# Wentworth (electoral district)

Wentworth was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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 initially consisted of the county of Wentworth, excluding of the city of Hamilton. In 1914, it was expanded to include those portions of the city of Hamilton not included in Hamilton East and Hamilton West ridings.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the county of Wentworth (excluding the townships of Beverly, Ancaster, Glanford and Binbrook), and the northern part the city of Hamilton. In 1952, it was again defined as being the county of Wentworth, excluding the city of Hamilton.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Halton—Wentworth, Hamilton Mountain, Hamilton—Wentworth and Wellington ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Wentworth North and Brant and Wentworth South |||||
| 10th | 1904–1905 | E. D. Smith | Conservative |
| 10th | 1905–1908 | E. D. Smith | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | William Oscar Sealey | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Gordon Crooks Wilson | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Gordon Crooks Wilson | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Gordon Crooks Wilson | Conservative |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Gordon Crooks Wilson | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Gordon Crooks Wilson | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Gordon Crooks Wilson | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Frank Lennard | Conservative |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Ellis Corman | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Frank Lennard | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Frank Lennard | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Frank Lennard | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Frank Lennard | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Frank Lennard | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Joseph Reed Sams | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | John B. Morison | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | John B. Morison | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Halton—Wentworth, Hamilton—Wentworth, Hamilton Mountain and Wellington |||||

## Election results

1904 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. D. Smith | 2,899 |
| | Liberal | William Oscar Sealey | 2,889 |
By-election: On election being declared void, 22 November 1905: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. D. Smith | 2,982 |
| | Liberal | William Oscar Sealey | 2,965 |
1908 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Oscar Sealey | 3,307 |
| | Conservative | William Hall Ptolemy | 2,961 |
1911 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Crooks Wilson | 3,832 |
| | Liberal | William Oscar Sealey | 2,939 |
1917 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Government (Unionist) | Gordon Crooks Wilson | 9,070 |
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | John Herbert Dickenson | 3,387 |
| Labour | Frederick James Flatman | 1,507 |
1921 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Gordon Crooks Wilson | 9,375 |
| Progressive | Christopher Frederic Woodley | 9,246 |
| Liberal | Walter Thompson Evans | 3,177 |
1925 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Crooks Wilson | 12,970 |
| | Progressive | Christopher Frederic Thomas Woodley | 5,213 |
1926 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Crooks Wilson | 10,975 |
| | Liberal | Harold Stanley Burns | 5,335 |
1930 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Gordon Crooks Wilson | 13,436 |
| Liberal | Frank Campbell Biggs | 9,628 |
| Unknown | Samuel Radcliffe Weaver | 1,630 |
1935 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Frank Lennard | 9,958 |
| Liberal | Ellis Corman | 9,740 |
| Reconstruction | William James Peace | 5,978 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert James Hanna | 4,513 |
1940 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ellis Corman | 15,714 |
| | National Government | Frank Lennard | 14,949 |
1945 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Lennard | 15,458 |
| Liberal | Ellis Corman | 13,652 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John O'Hanley | 11,914 |
1949 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Lennard | 16,443 |
| Liberal | Henry Arnott Hicks | 13,312 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | David Lewis | 11,638 |
| Labor–Progressive | Stanley Bréhaut Ryerson | 1,028 |
| Independent | Charles Giles | 562 |
1953 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Lennard | 10,476 |
| Liberal | Reginald Wheeler | 7,700 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Isaac Reginald Gardiner | 3,915 |
1957 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Lennard | 19,037 |
| Liberal | Edwin Delbert Hickey | 8,922 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Joseph Zuliniak | 4,905 |
1958 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Lennard | 23,854 |
| Liberal | William Kitchen Dunham | 7,578 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Joseph Zuliniak | 4,972 |
1962 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Reed Sams | 17,050 |
| Liberal | John B. Morison | 16,434 |
| New Democratic | John Joseph Zuliniak | 16,434 |
| Social Credit | Gordon C. Fisher | 806 |
1963 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John B. Morison | 18,589 |
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Reed Sams | 17,640 |
| New Democratic | Harry Pomeroy | 8,088 |
1965 Canadian federal election: Wentworth :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John B. Morison | 17,746 |
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Reed Sams | 15,991 |
| New Democratic | Reginald Gardiner | 13,735 |
| Social Credit | Gordon C. Fisher | 362 |