Leeds South was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

 from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Leeds into two ridings: a north riding and a south riding. The north riding

Leeds North and Grenville North

Leeds North and Grenville North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 was combined with the North Riding of the County of Grenville.

The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Leeds

Leeds (electoral district)

Leeds was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 riding.

Electoral history

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|CRAWFORD, John
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|RICHARDS,
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|RICHARDS, Albert N.

Albert Norton Richards

Albert Norton Richards, QC was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Leeds South in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1874...

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|MORTON, George
|align="right"|1,258
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|JONES, David Ford

David Ford Jones

David Ford Jones was an Ontario manufacturer and political figure. He represented Leeds South in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1874 to 1882....

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|FREDENBURGH, W.H.
|align="right"|1,599
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|JONES, D.F.
|align="right"|1,904
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|FREDENBURGH, W.H.
|align="right"|1,783
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|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"|1,993
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|BRITTON, C.E.
|align="right"|1,716
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|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"|2,456
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|BRITTON, C.E.
|align="right"|2,040
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|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"|2,294
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|TURNER, J.B.
|align="right"|2,188
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|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"| 2,501
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|FREDENBURGH, William H.
|align="right"| 2,013
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|HORTON, James H.
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|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"|2,472
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|LEWIS, William A.
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See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Parliamentary website