Halton—Wentworth was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 represented in the Canadian

Canada

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 House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province

Provinces and territories of Canada

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 of Ontario

Ontario

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. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Halton

Halton (electoral district)

Halton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and again since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055.-Geography:...

 and Wentworth

Wentworth (electoral district)

Wentworth was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968. It was located near the City of Hamilton in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Wentworth North and Brant and Wentworth South ridings.Wentworth...

 ridings.

It consisted of the Town of Burlington and the Township of Nassagaweya in the County of Halton, and the Town of Burlington, the Town of Dundas and the Townships of East Flamborough and West Flamborough in the County of Wentworth.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Burlington

Burlington (electoral district)

Burlington is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.-Geography:It consists of the southern part of the city of Burlington, Ontario....

, Guelph

Guelph (electoral district)

Guelph is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and has been since 2004.The riding's parliamentary seat is held by Liberal MP Frank Valeriote.-History:...

, Halton

Halton (electoral district)

Halton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and again since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055.-Geography:...

 and Hamilton—Wentworth

Hamilton—Wentworth

Hamilton—Wentworth was a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1971.It was located in the province of Ontario.-Members of Provincial Parliament:...

 ridings.

Election results

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|MORISON, John

John B. Morison

John B. Morison was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Wentworth and then Halton—Wentworth in three consecutive Canadian Parliaments as a Liberal member from 1963 until his retirement in 1972 .He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1923...

 
|align="right"| 19,563
|-

|SWANBOROUGH, James Reginald
|align="right"| 18,043
|-

|MACDONALD, Ted
|align="right"| 9,312
|-

|BRADEN, Norman Brian
|align="right"| 399
|}
|-

|KEMPLING, Bill
|align="right"| 31,150
|-

|MCGUINNESS, Norm
|align="right"| 21,450
|-

|BAILEY, Dickson
|align="right"|10,630
|}
|-

|KEMPLING, Bill
|align="right"| 26,798
|-

|CUNNINGHAM, Eric
|align="right"| 26,130
|-

|MULKEWICH, Walter
|align="right"| 8,877
|}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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