# Lanark South (federal electoral district)

Lanark South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which divided the County of Lanark into two ridings: Lanark South and Lanark North.
In 1882, the South Riding of Lanark was defined as consisting of the townships of Bathurst, North Elmsley, Beckwith, South Sherbrooke, North Burgess, Drummond and Montague, the Town of Perth, and the Village of Carleton Place.
In 1903, the Town of Smiths Falls was added to the riding, and the Village of Carleton Place was excluded.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Lanark riding.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1869 | Alexander Morris | Conservative |
| 1st | 1869–1872 | Alexander Morris | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1888 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 6th | 1888–1891 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 11th | 1904–1911 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1913 | John Graham Haggart | Conservative |
| 12th | 1913–1917 | Adelbert Edward Hanna | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Lanark |||||

## Election history

1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alexander Morris | acclaimed |
On Mr. Morris being named Minister of Inland Revenue, 16 November 1869:
By-election on 29 November 1869 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alexander Morris | acclaimed |
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Graham Haggart | 1,318 |
| | Unknown | Mr. Bell | 562 |
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Graham Haggart | 1,318 |
| | Unknown | John Henry Gould | 889 |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Graham Haggart | 1,585 |
| | Unknown | Francis Theodore Frost | 1,261 |
1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Graham Haggart | acclaimed |
1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Graham Haggart | 1,762 |
| | Unknown | Duncan Kippen | 880 |
On Mr. Haggart being named Postmaster General, 3 August 1888:
By-election on 15 August 1888 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Graham Haggart | acclaimed |
1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J. H. Haggart | 1,804 |
| | Liberal | William McGarry | 1,174 |
1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J. H. Haggart | 1,939 |
| | McCarthyite | John Ferguson | 1,560 |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hon. John Haggart | 2,010 |
| | Conservative | Richard F. Preston | 1,626 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Graham Haggart | 2,075 |
| | Liberal | Andrew W. Dwyer | 1,185 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hon. John Graham Haggart | 2,108 |
| | Liberal | George Fred McKimm | 1,349 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hon. John Graham Haggart | 2,234 |
| | Liberal | George Frederick McKimm | 1,067 |
On Mr. Haggart's death, 13 March 1913:
By-election on 13 December 1913 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Adelbert Edward Hanna | 1,907 |
| Conservative | J. M. Balderson | 1,773 |
| Independent | Arthur Hawkes | 65 |