Huron South (provincial electoral district)

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Huron South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1929
First contested1867
Last contested1929

Huron South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1867 to 1934, when it was abolished into Huron and Huron—Bruce. It consisted of the southern areas of Huron County.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Huron South
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created
1st  1867–1868     Robert Gibbons Conservative
1st  1868–1871     Isaac Carling Conservative
2nd  1871–1874     Archibald Bishop Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     Murdo Young McLean Liberal
9th  1898–1902     Henry Eilber Conservative
10th  1902–1904
11th  1902–1904
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Andrew Hicks United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     Nelson William Trewartha Conservative
17th  1926–1929     William George Medd Progressive
18th  1929–1934
Riding dissolved into Huron

Election results[edit]

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Robert Gibbons 1,558 50.16
Conservative Isaac Carling 1,548 49.84
Total valid votes 3,106 82.00
Eligible voters 3,788
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Gibbons 1,561 53.55 +3.39
Conservative Isaac Carling 1,354 46.45 −3.39
Turnout 2,915 71.64 −10.36
Eligible voters 4,069
Liberal hold Swing +3.39
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario provincial by-election, October 1873
Resignation of Robert Gibbons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Archibald Bishop 1,424 50.25 −3.30
Conservative G. Case 1,410 49.75 +3.30
Total valid votes 2,834 100.0   −2.78
Liberal hold Swing −3.30
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 154 
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Archibald Bishop 1,440 51.39 +1.14
Conservative G. Case 1,362 48.61 −1.14
Turnout 2,802 72.53
Eligible voters 3,863
Liberal hold Swing +1.14
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Archibald Bishop 1,893 52.21 +0.81
Conservative Mr. Jackson 1,733 47.79 −0.81
Total valid votes 3,626 70.75 −1.78
Eligible voters 5,125
Liberal hold Swing +0.81
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "William Medd | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1926-12-01. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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