Norfolk South (provincial electoral district)

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Norfolk South
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1925
First contested 1867
Last contested 1923

Norfolk 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

Norfolk South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Simpson McCall Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879   Richard Richardson Conservative
4th  1879–1883 William Morgan
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894   William Andrew Charlton Liberal
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908   Arthur Clarence Pratt Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923  Joseph Cridland United Farmers
16th  1923–1926   John Strickler Martin Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Norfolk before the 1926 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Simpson McCall 97550.47
Conservative R. Crysler95749.53
Total valid votes1,93278.06
Eligible voters2,475
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Simpson McCall 1,00953.30+2.84
Conservative James Wilson 88446.702.84
Turnout1,89371.736.33
Eligible voters2,639
Liberal hold Swing +2.84
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Richardson 1,29358.27+11.57
Independent Simpson McCall 92641.7311.57
Total valid votes2,21964.717.02
Eligible voters3,429
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.57
Source: Elections Ontario [4]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Simpson McCall's Legislative Assembly information see "Simpson McCall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Richard Richardson's Legislative Assembly information see "Richard Richardson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Morgan's Legislative Assembly information see "William Morgan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Andrew Charlton's Legislative Assembly information see "William Andrew Charlton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Arthur Clarence Pratt's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Clarence Pratt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Joseph Cridland's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Cridland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Strickler Martin's Legislative Assembly information see "John Strickler Martin, 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. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.