Brant—Wentworth was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1953. An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Brant and Wentworth ridings. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the provincial electoral district see Brant (provincial electoral district Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Wentworth (electoral district ---> Wentworth was a federal electoral A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries
It consisted of the town of Paris and the townships of South Dumfries, Onondaga, and Tuscarora and the part of the township of Brantford lying north and east of the left bank of Grand River in the county of Brant; and the townships of Beverly, Ancaster, Glanford and Binbrook in the county of Wentworth.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Brant—Haldimand and Wentworth ridings. For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Brant—Haldimand (electoral district ---> Brant—Haldimand was a federal
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Member of Parliament
This riding elected only one Member of Parliament: Mark Charlton, of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | CHARLTON, Mark A. The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian | 6,693 | |||
| Liberal | TELFER, James A. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political | 6,669 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | COX, George E. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian | 2,259 | |||
See also
External links
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