Lanark South (provincial electoral district)

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Lanark South
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested1931

Lanark 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

Lanark South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1869   William McNairn Shaw Conservative
 1869–1871 Abraham Code
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883 William Lees
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1893 Nathaniel McLenaghan
 1893–1894  James Maitland Clarke Liberal
8th  1894–1898   Arthur Matheson Conservative
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1905
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1913
 1913–1914John Charles Ebbs
14th  1914–1919 Francis William Hall
15th  1919–1923  William Johnston United Farmers
16th  1923–1926  Egerton Reuben Stedman Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1931James Alexander Anderson
 1931–1934Egerton Reuben Stedman
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Lanark before 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative William McNairn Shaw 1,29462.00
Liberal Abraham Code 79137.90
Independent Mr. Laurie20.10
Independent Mr. Playfair0–
Total valid votes2,08770.53
Eligible voters2,959
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
Ontario provincial by-election, February 6, 1869
Death of William McNairn Shaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Abraham Code 82556.12−5.88
Independent W. Doran64543.88 
Total valid votes1,470100.0  −29.56
Conservative hold Swing −5.88
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [3] : 187 
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Abraham Code 81642.88−13.24
Liberal T. Haggart66635.00 
Independent Mr. Cameron42122.12 
Turnout1,90366.10+29.46
Eligible voters2,879
Conservative hold Swing −13.24
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Abraham Code 1,23453.68+10.80
Liberal W. Doran1,06546.32+11.33
Turnout2,29972.57+6.47
Eligible voters3,168
Conservative hold Swing −0.27
Source: Elections Ontario [5]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Conservative William Lees 90749.64 
Conservative J. Elliot85446.74−6.93
Independent Mr. Brooke563.07 
Independent W.F. Cole100.55 
Total valid votes1,82756.60−15.97
Eligible voters3,228
Independent Conservative gain from Conservative Swing +3.47
Source: Elections Ontario [6]

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References

  1. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William McNairn Shaw's Legislative Assembly information see "William McNairn Shaw, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Abraham Code's Legislative Assembly information see "Abraham Code, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Lees's Legislative Assembly information see "William Lees, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Nathaniel McLenaghan's Legislative Assembly information see "Nathaniel McLenaghan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Maitland Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "James Maitland Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Arthur Matheson's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Matheson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Charles Ebbs's Legislative Assembly information see "John Charles Ebbs, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Francis William Hall's Legislative Assembly information see "Francis William Hall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Johnston's Legislative Assembly information see "William Johnston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Egerton Reuben Stedman's Legislative Assembly information see "Egerton Reuben Stedman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Alexander Anderson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Alexander Anderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  2. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968 . OCLC   1052682.
  4. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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