Wikipedia

Simcoe South (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Simcoe South.

Simcoe 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.

Simcoe South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1929

Members of Provincial Parliament edit

Simcoe South
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Thomas Roberts Ferguson Conservative
2nd  1871–1873
 1874–1874 D'Arcy Boulton
3rd  1875–1875
 1875–1878     William McDougall Liberal
 1878–1879     William James Parkhill Conservative
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886 George Prevost McKay
Abolished in 1886, reestablished in 1908
12th  1908–1911     Alexander Ferguson Conservative
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Edgar James Evans United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     William Earl Rowe Conservative
Renamed Simcoe Southwest before the 1926 election
17th  1926–1929     John Henry Mitchell Liberal–Progressive
18th  1929–1934     James Edgar Jamieson Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Simcoe Centre and Simcoe East before the 1934 election

Election results edit

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Thomas Roberts Ferguson Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Thomas Roberts Ferguson Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 1874
Resignation of Thomas Roberts Ferguson
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D'Arcy Boulton 1,622 54.12
Independent T. Saunders 1,375 45.88
Total valid votes 2,997 100.0  
Conservative hold Swing  
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 352 
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D'Arcy Boulton 1,057 58.17 +4.05
Liberal R. Snelling 760 41.83  
Total valid votes 1,817 67.15
Eligible voters 2,706
Conservative hold Swing +4.05
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
Ontario provincial by-election, June 1875
Death of D'Arcy Boulton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal William McDougall 817 60.30  
Independent G. Dinwoody 538 39.70  
Total valid votes 1,355
Independent Liberal gain from Conservative Swing –
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 352 
Ontario provincial by-election, October 1878
Resignation of William McDougall
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Conservative William James Parkhill Un­known  Y
Independent J.H.W. Wilson Un­known
Conservative gain from Independent Liberal Swing  
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 352 

References edit

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Thomas Roberts Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Roberts Ferguson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For D'Arcy Boulton's Legislative Assembly information see "D'Arcy Boulton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William McDougall's Legislative Assembly information see "William McDougall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William James Parkhill's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Parkhill, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Prevost McKay's Legislative Assembly information see "George Prevost McKay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alexander Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Ferguson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edgar James Evans's Legislative Assembly information see "Edgar James Evans, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Earl Rowe's Legislative Assembly information see "William Earl Rowe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Henry Mitchell's Legislative Assembly information see "John Henry Mitchell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Edgar Jamieson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Edgar Jamieson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c 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.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simcoe_South_(provincial_electoral_district)&oldid=1218989370"