# Essex South (provincial electoral district)

Essex South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 when the riding of Essex was split into Essex North and Essex South. It was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Essex South :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Essex in 1875 |||||
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Lewis Wigle | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1882 | Lewis Wigle | Conservative |
| 4th | 1882–1883 | William Balfour | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | William Balfour | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | William Balfour | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | William Balfour | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1896 | William Balfour | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1898 | John Allan Auld | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | John Allan Auld | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1905 | John Allan Auld | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | John Allan Auld | Liberal |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Charles Anderson | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Charles Anderson | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Lambert Peter Wigle | Liberal |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Milton C. Fox | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Adolphus T. Armstrong | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Charles George Fletcher | Liberal |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Austin Burton Smith | Conservative |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | Lambert Peter Wigle | Liberal |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Charles George Fletcher | Liberal |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | William Murdoch | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | William Murdoch | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | William Murdoch | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | William Murdoch | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | William Murdoch | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | William Murdoch | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Donald Paterson | Liberal |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Donald Paterson | Liberal |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Donald Paterson | Liberal |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Remo Mancini | Liberal |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Remo Mancini | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Remo Mancini | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Remo Mancini | Liberal |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Remo Mancini | Liberal |
| 35th | 1990–1993 | Remo Mancini | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1995 | Bruce Crozier | Liberal |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Bruce Crozier | Liberal |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Essex riding before the 1999 election |||||

## Election results

vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lewis Wigle | 1,014 | 51.19 |
| | Liberal | J.C. Iler | 967 | 48.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,981 | 69.61 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,846 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, September 1875 Previous election voided :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lewis Wigle | 1,310 | 58.53 |
| | Liberal | J.C. Iler | 928 | 41.47 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,238 |
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| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:81}$ |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Wigle | 1,418 | 52.93 | −5.60 |
| | Liberal | William Balfour | 1,261 | 47.07 | +5.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,679 | 74.29 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,606 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −5.60 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||