Essex South (provincial electoral district)

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Essex South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1875
District abolished1996
First contested1875
Last contested1995

Essex South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 when the riding of Essex was split into Essex North and Essex South. It was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Essex South
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Essex in 1875
3rd  1875–1879     Lewis Wigle Conservative
4th  1879–1882
 1882–1883     William Balfour Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1896
 1896–1898     John Allan Auld Liberal
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1905
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911     Charles Anderson Conservative
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919     Lambert Peter Wigle Liberal
15th  1919–1923     Milton C. Fox United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     Adolphus T. Armstrong Conservative
17th  1926–1929     Charles George Fletcher Liberal
18th  1929–1934     Austin Burton Smith Conservative
19th  1934–1937     Lambert Peter Wigle Liberal
20th  1937–1943     Charles George Fletcher Liberal
21st  1943–1945     William Murdoch Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967     Donald Paterson Liberal
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977     Remo Mancini Liberal
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1993
 1993–1995     Bruce Crozier Liberal
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Essex riding before the 1999 election

Election results[edit]

1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lewis Wigle 1,014 51.19
Liberal J.C. Iler 967 48.81
Turnout 1,981 69.61
Eligible voters 2,846
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lewis Wigle 1,310 58.53
Liberal J.C. Iler 928 41.47
Total valid votes 2,238
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 81 
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Wigle 1,418 52.93 −5.60
Liberal William Balfour 1,261 47.07 +5.60
Total valid votes 2,679 74.29
Eligible voters 3,606
Conservative hold Swing −5.60
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Lewis Wigle's Legislative Assembly information see "Lewis Wigle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Balfour's Legislative Assembly information see "William Balfour, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Allen Auld's Legislative Assembly information see "John Allen Auld, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Charles N. Anderson's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles N. Anderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Lambert Peter Wigle's Legislative Assembly information see "Lambert Peter Wigle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Milton C. Fox's Legislative Assembly information see "Milton C. Fox, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Adolphus T. Armstrong's Legislative Assembly information see "Adolphus T. Armstrong, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Charles George Fletcher's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles George Fletcher, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Austin Burton Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "Austin Burton Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Murdoch's Legislative Assembly information see "William Murdoch, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Donald Paterson's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Paterson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Remo Mancini's Legislative Assembly information see "Remo Mancini, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Bruce Crozier's Legislative Assembly information see "Bruce Crozier, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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