# Renfrew South (federal electoral district)

Renfrew South was a federal riding represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. The federal riding was created by the British North America Act 1867 and was abolished in 1966, with the riding being apportioned into Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Lanark and Renfrew, and Renfrew North.

## Riding history

The South Riding initially consisted of the townships of McNab, Bagot, Blithfield, Brougham, Horton, Adamston, Grattan, Matawatchan, Griffith, Lyndoch, Raglan, Radcliffe, Brudenell, Sebastopol, and the villages of Arnprior and Renfrew.
In 1872, the townships of Hagarty, Richards, Sherwood, Burns and Renfrew, Jones, were added to the South Riding.
In 1892, the part of the village of Eganville south of the River Bonnechère was added to the riding.
In 1924, "Renfrew South" was defined to consist of the part of the county of Renfrew lying south of and including the townships of Richards, Haggarty, Brudenell, Sebastopol, Grattan, Admaston and Horton, and including the part of the village of Eganville that lies in the township of Grattan.
In 1952, it was defined to consist of the part of the county of Renfrew lying south and west of and including the townships of Richards, Hagarty, Algoma South, Grattan, Admaston and Horton, the part of the village of Eganville lying within the township of Grattan, and, in the territorial district of Nipissing, the townships of Airy, Murchison, Dickens, Sabine, and Lyell.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Lanark and Renfrew and Renfrew North ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1869 | Daniel McLachlin | Liberal |
| 1st | 1869–1872 | John Lorn McDougall | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | James O'Reilly | Liberal–Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1874 | John Lorn McDougall | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1875 | John Lorn McDougall | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1878 | John Lorn McDougall | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | William Bannerman | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Robert Campbell | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1887† | Robert Campbell | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | John Ferguson | Independent Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | John Ferguson | Independent Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | John Ferguson | Independent Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Aaron Abel Wright | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Aaron Abel Wright | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Thomas Andrew Low | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1912 | Thomas Andrew Low | Liberal |
| 12th | 1912–1917 | George Perry Graham | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Isaac Ellis Pedlow | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1923 | Thomas Andrew Low | Liberal |
| 14th | 1923–1925 | Thomas Andrew Low | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Martin James Maloney | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Martin James Maloney | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Martin James Maloney | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | James Joseph McCann | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | James Joseph McCann | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | James Joseph McCann | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | James Joseph McCann | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | James Joseph McCann | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | James William Baskin | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | James William Baskin | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | James William Baskin | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Joe Greene | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Joe Greene | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Lanark and Renfrew, Renfrew North and Frontenac—Lennox and Addington |||||

## Election results

1867 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Daniel McLachlin | acclaimed |
By-election: On Mr. McLachlin's resignation, 12 July 1869: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Lorn McDougall | 482 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Cameron | 264 |
1872 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal-Conservative | James O'Reilly | 916 |
| | Liberal | John Lorn McDougall | 645 |
1874 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Lorn McDougall | 738 |
| | Conservative | William Bannerman | 668 |
By-election: On Mr. McDougall being unseated on petition, 24 October 1874: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Lorn McDougall | acclaimed |
By-election: On Mr. McDougall being unseated on petition, 20 February 1875: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Lorn McDougall | 803 |
| | Conservative | William Bannerman | 748 |
1878 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Bannerman | 962 |
| | Unknown | Robert Campbell | 738 |
1882 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Robert Campbell | 913 |
| | Conservative | William Bannerman | 759 |
1887 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Robert Campbell | 1,200 |
| | Independent Conservative | John Ferguson | 1,134 |
By-election: On Mr. Campbell's death, 2 August 1887: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent Conservative | John Ferguson | 1,299 |
| | Unknown | Duncan McIntyre | 1,177 |
1891 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent Conservative | John Ferguson | 1,642 |
| | Liberal | David Barr | 1,198 |
1896 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent Conservative | John Ferguson | 1,846 |
| | Patrons of Industry | Robert A. Jamieson | 1,424 |
1900 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Aaron Abel Wright | 2,149 |
| | Independent Conservative | John Ferguson | 1,796 |
1904 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Aaron Abel Wright | 2,168 |
| | Conservative | John McKay | 1,980 |
1908 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Andrew Low | 2,721 |
| | Conservative | John MacKay | 2,031 |
1911 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Andrew Low | 2,687 |
| | Conservative | Martin James Maloney | 2,068 |
By-election: On Mr. Low's resignation, 22 February 1912: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | George Perry Graham | 2,421 |
| | Conservative | M. J. Maloney | 2,198 |
1917 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Isaac Ellis Pedlow | 3,256 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Lawrence Thomas Martin | 3,182 |
1921 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Thomas Andrew Low | 4,083 |
| Conservative | Robert George Wilson | 2,675 |
| Labour | John Henry Findlay | 2,432 |
| Progressive | Martin James Maloney | 2,229 |
By-election: Acceptance by the Honourable Thomas Andrew Low of an office of emolument under the Crown, 6 September 1923: South Riding of Renfrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Andrew Low | acclaimed |
1925 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Martin James Maloney | 6,336 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Andrew Low | 4,925 |
1926 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Martin James Maloney | 5,207 |
| Liberal | Joseph Lawrence Murray | 4,986 |
| Progressive | John F. Gibbons | 1,823 |
1930 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Martin James Maloney | 6,404 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Andrew Low | 6,144 |
1935 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Joseph McCann | 6,054 |
| Conservative | Martin James Maloney | 3,440 |
| Reconstruction | James P. Morrison | 2,395 |
1940 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Joseph McCann | 6,228 |
| | Conservative | Martin James Maloney | 5,236 |
1945 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Joseph McCann | 7,182 |
| National Government | James Anthony Maloney | 4,872 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Clifford McManus | 835 |
1949 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Joseph McCann | 7,909 |
| Progressive Conservative | Allan Alexander McLean | 6,412 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Clifford McManus | 486 |
1953 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Joseph McCann | 8,627 |
| Progressive Conservative | Allan Alexander McLean | 6,395 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Calver | 382 |
1957 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | James William Baskin | 8,782 |
| | Liberal | James Joseph McCann | 7,791 |
1958 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | James William Baskin | 9,259 |
| | Liberal | D. Wallace Stewart | 8,148 |
1962 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | James William Baskin | 8,732 |
| Liberal | Murray Joseph Daly | 8,254 |
| New Democratic | Leonard Laventure | 427 |
| Social Credit | William John Slater | 246 |
1963 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joe Greene | 8,765 |
| Progressive Conservative | James William Baskin | 8,210 |
| Social Credit | Leonard Eric Welk | 393 |
| New Democratic | Ernest Henry Briginshaw | 316 |
1965 Canadian federal election: Renfrew South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joe Greene | 8,932 |
| Progressive Conservative | James William Baskin | 7,505 |
| New Democratic | Earl McDonald | 581 |