# Huron South (provincial electoral district)

Huron South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1867 to 1934, when it was abolished into Huron and Huron—Bruce. It consisted of the southern areas of Huron County.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Huron South :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created |||||
| 1st | 1867–1868 | Robert Gibbons | Conservative |
| 1st | 1868–1871 | Isaac Carling | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | Archibald Bishop | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Archibald Bishop | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Archibald Bishop | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Archibald Bishop | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Archibald Bishop | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Archibald Bishop | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Murdo Young McLean | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Henry Eilber | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Henry Eilber | Conservative |
| 11th | 1902–1904 | Henry Eilber | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Henry Eilber | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Henry Eilber | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Henry Eilber | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Andrew Hicks | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Nelson William Trewartha | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | William George Medd | Progressive |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | William George Medd | Progressive |
| Riding dissolved into Huron |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Gibbons | 1,558 | 50.16 |
| | Conservative | Isaac Carling | 1,548 | 49.84 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,106 | 82.00 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,788 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Gibbons | 1,561 | 53.55 | +3.39 |
| | Conservative | Isaac Carling | 1,354 | 46.45 | −3.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,915 | 71.64 | −10.36 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,069 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.39 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, October 1873 Resignation of Robert Gibbons :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Archibald Bishop | 1,424 | 50.25 | −3.30 |
| | Conservative | G. Case | 1,410 | 49.75 | +3.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,834 | 100.0 | −2.78 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −3.30 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:154}$ |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Archibald Bishop | 1,440 | 51.39 | +1.14 |
| | Conservative | G. Case | 1,362 | 48.61 | −1.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,802 | 72.53 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,863 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.14 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Archibald Bishop | 1,893 | 52.21 | +0.81 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Jackson | 1,733 | 47.79 | −0.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,626 | 70.75 | −1.78 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,125 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.81 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||