# Ontario South (provincial electoral district)

Ontario South was a provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. Created in 1867 at the time of Confederation, it was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. It was briefly recreated in 1967 and abolished again in 1975. It was last contested in 1971.

## Members of the Provincial Parliament

Ontario South :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | William McGill | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | Abram Farewell | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Nicholas W. Brown | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | John Dryden | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | John Dryden | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | John Dryden | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | John Dryden | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | John Dryden | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1898 | Charles Calder | Conservative |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | John Dryden | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | John Dryden | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Charles Calder | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Charles Calder | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | W. E. N. Sinclair | Liberal |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Charles Calder | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | W. E. N. Sinclair | Liberal |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | W. E. N. Sinclair | Liberal |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | W. E. N. Sinclair | Liberal |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | W. E. N. Sinclair | Liberal |
| Merged into Ontario before the 1934 election |||||
| Re-established from the southern part of Ontario before the 1967 election |||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Bill Newman | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Bill Newman | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Durham—York before the 1975 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William McGill | 1,367 | 56.35 |
| | Conservative | D. Tucker | 1,059 | 43.65 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,426 | 83.60 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,902 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Abram Farewell | 1,180 | 52.17 | −4.18 |
| | Conservative | William McGill | 1,082 | 47.83 | +4.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,262 | 65.81 | −17.79 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,437 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −4.18 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas W. Brown | 1,614 | 50.52 | +2.68 |
| | Liberal | Abram Farewell | 1,581 | 49.48 | −2.68 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,195 | 72.91 | +7.10 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,382 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +2.68 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Dryden | 1,721 | 56.24 | +6.76 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas W. Brown | 1,339 | 43.76 | −6.76 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,060 | 60.59 | −12.32 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,050 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +6.76 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||