143

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	O'SULLIVAN, Sean	18,874
	Liberal	CURRY, Norm	17,869
	New Democrat	MACKENZIE, Bob	11,029

On the resignation of Mr. O'Sullivan, 14 September 1977:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 16 October 1978
	Progressive Conservative	SCOTT, Geoff	20,263
	New Democrat	LEE, Ken	14,105
	Liberal	BENNETT, James A.	8,282
	Communist	JAGGARD, Bob	301

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	SCOTT, Geoff	22,369
	Liberal	BENNETT, Jim	11,343
	New Democrat	HITCHCOCK, David	8,550
	Marxist-Leninist	BOYLAN, Ann	69

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	SCOTT, Geoff	18,918
	Liberal	CHARLTON, Bill	13,704
	New Democrat	HITCHCOCK, David	9,392
	Marxist-Leninist	PATTISON, Frances	46

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	SCOTT, Geoff	25,595
	Liberal	CUNNINGHAM, Eric Gordon	14,193
	New Democrat	HITCHCOCK, David	8,836
	Green	SANTOR, Bill	333
	Libertarian	HUGHES, Edward B.	172
	Commonwealth	GARDNER, Ed	88

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	SCOTT, Geoff	23,876
	Liberal	GIBSON, Colin	19,373
	New Democrat	MCCREA, Julia	8,989
	Christian Heritage	PENNINGS, Ray	4,113
	Rhino	ZULINIAK, David Cheeko	662

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BRYDEN, John	29,701
	Reform	MULLINS, Mark	16,549
	Progressive Conservative	JOHNSON, Ray	14,520
	New Democrat	MCCALL, Rick	2,555
	National	ELLIS, Ralph	672
	Christian Heritage	VAN DEN ENDEN, Rien	456
	Natural Law	SINCLAIR, Norm	353