Brant—Wentworth

Brant—Wentworth was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1953. This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Brant and Wentworth ridings.

Brant—Wentworth

Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1947
District abolished	1952
First contested	1949
Last contested	1949

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.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Brant and Wentworth
21st	1949–1953		John A. Charlton	Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Brant—Haldimand and Wentworth

Election results

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	John A. Charlton	6,693
	Liberal	James A. Telfer	6,669
	Co-operative Commonwealth	George E. Cox	2,259

See also

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