Perth South (provincial electoral district)

Perth South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

Perth South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1929

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Perth South
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     James Trow Liberal
2nd  1871–1874     Thomas B. Guest Conservative
3rd  1875–1879     Thomas Ballantyne Liberal
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     John McNeill Liberal-Patron
9th  1898–1899     William Caven Moscrip Liberal
 1899–1902     Samuel Nelson Monteith Conservative
10th  1902–1904     Valentine Stock Liberal
11th  1905–1908     Samuel Nelson Monteith Conservative
12th  1908–1911     Valentine Stock Liberal
13th  1911–1914     John Bennewies Conservative
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Peter Smith United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     McCausland Irvine Conservative
17th  1926–1929     Albert Alexander Colquhoun Liberal
18th  1929–1930     David Bonis Conservative
 1930–1934 Charles Edward Richardson
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Perth before 1934 election

Election results

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Trow 1,552 56.56
Conservative J.A. Donovan 1,192 43.44
Total valid votes 2,744 80.16
Eligible voters 3,423
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas B. Guest 1,302 50.60 +7.16
Liberal James Trow 1,271 49.40 −7.16
Turnout 2,573 71.99 −8.17
Eligible voters 3,574
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.16
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Ballantyne 1,508 53.23 +3.83
Conservative G. Leversage 1,325 46.77 −3.83
Total valid votes 2,833 70.98 −1.01
Eligible voters 3,991
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.83
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Ballantyne 1,759 55.00 +1.77
Conservative Mr. Brunner 1,439 45.00 −1.77
Total valid votes 3,198 65.67 −5.32
Eligible voters 4,870
Liberal hold Swing +1.77
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 James Trow's Legislative Assembly information see "James Trow, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas B. Guest's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas B. Guest, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Ballantyne's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Ballantyne, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John McNeill's Legislative Assembly information see "John McNeill, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Caven Moscrip's Legislative Assembly information see "William Caven Moscrip, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Samuel Nelson Monteith's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Nelson Monteith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Valentine Stock's Legislative Assembly information see "Valentine Stock, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Bennewies's Legislative Assembly information see "John Bennewies, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Peter Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For McCausland Irvine's Legislative Assembly information see "McCausland Irvine, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Albert Alexander Colquhoun's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Alexander Colquhoun, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For David Bonis's Legislative Assembly information see "David Bonis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Charles Edward Richardson's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Edward Richardson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  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.