Brant South
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Brant South was a federal and provincial electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1867 to 1904, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1867 to 1923.
It was also called the South Riding of Brant. Brant County was named after Joseph Brant
, a Mohawk
Chief originally from New York State who settled the area, centred around Brantford
.
and Brant South according to a traditional division. In 1882, the South Riding of Brant was defined to consist of the townships of West Brantford, Onondaga and Tuscarora, the city of Brantford and the town of Paris.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Brantford
riding.
The first Member of Parliament for Brant South, elected in 1867 was Edmund Burke Wood
. Wood was also elected to the Provincial Parliament. Eventually an act was passed to abolish dual representation.
In 1872, the Liberal candidate, William Paterson
(a biscuit manufacturer) won the riding, and remained Member of Parliament until 1896, when he was defeated by Robert Henry
(a grocer, and Conservative).
This election was declared void, and in a by-election Charles Bernhard Heyd
(a Liberal, and also a grocer) won the riding. Heyd held the riding until it was abolished in 1903.
The first Member of the Legislative Assembly for Brant South was Edmund Burke Wood
. Wood was also elected to the first federal parliament. When an act was passed to abolish dual representation, Wood choose to remain in the provincial parliament.
In 1871, Arthur Sturgis Hardy
won the riding. He held it until his death in 1889. Thomas H. Preston held the riding from 1899 until 1908. Willoughby Staples Brewster
held the riding from 1908 until 1914. Joseph Henry Ham
held the riding from 1914 until 1919. Morrison Mann MacBride
held the riding from 1919 until 1923, when the provincial riding became the Brantford
riding in 1923.
|WOOD, Hon. Edmund Burke
|align="right"| 1,257
|-
|LEEMING,
|align="right"| 1,090
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 1,378
|-
|HINCKS, Hon.Sir F. K.C.M.G.C
|align="right"| 1,116
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 1,463
|-
|WATTS, A.
|align="right"| 1,019
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 1,496
|-
|WATTS,
|align="right"| 1,298
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 1,473
|-
|WATTS, Alfred
|align="right"| 1,297
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 2,230
|-
|COCKSHUTT, Wm. T.
|align="right"| 1,656
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 1,963
|-
|COX, Peter H.
|align="right"| 1,421
|}
|-
|HENRY, Robert
|align="right"| 2,538
|-
| PATERSON, Wm.
|align="right"| 2,447
|}
On Mr. Henry's election being declared void and on his being unseated, 15 December 1896:
|-
|HEYD, C.B.
|align="right"| 2,787
|-
|HENRY, Robert
|align="right"| 2,406
|}
|-
|HEYD, Charles B.
|align="right"| 2,494
|-
|HENRY, Robert
|align="right"| 2,288
|}
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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, that was represented in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1867 to 1904, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1867 to 1923.
It was also called the South Riding of Brant. Brant County was named after Joseph Brant
Joseph Brant
Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant was a Mohawk military and political leader, based in present-day New York, who was closely associated with Great Britain during and after the American Revolution. He was perhaps the most well-known American Indian of his generation...
, a Mohawk
Mohawk nation
Mohawk are the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois confederation. They call themselves Kanien'gehaga, people of the place of the flint...
Chief originally from New York State who settled the area, centred around Brantford
Brantford, Ontario
Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. While geographically surrounded by the County of Brant, the city is politically independent...
.
Federal electoral district
The federal riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Brant into two ridings: Brant NorthBrant North
Brant North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1893. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Brant into two ridings: Brant North and Brant South according to a...
and Brant South according to a traditional division. In 1882, the South Riding of Brant was defined to consist of the townships of West Brantford, Onondaga and Tuscarora, the city of Brantford and the town of Paris.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Brantford
Brantford (electoral district)
Brantford was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1986 to 1999....
riding.
The first Member of Parliament for Brant South, elected in 1867 was Edmund Burke Wood
Edmund Burke Wood
Edmund Burke Wood was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Brant South, and served as the first provincial treasurer of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 under Premier John Sandfield Macdonald...
. Wood was also elected to the Provincial Parliament. Eventually an act was passed to abolish dual representation.
In 1872, the Liberal candidate, William Paterson
William Paterson (Canadian politician)
William Paterson, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Hamilton, Upper Canada, the son of James and Martha Paterson, Paterson's parents died from cholera in 1849 and he was adopted by Reverend Dr. Ferrier, a Presbyterian minister. He was educated in Hamilton and Caledonia...
(a biscuit manufacturer) won the riding, and remained Member of Parliament until 1896, when he was defeated by Robert Henry
Robert Henry (Canadian politician)
Robert Henry was a Scottish-born grocer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brant South in the Canadian House of Commons in 1896 as a Conservative. Henry was also mayor of Brantford in 1878, 1879 and 1887.He was born in Perthshire and came to Brantford with his family in 1853...
(a grocer, and Conservative).
This election was declared void, and in a by-election Charles Bernhard Heyd
Charles Bernhard Heyd
Charles Bernhard Heyd was a Canadian parliamentarian, grocer and fiddler. The eldest son of Swiss immigrant Bernhard Heyd, Charles was born in Rochester, New York where his father worked as a carpenter before settling in Brantford, Ontario in 1854...
(a Liberal, and also a grocer) won the riding. Heyd held the riding until it was abolished in 1903.
Provincial electoral district
The provincial riding was also created in 1867.The first Member of the Legislative Assembly for Brant South was Edmund Burke Wood
Edmund Burke Wood
Edmund Burke Wood was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Brant South, and served as the first provincial treasurer of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 under Premier John Sandfield Macdonald...
. Wood was also elected to the first federal parliament. When an act was passed to abolish dual representation, Wood choose to remain in the provincial parliament.
In 1871, Arthur Sturgis Hardy
Arthur Sturgis Hardy
Arthur Sturgis Hardy, QC was a lawyer and Liberal politician who served as the fourth Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1896 to 1899. On January 19, 1870 he married Mary Morrison, daughter of Judge Joseph Curran Morrison.Hardy attended school at the Rockwood Academy in Rockwood, Ontario...
won the riding. He held it until his death in 1889. Thomas H. Preston held the riding from 1899 until 1908. Willoughby Staples Brewster
Willoughby Staples Brewster
Willoughby Staples Brewster was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Brant South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1914 as a Conservative member....
held the riding from 1908 until 1914. Joseph Henry Ham
Joseph Henry Ham
Joseph Henry Ham was a Ontario manufacturer and political figure. He represented Brant North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Liberal member....
held the riding from 1914 until 1919. Morrison Mann MacBride
Morrison Mann MacBride
Morrison Mann MacBride was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Brant South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1926 as a Labour member and then Brantford from 1934 to 1938 as an Independent and then Independent Liberal member.MacBride broke with the United...
held the riding from 1919 until 1923, when the provincial riding became the Brantford
Brantford (electoral district)
Brantford was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1986 to 1999....
riding in 1923.
Federal election results
|-|WOOD, Hon. Edmund Burke
|align="right"| 1,257
|-
|LEEMING,
|align="right"| 1,090
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 1,378
|-
|HINCKS, Hon.Sir F. K.C.M.G.C
Francis Hincks
Sir Francis Hincks, KCMG, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Cork, Ireland, he was the son of Thomas Dix Hincks an orientalist, naturalist and Presbyterian minister and the brother of Edward Hincks orientalist, naturalist and clergyman.He moved to York in 1832 and set up an importing business...
|align="right"| 1,116
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 1,463
|-
|WATTS, A.
|align="right"| 1,019
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 1,496
|-
|WATTS,
|align="right"| 1,298
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 1,473
|-
|WATTS, Alfred
|align="right"| 1,297
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 2,230
|-
|COCKSHUTT, Wm. T.
|align="right"| 1,656
|}
|-
|PATERSON, William
|align="right"| 1,963
|-
|COX, Peter H.
|align="right"| 1,421
|}
|-
|HENRY, Robert
|align="right"| 2,538
|-
| PATERSON, Wm.
|align="right"| 2,447
|}
On Mr. Henry's election being declared void and on his being unseated, 15 December 1896:
|-
|HEYD, C.B.
|align="right"| 2,787
|-
|HENRY, Robert
|align="right"| 2,406
|}
|-
|HEYD, Charles B.
|align="right"| 2,494
|-
|HENRY, Robert
|align="right"| 2,288
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
- Brant County
- Joseph BrantJoseph BrantThayendanegea or Joseph Brant was a Mohawk military and political leader, based in present-day New York, who was closely associated with Great Britain during and after the American Revolution. He was perhaps the most well-known American Indian of his generation...
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...