Oxford South (federal electoral district)

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Oxford South (provincial electoral district). Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Oxford South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
First contested	1867
Last contested	1934 by-election

Oxford South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

In 1882, the South Riding of the county of Oxford consisted of the town of Ingersoll, the village of Norwich, and the townships of Oxford East, Oxford West, Oxford North, Norwich North, Norwich South, Burford and Oakland.

In 1903, the riding was redefined to include the township of Dereham and the town of Tilsonburg, and to exclude the townships of Burford and Oakland.

In 1924, Oxford South was defined to consist of the part of the county of Oxford lying south of and including the townships of Oxford North and Oxford West, south of and excluding the city of Woodstock, and south of and including the township of Oxford East.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Oxford riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
1st	1867–1872	Ebenezer Vining Bodwell	Liberal
2nd	1872–1874
3rd	1874–1874
3rd	1874–1878	James Atchison Skinner
4th	1878–1882	James Atchison Skinner
5th	1882–1887	Archibald Harley
6th	1887–1891	Richard John Cartwright
7th	1891–1896
8th	1896–1896
8th	1896–1900
9th	1900–1904
10th	1904–1908	Malcolm Smith Schell
11th	1908–1911	Malcolm Smith Schell
12th	1911–1917	Donald Sutherland	Conservative
13th	1917–1921		Government (Unionist)
14th	1921–1925		Conservative
15th	1925–1926		Conservative
16th	1926–1930	Thomas Merritt Cayley	Liberal
17th	1930–1934†	Thomas Merritt Cayley
17th	1934–1935	Almon Rennie
Riding dissolved into Oxford

Election history

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Ebenezer Bodwell	acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Ebenezer Vining Bodwell	acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database

1874 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Ebenezer V. Bodwell	981
	Unknown	Dr. Thrall	223

1878 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James A. Skinner	1,915
	Unknown	Joseph Gibson	1,554
Source: Canadian Elections Database

1882 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Archibald Harley	1,831
	Liberal	James A. Skinner	1,054

1887 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Sir R. J. Cartwright	2,099
	Conservative	John J. Hawkins	977

1891 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Sir R. J. Cartwright	2,021
	Conservative	Michael Walsh	1,287

1896 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Sir R. J. Cartwright	2,347
	Conservative	Thomas R. Mayberry	1,597

1900 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Sir R. J. Cartwright	2,042
	Conservative	Stephen King	1,226

1904 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Malcolm S. Schell	2,565
	Conservative	J. C. Henderson	2,070

1908 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Malcolm Smith Schell	2,712
	Conservative	Donald Sutherland	2,619

1911 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Donald Sutherland	2,503
	Liberal	Malcolm Smith Schell	2,479

1917 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	Donald Sutherland	4,124
	Opposition	Malcolm Smith Schell	2,812

1921 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Donald Sutherland	4,476
	Progressive	Martin Lee Haley	3,597
	Liberal	Matthew Dean	3,135

1925 Canadian federal election: Oxford South
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Donald Sutherland	5,400
	Liberal	James William Innes	5,200

1926 Canadian federal election: Oxford South
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Merritt Cayley	6,064
	Conservative	Hon. Donald Sutherland	5,364

1930 Canadian federal election: Oxford South
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Merritt Cayley	5,711
	Conservative	Hon. Donald Sutherland	5,656

By-election: On Mr. Cayley's death, 16 April 1934: Oxford South
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Almon Secord Rennie	6,692
	Conservative	Hon. Donald Sutherland	5,199

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central
Ontario

Eastern
Ontario

S Durham
& York

SW Durham	Ajax Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Whitby
S York	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)

Scarborough	Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough-Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest
Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston
Etobicoke	Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North

Cities of
Brampton &
Mississauga

Brampton	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West
Mississauga	Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern
Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara

Southwestern Halton	Burlington Milton Oakville Oakville North—Burlington
City of Hamilton	Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Niagara	Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West St. Catharines

See also: Former federal ridings in Ontario
Provincial ridings in Ontario

Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
Sayers, Anthony M. "1878 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.

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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario

Members of Parliament

Election history

See also

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