Victoria South (provincial electoral district)

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Victoria 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

Victoria South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. In 1886 the riding was reconfigured with Victoria North to form Victoria East and Victoria West ridings. It was re-established in 1914 and finally abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Victoria South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Thomas Matchett Liberal
2nd  1871–1874 Samuel Wood
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886 Duncan John McIntyre
Victoria East and Victoria West, 1886-1914
14th  1914–1919   John Carew Conservative
15th  1919–1923  Frederick George Sandy United Farmers
16th  1923–1926  Robert John Patterson Conservative
17th  1926–1929  Frederick George SandyLiberal Progressive
18th  1929–1934  Wellesley Wilson Staples Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Victoria before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Thomas Matchett Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Samuel Wood 1,04660.05
Liberal Thomas Matchett 69639.95
Turnout1,74259.97
Eligible voters2,905
Liberal hold Swing
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 Matchett's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Matchett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Samuel Wood's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Wood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Duncan John McIntyre's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan John McIntyre, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Carew's Legislative Assembly information see "John Carew, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frederick George Sandy's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick George Sandy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert John Patterson's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert John Patterson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Wellesley Wilson Staples's Legislative Assembly information see "Wellesley Wilson Staples, 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.