Hamilton South (electoral district)

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Hamilton South
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1952
District abolished1966
First contested 1953
Last contested 1965

Hamilton South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1965. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1952, from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Wentworth ridings.

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It consisted of the part of the city of Hamilton lying east of Ottawa Street, the brow of the mountain, the part of the city south of the brow and west of Ottawa Street.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Hamilton East, Hamilton Mountain, Hamilton—Wentworth and ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Wentworth
22nd  1953–1957   Russell Reinke Liberal
23rd  1957–1958   Bob McDonald Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965   William Dean Howe New Democratic
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Hamilton East, Hamilton Mountain
and Hamilton—Wentworth

Election results

1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Russell Reinke 12,296
Progressive Conservative Edward Charles David Crockett9,220
Co-operative Commonwealth Joseph Lees Easton7,478
Social Credit Ethel B. Fagan582
Labor–Progressive Stanley Bréhaut Ryerson 573
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Bob McDonald 16,085
Liberal Russell Reinke 11,611
Co-operative Commonwealth David T. Lawrence11,485
Social Credit James Ernest Harrison1,629
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Bob McDonald 24,453
Co-operative Commonwealth David Lawrence10,874
Liberal Russell Reinke 9,860
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Bob McDonald 17,392
Liberal James Charles Custeau15,933
New Democratic William Dean Howe 15,899
Social Credit Peter Paul Lepp657
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
New Democratic William Dean Howe 19,205
Liberal James Charles Custeau17,842
Progressive Conservative Bob McDonald 16,441
Social Credit Peter Paul Lepp459
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
New Democratic William Dean Howe 22,736
Liberal James Alexander Bethune19,693
Progressive Conservative Ralph Whittington Brown11,425
Social Credit Russell Thomas Davis359

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