Wentworth North (federal electoral district)

For the defunct provincial district, see Wentworth North (provincial electoral district). For the municipality in Quebec, see Wentworth-Nord, Quebec.

Wentworth North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896. It was located near the city of Hamilton in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. The "North Riding of Wentworth" consisted of the Townships of Beverley, Flamborough East and Flamborough West, and the Town of Dundas.

The electoral district was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Wentworth North and Brant riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1872		James McMonies	Liberal
2nd	1872–1874		Thomas Bain
3rd	1874–1878
4th	1878–1882
5th	1882–1887
6th	1887–1891
7th	1891–1896
Riding dissolved into Wentworth North and Brant

Electoral history

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James McMonies	1,154
	Unknown	Alexander Brown	1,093

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Bain	1,145
	Unknown	R. McKechnie	1,040

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Bain	acclaimed
Source: lop.parl.ca

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Bain	1,343
	Unknown	Thos. Stock	1,237

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Bain	1,295
	Unknown	Robt. McKechnie Jr.	1,292

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Bain	1,639
	Conservative	T.B. Townsend	1,513

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Bain	1,517
	Conservative	Alex R. Wardell	1,317

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

External links

• Website of the Parliament of Canada