Simcoe South (provincial electoral district)

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Simcoe South
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Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested 1929

Simcoe 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

Simcoe South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Thomas Roberts Ferguson Conservative
2nd  1871–1873
 1874–1874 D'Arcy Boulton
3rd  1875–1875
 1875–1878   William McDougall Liberal
 1878–1879   William James Parkhill Conservative
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886 George Prevost McKay
Abolished in 1886, reestablished in 1908
12th  1908–1911   Alexander Ferguson Conservative
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923  Edgar James Evans United Farmers
16th  1923–1926   William Earl Rowe Conservative
Renamed Simcoe Southwest before the 1926 election
17th  1926–1929  John Henry Mitchell Liberal–Progressive
18th  1929–1934   James Edgar Jamieson Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Simcoe Centre and Simcoe East before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas Roberts Ferguson Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas Roberts Ferguson Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [3]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Thomas Roberts Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Roberts Ferguson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For D'Arcy Boulton's Legislative Assembly information see "D'Arcy Boulton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William McDougall's Legislative Assembly information see "William McDougall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William James Parkhill's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Parkhill, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Prevost McKay's Legislative Assembly information see "George Prevost McKay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alexander Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Ferguson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edgar James Evans's Legislative Assembly information see "Edgar James Evans, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Earl Rowe's Legislative Assembly information see "William Earl Rowe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Henry Mitchell's Legislative Assembly information see "John Henry Mitchell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Edgar Jamieson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Edgar Jamieson, 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.