Perth South (provincial electoral district)

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Perth 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

Perth 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

Perth South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   James Trow Liberal
2nd  1871–1874   Thomas B. Guest Conservative
3rd  1875–1879   Thomas Ballantyne Liberal
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898   John McNeill Liberal-Patron
9th  1898–1899  William Caven Moscrip Liberal
 1899–1902   Samuel Nelson Monteith Conservative
10th  1902–1904   Valentine Stock Liberal
11th  1905–1908   Samuel Nelson Monteith Conservative
12th  1908–1911   Valentine Stock Liberal
13th  1911–1914   John Bennewies Conservative
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923   Peter Smith United Farmers
16th  1923–1926  McCausland Irvine Conservative
17th  1926–1929  Albert Alexander Colquhoun Liberal
18th  1929–1930  David Bonis Conservative
 1930–1934Charles Edward Richardson
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Perth before 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal James Trow 1,55256.56
Conservative J.A. Donovan1,19243.44
Total valid votes2,74480.16
Eligible voters3,423
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas B. Guest 1,30250.60+7.16
Liberal James Trow 1,27149.407.16
Turnout2,57371.998.17
Eligible voters3,574
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.16
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Ballantyne 1,50853.23+3.83
Conservative G. Leversage1,32546.773.83
Total valid votes2,83370.981.01
Eligible voters3,991
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.83
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Ballantyne 1,75955.00+1.77
Conservative Mr. Brunner1,43945.001.77
Total valid votes3,19865.675.32
Eligible voters4,870
Liberal hold Swing +1.77
Source: Elections Ontario [5]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For James Trow's Legislative Assembly information see "James Trow, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas B. Guest's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas B. Guest, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Ballantyne's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Ballantyne, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John McNeill's Legislative Assembly information see "John McNeill, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Caven Moscrip's Legislative Assembly information see "William Caven Moscrip, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Samuel Nelson Monteith's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Nelson Monteith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Valentine Stock's Legislative Assembly information see "Valentine Stock, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Bennewies's Legislative Assembly information see "John Bennewies, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Peter Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For McCausland Irvine's Legislative Assembly information see "McCausland Irvine, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Albert Alexander Colquhoun's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Alexander Colquhoun, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For David Bonis's Legislative Assembly information see "David Bonis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Charles Edward Richardson's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Edward Richardson, 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. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.