Ontario South

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Ontario South
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1924
First contested 1867
Last contested 1921

Ontario South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

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The South riding consisted initially of the Townships of Whitby and East Whitby, Pickering, the Town of Whitby and the Village of Oshawa.

In 1882, the Township of Reach and the village of Port Perry were added to the riding.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Ontario riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   Thomas Nicholson Gibbs Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1873
 1873–1874
3rd  1874–1876   Malcolm Cameron Liberal
 1876–1878   Thomas Nicholson Gibbs Liberal–Conservative
4th  1878–1882   Francis Wayland Glen Liberal
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891   William Smith Conservative
7th  1891–1892   James Ironside Davidson Liberal
 1892–1896   William Smith Conservative
8th  1896–1900   Leonard Burnett Liberal
9th  1900–1904 William Ross
10th  1904–1908   Peter Christie Conservative
11th  1908–1911   Frederick Luther Fowke Liberal
12th  1911–1917   William Smith Conservative
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   Lawson Omar Clifford Liberal
Riding dissolved into Ontario

Election history

1867 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal-Conservative Thomas Nicholson Gibbs 1,292
  Liberal George Brown 1,223
1872 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal-Conservative Thomas Nicholson Gibbs 1,466
 UnknownP. White Trueman1,373
 UnknownMr. White 

Note: Newspaper for the time recorded the name of Gibbs' opponent as Truman P. White. [1]

By-election: On Mr. Gibbs being appointed Secretary of
State for the Provinces and Superintendent General
of Indian Affairs, 7 July 1873: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal-Conservative Thomas Nicholson Gibbs acclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Malcolm Cameron 1,639
  Liberal-Conservative Thomas Nicholson Gibbs 1,488


By-election: On Mr. Cameron's death, 5 July 1876:
South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal-Conservative Thomas Nicholson Gibbs 1,665
 UnknownJames D. Edgar1,627
1878 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Francis Wayland Glen 1,867
  Liberal-Conservative Thomas Nicholson Gibbs 1,661
1882 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Francis Wayland Glen 1,668
  Conservative William Smith 1,618
1887 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative William Smith 2,118
  Liberal Francis Rae1,931
1891 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal James Ironside Davidson 2,042
  Conservative William Smith 2,009
By-election: On election being declared void,
20 February 1892: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative William Smith acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Leonard Burnett 2,165
  Conservative William Smith 2,021
1900 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal William Ross 1,970
  Conservative William Smith 1,876
1904 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Peter Christie 2,544
  Liberal William Ross 2,439
1908 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Fred Luther Fowke 2,939
  Conservative Peter Christie 2,696
1911 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative William Smith 2,917
  Liberal Frederick Luther Fowke 2,547
1917 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Government William Smith 5,205
  Opposition W. E. N. Sinclair 2,682
1921 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Lawson Omar Clifford 5,102
  Conservative William Smith 4,923
Progressive Frank Mackenzie Chapman3,102

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References

  1. ""Election Meeting"". Ontario Reformer. 19 July 1872. Retrieved May 10, 2019.