Oxford South (provincial electoral district)

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Oxford 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 contested 1929

Oxford 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

Oxford South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Adam Oliver Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1875
 1875–1879 Adam Crooks
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1884
 1884–1886 George Atwell Cooke
6th  1886–1890 Angus McKay
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1896
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904   Donald Sutherland Conservative
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911   Thomas Richard Mayberry Liberal
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919   Victor Albert Sinclair Conservative
15th  1919–1923  Albert Thomas Walker United Farmers
16th  1923–1926  William Henry Chambers Conservative
17th  1926–1929  Merton Elvin Scott Liberal–Progressive
18th  1929–1934   Robert Andrew Baxter Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Oxford before 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Adam Oliver 1,39954.52
Conservative J. Noxon1,16745.48
Total valid votes2,56674.64
Eligible voters3,438
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Adam Oliver 1,43057.78+3.26
Conservative Mr. Richards1,04542.223.26
Turnout2,47565.868.78
Eligible voters3,758
Liberal hold Swing +3.26
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 1874
Ministerial by-election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Adam Oliver Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] :278
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Adam Oliver 1,30544.27
Conservative B. Hopkins1,26242.81
Independent J. McDonald37212.62
Independent Mr. Devlin90.31
Total valid votes2,94866.05
Eligible voters4,463
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario [5]
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875
Previous election voided
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Adam Crooks 1,61254.39
Conservative B. Hopkins1,35245.61
Total valid votes2,964
Liberal hold Swing
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] :278
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Adam Crooks 1,77566.73+12.34
Independent Mr. Brown83531.39 
Independent Mr. Markham501.88 
Total valid votes2,66048.33
Eligible voters5,504
Liberal hold Swing +12.34
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 Adam Oliver's Legislative Assembly information see "Adam Oliver, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Adam Crooks's Legislative Assembly information see "Adam Crooks, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For George Atwell Cooke's Legislative Assembly information see "George Atwell Cooke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Angus McKay's Legislative Assembly information see "Angus McKay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Donald Sutherland's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Sutherland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Richard Mayberry's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Richard Mayberry, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Victor Albert Sinclair's Legislative Assembly information see "Victor Albert Sinclair, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Albert Thomas Walker's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Thomas Walker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Henry Chambers's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Chambers, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Merton Elvin Scott's Legislative Assembly information see "Merton Elvin Scott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Robert Andrew Baxter's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Andrew Baxter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 18671968 . OCLC   1052682.
  5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.