Lanark South (provincial electoral district)

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This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Lanark South.
Lanark South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1931

Lanark South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Lanark South
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1869     William McNairn Shaw Conservative
 1869–1871 Abraham Code
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883 William Lees
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1893 Nathaniel McLenaghan
 1893–1894     James Maitland Clarke Liberal
8th  1894–1898     Arthur Matheson Conservative
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1905
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1913
 1913–1914 John Charles Ebbs
14th  1914–1919 Francis William Hall
15th  1919–1923     William Johnston United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     Egerton Reuben Stedman Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1931 James Alexander Anderson
 1931–1934 Egerton Reuben Stedman
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Lanark before 1934 election

Election results[edit]

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative William McNairn Shaw 1,294 62.00
Liberal Abraham Code 791 37.90
Independent Mr. Laurie 2 0.10
Independent Mr. Playfair 0 –
Total valid votes 2,087 70.53
Eligible voters 2,959
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario provincial by-election, February 6, 1869
Death of William McNairn Shaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Abraham Code 825 56.12 −5.88
Independent W. Doran 645 43.88  
Total valid votes 1,470 100.0   −29.56
Conservative hold Swing −5.88
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 187 
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Abraham Code 816 42.88 −13.24
Liberal T. Haggart 666 35.00  
Independent Mr. Cameron 421 22.12  
Turnout 1,903 66.10 +29.46
Eligible voters 2,879
Conservative hold Swing −13.24
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Abraham Code 1,234 53.68 +10.80
Liberal W. Doran 1,065 46.32 +11.33
Turnout 2,299 72.57 +6.47
Eligible voters 3,168
Conservative hold Swing −0.27
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Conservative William Lees 907 49.64  
Conservative J. Elliot 854 46.74 −6.93
Independent Mr. Brooke 56 3.07  
Independent W.F. Cole 10 0.55  
Total valid votes 1,827 56.60 −15.97
Eligible voters 3,228
Independent Conservative gain from Conservative Swing +3.47
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William McNairn Shaw's Legislative Assembly information see "William McNairn Shaw, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Abraham Code's Legislative Assembly information see "Abraham Code, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Lees's Legislative Assembly information see "William Lees, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Nathaniel McLenaghan's Legislative Assembly information see "Nathaniel McLenaghan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Maitland Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "James Maitland Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Arthur Matheson's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Matheson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Charles Ebbs's Legislative Assembly information see "John Charles Ebbs, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Francis William Hall's Legislative Assembly information see "Francis William Hall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Johnston's Legislative Assembly information see "William Johnston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Egerton Reuben Stedman's Legislative Assembly information see "Egerton Reuben Stedman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Alexander Anderson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Alexander Anderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 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. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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