Victoria South (provincial electoral district)

Victoria South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
First contested	1867
Last contested	1929

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.

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

v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Matchett	Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario^[2]

v t e 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		Swing		–
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]

v t e 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]

v t e 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

v t e 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]

References

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For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Thomas Matchett's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Matchett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Samuel Wood's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Wood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Duncan John McIntyre's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan John McIntyre, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For John Carew's Legislative Assembly information see "John Carew, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Frederick George Sandy's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick George Sandy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Robert John Patterson's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert John Patterson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Wellesley Wilson Staples's Legislative Assembly information see "Wellesley Wilson Staples, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

[1] For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
For Thomas Matchett's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Matchett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Samuel Wood's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Wood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Duncan John McIntyre's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan John McIntyre, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For John Carew's Legislative Assembly information see "John Carew, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Frederick George Sandy's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick George Sandy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Robert John Patterson's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert John Patterson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Wellesley Wilson Staples's Legislative Assembly information see "Wellesley Wilson Staples, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[2] For Thomas Matchett's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Matchett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[3] For Samuel Wood's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Wood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[4] For Duncan John McIntyre's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan John McIntyre, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[5] For John Carew's Legislative Assembly information see "John Carew, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[6] For Frederick George Sandy's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick George Sandy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[7] For Robert John Patterson's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert John Patterson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[8] For Wellesley Wilson Staples's Legislative Assembly information see "Wellesley Wilson Staples, 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.

[ElectionsOnt1875-4] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[Lewis1968-5] Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.

[ElectionsOnt1879-6] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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