Timiskaming South
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Timiskaming South was a Canadian
electoral district
represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the northeastern part of the province
of Ontario
. It was created in 1924 from parts of Nipissing
and Timiskaming
ridings.
It consisted of the southern portion of Timiskaming District
, along with portions of Nipissing District
and Sudbury District
.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Nipissing
and Timiskaming
ridings.
|Conservative
|Ernest Frederick ARMSTRONG
|align="right"|5,362
|Labour
|Malcolm LANG
|align="right"| 4,558
|Labour
|Harold Milton Tremaine WELCH
|align="right"|1,882
|}
|-
|Labour
|Malcolm LANG
|align="right"| 7,309
|Conservative
|Ernest Frederick ARMSTRONG
|align="right"|6,411
|}
|-
|Conservative
|Wesley Ashton GORDON
|align="right"| 8,729
|Liberal-Labour
|Malcolm LANG
|align="right"| 7,195
|}
|-
|Conservative
|Hon. Wesley Ashton GORDON
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
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...
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...
represented in the Canadian 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 1925 to 1935. It was located in the northeastern part of the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of 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....
. It was created in 1924 from parts of Nipissing
Nipissing (electoral district)
Nipissing was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 2004. It was located in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada....
and Timiskaming
Timiskaming (electoral district)
Timiskaming was a federal electoral district in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925, and from 1935 to 1997....
ridings.
It consisted of the southern portion of Timiskaming District
Timiskaming District, Ontario
Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from parts of this district and parts of Thunder Bay...
, along with portions of Nipissing District
Nipissing District, Ontario
Nipissing District, Ontario is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay.In 2006, the population was 84,688...
and Sudbury District
Sudbury District, Ontario
The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District....
.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Nipissing
Nipissing (electoral district)
Nipissing was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 2004. It was located in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada....
and Timiskaming
Timiskaming (electoral district)
Timiskaming was a federal electoral district in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925, and from 1935 to 1997....
ridings.
Members of Parliament for Timiskaming South
- Ernest Frederick ArmstrongErnest Frederick ArmstrongErnest Frederick Armstrong was a Canadian politician and dental surgeon. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1925 election as a Member of the historical Conservative Party of Canada representing the riding of Timiskaming South. He was defeated in the 1926 election...
, Conservative (1925–1926) - Malcolm LangMalcolm LangMalcolm Lang was a Canadian politician, prospector and contractor.He was born in Eagle, Elgin County, Ontario. Lang was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1914 provincial election as the Ontario Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cochrane. He was re-elected in 1919...
, Labour (1926–1930) - Wesley Gordon, Conservative (1930–1935)
Electoral history
|-|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|Ernest Frederick ARMSTRONG
|align="right"|5,362
|Labour
Labour candidates and parties in Canada
There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s...
|Malcolm LANG
|align="right"| 4,558
|Labour
Labour candidates and parties in Canada
There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s...
|Harold Milton Tremaine WELCH
|align="right"|1,882
|}
|-
|Labour
Labour candidates and parties in Canada
There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s...
|Malcolm LANG
|align="right"| 7,309
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|Ernest Frederick ARMSTRONG
|align="right"|6,411
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|Wesley Ashton GORDON
|align="right"| 8,729
|Liberal-Labour
Liberal-Labour (Canada)
The Liberal-Labour banner has also been used several times by candidates in Canadian elections:In the early twentieth century when the idea of trade unionists running for elected office under their own banner gained ground, several working class candidates on the provincial or federal level were...
|Malcolm LANG
|align="right"| 7,195
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|Hon. Wesley Ashton GORDON
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts