Leeds South (Canadian electoral district)
Leeds South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Leeds into two ridings: a north riding and a south riding. The north riding was combined with the North Riding of the County of Grenville. The riding did not change its boundaries during its existence. It consisted of the Townships of North Crosby, South Crosby, Burgess South, Bastard, Leeds, Lansdowne, Escott and Yonge.[1]
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Leeds riding.
Electoral history
[edit]| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | John Willoughby Crawford | 1,393 | 50.53 | |||||
| Unknown | Albert Norton Richards | 1,364 | 49.47 | |||||
- Result by municipality[2]
| Municipality | Crawford | Richards | Total vote | Eligible voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gananoque | 76 | 35 | 111 | 159 |
| Front of Leeds Township | 110 | 70 | 180 | 240 |
| Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne Township | 210 | 140 | 350 | 420 |
| Front of Lansdowne Township | 195 | 127 | 322 | 386 |
| Front of Yonge Township | 71 | 183 | 254 | 320 |
| Rear of Yonge Township | 133 | 166 | 299 | 346 |
| Bastard and Burgess Townships | 247 | 332 | 579 | 663 |
| Front of Escott Township | 92 | 86 | 178 | 223 |
| North Crosby Township | 114 | 100 | 214 | 264 |
| South Crosby Township | 145 | 125 | 270 | 312 |
| Total | 1,393 | 1,364 | 2,757 | 3,333 |
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Albert Norton Richards | 1,270 | 50.24 | |||||
| Unknown | George Morton | 1,258 | 49.76 | |||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | David Ford Jones | 1,602 | 50.05 | |||||
| Unknown | W.H. Fredenburgh | 1,599 | 49.95 | |||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | David Ford Jones | 1,904 | 51.64 | |||||
| Unknown | W.H. Fredenburgh | 1,783 | 48.36 | |||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | George Taylor | 1,993 | 53.73 | |||||
| Unknown | C.E. Britton | 1,716 | 46.27 | |||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | George Taylor | 2,456 | 54.63 | |||||
| Liberal | C.E. Britton | 2,040 | 45.37 | |||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | George Taylor | 2,294 | 51.18 | |||||
| Liberal | J.B. Turner | 2,188 | 48.82 | |||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | George Taylor | 2,501 | 52.36 | |||||
| Liberal | William H. Fredenburgh | 2,013 | 42.14 | |||||
| Patrons of Industry | James H. Horton | 263 | 5.51 | |||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | George Taylor | 2,472 | 54.52 | |||||
| Liberal | William A. Lewis | 2,062 | 45.48 | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e034/e000835542.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
External links
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