Waterloo South (provincial electoral district)

Waterloo South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1975
First contested1867
Last contested1971

Waterloo South was a provincial electoral district in Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1975.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Waterloo South
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Isaac Clemens Liberal
2nd  1871–1875
3rd  1875–1877 John Fleming
 1877–1879 Isaac Master
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894 John Douglas Moore
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902     William Abram Kribs Conservative
10th  1902–1905
11th  1905–1908 George Pattinson
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919 Zachariah Adam Hall
15th  1919–1923     Karl Homuth Labour-United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     Labour
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1930     Conservative
 1930–1934     Norman Hipel Liberal
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Leonard Grieve Robinson Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948     Gordon Chaplin Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951     Theodore Isley Co-operative Commonwealth
24th  1951–1955     Raymond Myers Gorssline Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967 Allan Reuter
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
Riding dissolved

Electoral history

1867 Ontario general election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Isaac Clemens 1,309 57.59
Conservative J. Crombie 964 42.41
Total valid votes 2,273 81.59
Eligible voters 2,786
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
1871 Ontario general election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Isaac Clemens 1,215 60.27 +2.68
Conservative Mr. Erb 801 39.73 −2.68
Turnout 2,016 69.42 −12.17
Eligible voters 2,904
Liberal hold Swing +2.68
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1875 Ontario general election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Fleming Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 9, 1878: Waterloo South
Death of John Fleming
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Isaac Master 1,252 50.10
Independent Mr. Merners 1,247 49.90
Total valid votes 2,499
Liberal hold Swing –
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 383 
1879 Ontario general election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Livingston 1,699 57.38 +7.28
Conservative T.P. Phin 1,262 42.62  
Total valid votes 2,961 72.06
Eligible voters 4,109
Liberal hold Swing +7.28
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved 6 April 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. 1879. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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