Ontario South
Encyclopedia
Ontario South was a federal electoral district
represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province
of Ontario
. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.
The South riding consisted initially of the Townships of Whitby and East Whitby, Pickering, the Town of Whitby and the Village of Oshawa.
In 1882, the Township of Reach and the village of Port Perry were added to the riding.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Ontario
riding.
|Liberal-Conservative
|GIBBS, Thomas Nicholson
|align="right"| 1,292
|Unknown
|BROWN, Hon. Geo
|align="right"| 1,223
|}
|-
|Liberal-Conservative
|GIBBS, Thomas Nicholson
|align="right"| 1,466
|Unknown
|TRUEMAN, P. White
|align="right"| 1,373
|Unknown
|WHITE,
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|Liberal-Conservative
|GIBBS, Thomas Nicholson
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|Liberal
|CAMERON, Hon. Malcolm
|align="right"| 1,639
|Liberal-Conservative
|GIBBS, T.N.
|align="right"| 1,488
|}
|-
|Liberal-Conservative
|GIBBS, Thomas Nicholson
|align="right"| 1,665
|Unknown
|EDGAR, James D.
|align="right"| 1,627
|}
|-
|Liberal
|GLEN, F.W.
|align="right"| 1,867
|Liberal-Conservative
|GIBBS, Hon. T.H.
|align="right"| 1,661
|}
|-
|Liberal
|GLEN, Francis W.
|align="right"| 1,668
|Conservative
|SMITH, Wm.
|align="right"| 1,618
|}
|-
|Conservative
|SMITH, William
|align="right"| 2,118
|Liberal
|RAE, Francis
|align="right"| 1,931
|}
|-
|Liberal
|DAVIDSON, J.I.
|align="right"|2,042
|Conservative
|SMITH, Wm.
|align="right"| 2,009
|}
|-
|Conservative
|SMITH, William
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|Liberal
|BURNETT, Leonard
|align="right"| 2,165
|Conservative
|SMITH, William
|align="right"| 2,021
|}
|-
|Liberal
|ROSS, William
|align="right"| 1,970
|Conservative
|SMITH, William
|align="right"|1,876
|}
|-
|Conservative
|CHRISTIE, Peter
|align="right"| 2,544
|Liberal
|ROSS, William
|align="right"|2,439
|}
|-
|Liberal
|FOWKE, Fred Luther
|align="right"| 2,939
|Conservative
|CHRISTIE, Peter
|align="right"|2,696
|}
|-
|Conservative
|SMITH, William
|align="right"| 2,917
|Liberal
|FOWKE, Frederick Luther
|align="right"| 2,547
|}
|-
|Government
|SMITH, William
|align="right"| 5,205
|Opposition
|SINCLAIR, William Edmund Newton
|align="right"| 2,682
|}
|-
|Liberal
|CLIFFORD, Lawson Omar
|align="right"|5,102
|Conservative
|SMITH, Hon. William
|align="right"| 4,923
|Progressive
|CHAPMAN, Frank Mackenzie
|align="right"| 3,102
|}
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...
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 1925. It was located in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of 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....
. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.
The South riding consisted initially of the Townships of Whitby and East Whitby, Pickering, the Town of Whitby and the Village of Oshawa.
In 1882, the Township of Reach and the village of Port Perry were added to the riding.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Ontario
Ontario (electoral district)
Ontario was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from Ontario South riding....
riding.
Electoral history
|-|Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
|GIBBS, Thomas Nicholson
Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
Thomas Nicholson Gibbs, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian.Born in Terrebonne, Lower Canada , the eldest son of Thomas Gibbs and Caroline Tate, his family moved to Oshawa, Upper Canada in 1832...
|align="right"| 1,292
|Unknown
|BROWN, Hon. Geo
George Brown (Canadian politician)
George Brown was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation...
|align="right"| 1,223
|}
|-
|Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
|GIBBS, Thomas Nicholson
|align="right"| 1,466
|Unknown
|TRUEMAN, P. White
|align="right"| 1,373
|Unknown
|WHITE,
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
|GIBBS, Thomas Nicholson
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|CAMERON, Hon. Malcolm
Malcolm Cameron
Malcolm Cameron was a Canadian businessman and politician.He was born at Trois-Rivières in Lower Canada in 1808 and grew up in Lanark County in Upper Canada. At the age of 15, he found work in the Montreal area but later returned to Perth to complete his schooling. In 1828, he became a merchant in...
|align="right"| 1,639
|Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
|GIBBS, T.N.
|align="right"| 1,488
|}
|-
|Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
|GIBBS, Thomas Nicholson
|align="right"| 1,665
|Unknown
|EDGAR, James D.
|align="right"| 1,627
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|GLEN, F.W.
Francis Wayland Glen
Francis Wayland Glen was a manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Ontario South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1887 as a Liberal member....
|align="right"| 1,867
|Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
|GIBBS, Hon. T.H.
|align="right"| 1,661
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|GLEN, Francis W.
|align="right"| 1,668
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|SMITH, Wm.
|align="right"| 1,618
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|SMITH, William
|align="right"| 2,118
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|RAE, Francis
|align="right"| 1,931
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|DAVIDSON, J.I.
|align="right"|2,042
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|SMITH, Wm.
|align="right"| 2,009
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|SMITH, William
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|BURNETT, Leonard
|align="right"| 2,165
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|SMITH, William
|align="right"| 2,021
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|ROSS, William
|align="right"| 1,970
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|SMITH, William
|align="right"|1,876
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|CHRISTIE, Peter
|align="right"| 2,544
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|ROSS, William
|align="right"|2,439
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|FOWKE, Fred Luther
|align="right"| 2,939
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|CHRISTIE, Peter
|align="right"|2,696
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|SMITH, William
|align="right"| 2,917
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|FOWKE, Frederick Luther
|align="right"| 2,547
|}
|-
|Government
|SMITH, William
|align="right"| 5,205
|Opposition
Laurier Liberals
Prior to the 1917 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada split into two factions:* the Laurier Liberals, who opposed conscription of soldiers to support Canada's involvement in World War I and who were led by former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier; and* the Liberal Unionists who...
|SINCLAIR, William Edmund Newton
|align="right"| 2,682
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|CLIFFORD, Lawson Omar
|align="right"|5,102
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|SMITH, Hon. William
|align="right"| 4,923
|Progressive
Progressive Party of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
|CHAPMAN, Frank Mackenzie
|align="right"| 3,102
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts