Norfolk South (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Norfolk South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which divided the county of Norfolk into two ridings. The South Riding consisted of the Townships of Charlotteville, Houghton, Walsingham, and Woodhouse and the Woodhouse Gore.
In 1882, the town of Simcoe and the village of Port Dover were added to the riding. In 1892, South Norfolk was defined as above, with the addition of the township of Walpole and the village of Port Rowan.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Haldimand and Norfolk ridings.
Electoral history
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Peter Lawson | 1,050 | ||||||
| Unknown | N. O. Walker | 969 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,468 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | William Wallace | 1,208 | ||||||
| Unknown | H. Killmaster | 1,098 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | STUART, John | 1,233 | ||||||
| Unknown | LAWSON, P. | 1,140 | ||||||
| By-election: On election being declared void, 16 December 1874: South Riding of Norfolk | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | WALLACE, William | 1,402 | ||||
| Unknown | STUART, John | 1,244 | ||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | WALLACE, William | 1,327 | ||||||
| Unknown | ALLAN, H.W. | 1,310 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | JACKSON, Joseph | 1,560 | ||||||
| Unknown | WALLACE, William | 1,534 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | TISDALE, David | 1,797 | ||||||
| Liberal | JACKSON, Joseph | 1,736 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | TISDALE, David | 2,051 | ||||||
| Liberal | ELLIS, Jonathan | 1,639 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | TISDALE, Hon. David | 2,383 | ||||||
| Patrons of Industry | WALKER, George | 2,110 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | TISDALE, Hon. David | 2,472 | ||||||
| Liberal | ATKINSON, Thos. R. | 2,200 | ||||||