Victoria South (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Victoria South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. In 1886 the riding was reconfigured with Victoria North to form Victoria East and Victoria West ridings. It was re-established in 1914 and finally abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1933 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1929 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Victoria South | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Thomas Matchett | Liberal | |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | Samuel Wood | ||
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | |||
| 4th | 1879–1883 | |||
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Duncan John McIntyre | ||
| Victoria East and Victoria West, 1886-1914 | ||||
| 14th | 1914–1919 | John Carew | Conservative | |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Frederick George Sandy | United Farmers | |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Robert John Patterson | Conservative | |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Frederick George Sandy | Liberal Progressive | |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Wellesley Wilson Staples | Conservative | |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into Victoria before the 1934 election | ||||
Election results
| 1867 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Matchett | Acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Samuel Wood | 1,046 | 60.05 | |||||
| Liberal | Thomas Matchett | 696 | 39.95 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,742 | 59.97 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,905 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Samuel Wood | 1,326 | 56.38 | −43.62 | ||||
| Conservative | W. Cottingham | 1,026 | 43.62 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,352 | 68.29 | +8.33 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,444 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −43.62 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, 1875 Ministerial by-election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Samuel Wood | 1,304 | 51.50 | −4.88 | ||||
| Independent | A. Hudspeth | 1,228 | 48.50 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,532 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.88 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[5]: 376 | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Samuel Wood | 1,644 | 51.81 | +0.31 | ||||
| Conservative | Mr. Rusell | 1,529 | 48.19 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,173 | 68.27 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,648 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.31 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||