Brant South (provincial electoral district)

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Brant South
Brantford
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested 1929

Brant 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.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Brant South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Edmund Burke Wood Conservative
2nd  1871–1873
 1873–1875   Arthur Sturgis Hardy Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1899
 1899–1902 Thomas Hiram Preston
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911   Willoughby Staples Brewster Conservative
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919   Joseph Henry Ham Liberal
15th  1919–1923   M.M. MacBride Labour
16th  1923–1926
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Brantford before 1926 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Edmund Burke Wood 1,26854.37
Liberal H. Biggar1,06445.63
Total valid votes2,33271.45
Eligible voters3,264
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edmund Burke Wood 1,17252.701.68
Liberal Mr. Plewes1,05247.30+1.68
Turnout2,22466.554.90
Eligible voters3,342
Conservative hold Swing 1.68
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, May 1873
Resignation of Edmund Burke Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Sturgis Hardy 1,28853.76+6.45
Independent J.J. Hawkins1,10846.24 
Total valid votes2,396100.0  +7.73
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.45
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Sturgis Hardy Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [5]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Edmund Burke Wood's Legislative Assembly information see "Edmund Burke Wood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Arthur Sturgis Hardy's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Sturgis Hardy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Hiram Preston's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Hiram Preston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Willoughby Staples Brewster's Legislative Assembly information see "Willoughby Staples Brewster, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Joseph Henry Ham's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Henry Ham, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For M.M. MacBride's Legislative Assembly information see "M.M. MacBride, 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. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 18671968 . p. 22. OCLC   1052682.
  5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.