Huron South
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Huron South was a federal electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1935. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Huron into two ridings: Huron North
and Huron South.
In 1872, the County of Huron was divided into three ridings, and Huron Centre
was created. The South Riding was defined to consist of the Townships of Goderich, Stanley, Hay, Stephen, Usborne and the Village of Clinton.
In 1882, the South Riding was redefined to consist of the townships of McKillop, Hullett, Tuckersmith, Stanley and Hay, the town of Seaforth and the village of Bayfield.
In 1903, the county of Huron was divided into three ridings: Huron East
, Huron West
and Huron South. Huron South was redefined to exclude the township of Hullett, and include the townships of Stephen and Usborne, and the villages of Exeter and Hensall.
In 1914, the county of Huron was divided into two ridings: Huron North and Huron South. Huron South was expanded to include the townships of Hullet and Goderich, and the town of Clinton.
In 1924, Huron South was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Huron lying south of and excluding the town of Goderich, and north of and including townships of Goderich, Hullett, and McKillop.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Huron North
and Huron—Perth
ridings.
|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"| 1,624
|-
|RITCHIE,
|align="right"|1,453
|-
|SILLS,
|align="right"| 1
|-
|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"|1,393
|-
|GREENWAY, T.
|align="right"|1,308
|-
|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"| 1,522
|-
|GREENWAY, T.
|align="right"| 1,436
On the election being declared void, 22 February 1874:
|-
|GREENWAY, Thomas
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-
|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"|1,874
|-
|PORTER,
|align="right"| 1,709
|-
|MCMILLAN, John
|align="right"|1,621
|-
|SHANNON, W.J.
|align="right"| 1,024
On Mr. McMillan's resignation, Dec. 1883:
|-
|CARTWRIGHT, Richard John
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-
|MCMILLAN, John
|align="right"|1,784
|-
|CAMPBELL, John
|align="right"|1,026
|-
|MCMILLAN, John
|align="right"|1,845
|-
|WEISMILLER, David
|align="right"|990
|-
|REITH, John
|align="right"| 54
|-
|MCMILLAN, John
|align="right"| 1,831
|-
|HAYS, T.E.
|align="right"| 1,526
|-
|MCEWEN, George
|align="right"|1,696
|-
|MCMILLAN, John
|align="right"|1,475
|-
|GUNN, Benjamin B.
|align="right"|2,532
|-
|FRASER, Thomas
|align="right"| 2,421
On Mr. Gunn's death, 9 December 1907:
|-
|MCLEAN, Murdo Young
|align="right"|2,679
|-
|HORTON, Henry 2,562
|-
|MCLEAN, Murdo Young
|align="right"|2,586
|-
|SHERRITT, John
|align="right"|2,432
|-
|MERNER, Jonathan Joseph
|align="right"|2,360
|-
|MCLEAN, Murdo Young
|align="right"|2,246
|-
|MERNER, Jonathan Joseph
|align="right"|3,932
|-
|MCMILLAN, Thomas
|align="right"|3,389
|-
|BLACK, William
|align="right"|4,105
|-
|MCMILLAN, Thomas
|align="right"|4,061
|-
|MERNER, Jonathan Joseph
|align="right"|3,965
|-
|MCMILLAN, Thomas
|align="right"|4,947
|-
|MERNER, Jonathan Joseph
|align="right"|4,694
|-
|MCMILLAN, Robert J.
|align="right"| 1,680
|-
|MCMILLAN, Thomas
|align="right"|6,370
|-
|HICKS, Andrew
|align="right"|5,217
|-
|MCMILLAN, Thomas
|align="right"|6,176
|-
|TREWARTHA, Nelson W.
|align="right"| 5,827
On Mr. McMillan's death, 7 June 1932:
|-
|GOLDING, William Henry
|align="right"| 7,046
|-
|RADER, Louis Henry
|align="right"| 5,060
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 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 1935. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Huron into two ridings: Huron North
Huron North
Huron North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882, and from 1917 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and Huron South.
In 1872, the County of Huron was divided into three ridings, and Huron Centre
Huron Centre
Huron Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1882. This riding was created from parts of Huron North and Huron South ridings....
was created. The South Riding was defined to consist of the Townships of Goderich, Stanley, Hay, Stephen, Usborne and the Village of Clinton.
In 1882, the South Riding was redefined to consist of the townships of McKillop, Hullett, Tuckersmith, Stanley and Hay, the town of Seaforth and the village of Bayfield.
In 1903, the county of Huron was divided into three ridings: Huron East
Huron East
Huron East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, Huron West
Huron West
Huron West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and Huron South. Huron South was redefined to exclude the township of Hullett, and include the townships of Stephen and Usborne, and the villages of Exeter and Hensall.
In 1914, the county of Huron was divided into two ridings: Huron North and Huron South. Huron South was expanded to include the townships of Hullet and Goderich, and the town of Clinton.
In 1924, Huron South was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Huron lying south of and excluding the town of Goderich, and north of and including townships of Goderich, Hullett, and McKillop.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Huron North
Huron North
Huron North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882, and from 1917 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and Huron—Perth
Huron—Perth
Huron—Perth was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...
ridings.
Election results
|-|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
Malcolm Colin Cameron
Malcolm Colin Cameron was a businessman and lawyer in Ontario. He represented Huron South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1875 and from 1878 to 1882 and Huron West from 1882 to 1887, 1891 to 1892 and 1896 to 1898.He was born in Perth in Upper Canada in 1831. He was the son, probably...
|align="right"| 1,624
|-
|RITCHIE,
|align="right"|1,453
|-
|SILLS,
|align="right"| 1
|-
|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"|1,393
|-
|GREENWAY, T.
|align="right"|1,308
|-
|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"| 1,522
|-
|GREENWAY, T.
|align="right"| 1,436
On the election being declared void, 22 February 1874:
|-
|GREENWAY, Thomas
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-
|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"|1,874
|-
|PORTER,
|align="right"| 1,709
|-
|MCMILLAN, John
John McMillan (Ontario politician)
John McMillan was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Huron South in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member in 1883 and from 1887 to 1900....
|align="right"|1,621
|-
|SHANNON, W.J.
|align="right"| 1,024
On Mr. McMillan's resignation, Dec. 1883:
|-
|CARTWRIGHT, Richard John
Richard John Cartwright
Sir Richard John Cartwright, PC, GCMG, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario in a United Empire Loyalist family, the son of Harriet Dobbs Cartwright and the grandson of Richard Cartwright...
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-
|MCMILLAN, John
|align="right"|1,784
|-
|CAMPBELL, John
|align="right"|1,026
|-
|MCMILLAN, John
|align="right"|1,845
|-
|WEISMILLER, David
|align="right"|990
|-
|REITH, John
|align="right"| 54
|-
|MCMILLAN, John
|align="right"| 1,831
|-
|HAYS, T.E.
|align="right"| 1,526
|-
|MCEWEN, George
|align="right"|1,696
|-
|MCMILLAN, John
|align="right"|1,475
|-
|GUNN, Benjamin B.
|align="right"|2,532
|-
|FRASER, Thomas
|align="right"| 2,421
On Mr. Gunn's death, 9 December 1907:
|-
|MCLEAN, Murdo Young
Murdo Young McLean
Murdo Young McLean was an Ontario newspaper publisher and political figure. He represented Huron South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1898 and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal member.He was born in North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County, Canada...
|align="right"|2,679
|-
|HORTON, Henry 2,562
|-
|MCLEAN, Murdo Young
|align="right"|2,586
|-
|SHERRITT, John
|align="right"|2,432
|-
|MERNER, Jonathan Joseph
Jonathan Joseph Merner
Jonathan Joseph Merner was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Huron South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1921 as a Conservative....
|align="right"|2,360
|-
|MCLEAN, Murdo Young
|align="right"|2,246
|-
|MERNER, Jonathan Joseph
|align="right"|3,932
|-
|MCMILLAN, Thomas
|align="right"|3,389
|-
|BLACK, William
|align="right"|4,105
|-
|MCMILLAN, Thomas
|align="right"|4,061
|-
|MERNER, Jonathan Joseph
|align="right"|3,965
|-
|MCMILLAN, Thomas
|align="right"|4,947
|-
|MERNER, Jonathan Joseph
|align="right"|4,694
|-
|MCMILLAN, Robert J.
|align="right"| 1,680
|-
|MCMILLAN, Thomas
|align="right"|6,370
|-
|HICKS, Andrew
|align="right"|5,217
|-
|MCMILLAN, Thomas
|align="right"|6,176
|-
|TREWARTHA, Nelson W.
|align="right"| 5,827
On Mr. McMillan's death, 7 June 1932:
|-
|GOLDING, William Henry
|align="right"| 7,046
|-
|RADER, Louis Henry
|align="right"| 5,060
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts