Oxford South (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Oxford South.
Oxford South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1929

Oxford 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

Oxford South
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Adam Oliver Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1875
 1875–1879 Adam Crooks
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1884
 1884–1886 George Atwell Cooke
6th  1886–1890 Angus McKay
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1896
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904     Donald Sutherland Conservative
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911     Thomas Richard Mayberry Liberal
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919     Victor Albert Sinclair Conservative
15th  1919–1923     Albert Thomas Walker United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     William Henry Chambers Conservative
17th  1926–1929     Merton Elvin Scott Liberal–Progressive
18th  1929–1934     Robert Andrew Baxter Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Oxford before 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Adam Oliver 1,399 54.52
Conservative J. Noxon 1,167 45.48
Total valid votes 2,566 74.64
Eligible voters 3,438
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Adam Oliver 1,430 57.78 +3.26
Conservative Mr. Richards 1,045 42.22 −3.26
Turnout 2,475 65.86 −8.78
Eligible voters 3,758
Liberal hold Swing +3.26
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 1874
Ministerial by-election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Adam Oliver Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 278 
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Adam Oliver 1,305 44.27
Conservative B. Hopkins 1,262 42.81
Independent J. McDonald 372 12.62
Independent Mr. Devlin 9 0.31
Total valid votes 2,948 66.05
Eligible voters 4,463
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Adam Crooks 1,612 54.39
Conservative B. Hopkins 1,352 45.61
Total valid votes 2,964
Liberal hold Swing –
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 278 
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Adam Crooks 1,775 66.73 +12.34
Independent Mr. Brown 835 31.39  
Independent Mr. Markham 50 1.88  
Total valid votes 2,660 48.33
Eligible voters 5,504
Liberal hold Swing +12.34
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Adam Oliver's Legislative Assembly information see "Adam Oliver, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Adam Crooks's Legislative Assembly information see "Adam Crooks, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For George Atwell Cooke's Legislative Assembly information see "George Atwell Cooke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Angus McKay's Legislative Assembly information see "Angus McKay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Donald Sutherland's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Sutherland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Richard Mayberry's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Richard Mayberry, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Victor Albert Sinclair's Legislative Assembly information see "Victor Albert Sinclair, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Albert Thomas Walker's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Thomas Walker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Henry Chambers's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Chambers, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Merton Elvin Scott's Legislative Assembly information see "Merton Elvin Scott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Robert Andrew Baxter's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Andrew Baxter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.