Ontario South (provincial electoral district)

Ontario South was a provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. Created in 1867 at the time of Confederation, it was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. It was briefly recreated in 1967 and abolished again in 1975. It was last contested in 1971.

Ontario South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
District re-created1967
District re-abolished1975
First contested1867
Last contested1971

Members of the Provincial Parliament

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Ontario South
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     William McGill Liberal
2nd  1871–1874     Abram Farewell Liberal
3rd  1875–1879     Nicholas W. Brown Conservative
4th  1879–1883     John Dryden Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1898     Charles Calder Conservative
 1898–1902     John Dryden Liberal
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908     Charles Calder Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914     W. E. N. Sinclair Liberal
14th  1914–1919     Charles Calder Conservative
15th  1919–1923     W. E. N. Sinclair Liberal
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
Merged into Ontario before the 1934 election
Re-established from the southern part of Ontario before the 1967 election
28th  1967–1971     Bill Newman Progressive Conservative
29th  1971–1975
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Durham—York before the 1975 election

Election results

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal William McGill 1,367 56.35
Conservative D. Tucker 1,059 43.65
Total valid votes 2,426 83.60
Eligible voters 2,902
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Abram Farewell 1,180 52.17 −4.18
Conservative William McGill 1,082 47.83 +4.18
Turnout 2,262 65.81 −17.79
Eligible voters 3,437
Liberal hold Swing −4.18
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas W. Brown 1,614 50.52 +2.68
Liberal Abram Farewell 1,581 49.48 −2.68
Total valid votes 3,195 72.91 +7.10
Eligible voters 4,382
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.68
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Dryden 1,721 56.24 +6.76
Conservative Nicholas W. Brown 1,339 43.76 −6.76
Total valid votes 3,060 60.59 −12.32
Eligible voters 5,050
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.76
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References

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  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William McGill's Legislative Assembly information see "William McGill, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Abram Farewell's Legislative Assembly information see "Abram Farewell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Nicholas W. Brown's Legislative Assembly information see "Nicholas W. Brown, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Dryden's Legislative Assembly information see "John Dryden, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Calder's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Calder, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For W. E. N. Sinclair's Legislative Assembly information see "W. E. N. Sinclair, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Bill Newman's Legislative Assembly information see "Bill Newman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.