Oxford South (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Oxford South.

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.

Oxford 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

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

v t e 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]

v t e 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]

v t e 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

v t e 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]

v t e 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

v t e 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. 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.