# Oxford South (provincial electoral district)

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 | Adam Oliver | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1875 | Adam Oliver | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Adam Crooks | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Adam Crooks | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1884 | Adam Crooks | Liberal |
| 5th | 1884–1886 | George Atwell Cooke | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Angus McKay | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Angus McKay | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1896 | Angus McKay | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Angus McKay | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Donald Sutherland | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Donald Sutherland | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Thomas Richard Mayberry | Liberal |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Thomas Richard Mayberry | Liberal |
| 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 |||||
| Merged into Oxford before 1934 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Adam Oliver | 1,399 | 54.52 |
| | Conservative | J. Noxon | 1,167 | 45.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,566 | 74.64 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,438 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,475 | 65.86 | −8.78 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,758 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.26 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario 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$^{:278}$ |||||||
vte1875 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,948 | 66.05 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,463 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,964 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:278}$ |||||||
vte1879 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,660 | 48.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,504 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +12.34 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||