# Lanark South (provincial electoral district)

Lanark 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

Lanark South :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1869 | William McNairn Shaw | Conservative |
| 1st | 1869–1871 | Abraham Code | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | Abraham Code | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Abraham Code | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | William Lees | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | William Lees | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | William Lees | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1893 | Nathaniel McLenaghan | Conservative |
| 7th | 1893–1894 | James Maitland Clarke | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Arthur Matheson | Conservative |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Arthur Matheson | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1905 | Arthur Matheson | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Arthur Matheson | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Arthur Matheson | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1913 | Arthur Matheson | Conservative |
| 13th | 1913–1914 | John Charles Ebbs | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Francis William Hall | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | William Johnston | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Egerton Reuben Stedman | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Egerton Reuben Stedman | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1931 | James Alexander Anderson | Conservative |
| 18th | 1931–1934 | Egerton Reuben Stedman | Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Lanark before 1934 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William McNairn Shaw | 1,294 | 62.00 |
| | Liberal | Abraham Code | 791 | 37.90 |
| | Independent | Mr. Laurie | 2 | 0.10 |
| | Independent | Mr. Playfair | 0 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,087 | 70.53 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,959 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, February 6, 1869 Death of William McNairn Shaw :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Abraham Code | 825 | 56.12 | −5.88 |
| | Independent | W. Doran | 645 | 43.88 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,470 | 100.0 | −29.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −5.88 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:187}$ |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Abraham Code | 816 | 42.88 | −13.24 |
| | Liberal | T. Haggart | 666 | 35.00 | |
| | Independent | Mr. Cameron | 421 | 22.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,903 | 66.10 | +29.46 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,879 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −13.24 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Abraham Code | 1,234 | 53.68 | +10.80 |
| | Liberal | W. Doran | 1,065 | 46.32 | +11.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,299 | 72.57 | +6.47 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,168 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −0.27 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Conservative | William Lees | 907 | 49.64 | |
| | Conservative | J. Elliot | 854 | 46.74 | −6.93 |
| | Independent | Mr. Brooke | 56 | 3.07 | |
| | Independent | W.F. Cole | 10 | 0.55 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,827 | 56.60 | −15.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,228 |
| | Independent Conservative gain from Conservative | Independent Conservative gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +3.47 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||