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 of 1867 which divided the County of Lanark into two ridings: Lanark South and Lanark North.

Lanark South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1913 by-election

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 Smith's 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

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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

Election history

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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 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 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

See also

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