Norfolk South (federal electoral district)

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Norfolk South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which divided the county of Norfolk into two ridings. The South Riding consisted of the Townships of Charlotteville, Houghton, Walsingham, and Woodhouse and the Woodhouse Gore.

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In 1882, the town of Simcoe and the village of Port Dover were added to the riding. In 1892, South Norfolk was defined as above, with the addition of the township of Walpole and the village of Port Rowan.

The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Haldimand and Norfolk ridings.

Electoral history

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Peter Lawson 1,050
 UnknownN. O. Walker969
Eligible voters2,468
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 [1]
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative William Wallace 1,208
 UnknownH. Killmaster1,098
Source: Canadian Elections Database [2]
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal STUART, John 1,233
 UnknownLAWSON, P.1,140
By-election: On election being declared void,
16 December 1874: South Riding of Norfolk
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative WALLACE, William 1,402
 UnknownSTUART, John1,244
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative WALLACE, William 1,327
 Unknown ALLAN, H.W. 1,310
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal JACKSON, Joseph 1,560
 Unknown WALLACE, William 1,534
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative TISDALE, David 1,797
  Liberal JACKSON, Joseph 1,736
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative TISDALE, David 2,051
  Liberal ELLIS, Jonathan1,639
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative TISDALE, Hon. David 2,383
  Patrons of Industry WALKER, George2,110
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative TISDALE, Hon. David 2,472
  Liberal ATKINSON, Thos. R. 2,200

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References

  1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.