Waterloo South

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Waterloo South was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 using an 1859 definition of the "South Riding of Waterloo", which consisted of the Town of Galt and the Villages of Preston, New Hamburg, and Hespeler, as well as the Townships of South Waterloo, North Dumfries and Wilmot.

In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of North Dumfries, South Waterloo and Wilmot, and the towns of Ayr, Galt, Hespeler, New Hamburg and Preston. Beginning in 1924, the riding was called "Waterloo South".

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redidstributed between Kitchener, Perth and Waterloo ridings.

[edit] Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1867: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	YOUNG, James	1,324
	Unknown	COWAN, James	958

Canadian federal election, 1872: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	YOUNG, James	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1874: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	YOUNG, James	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1878: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	MERNER, Samuel	1,468
	Liberal	YOUNG, Jas.	1,424

Canadian federal election, 1882: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	LIVINGSTON, James	1,580
	Conservative	MERNER, Sam	1,372

Canadian federal election, 1887: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	LIVINGSTON, James	2,254
	Conservative	COWAN, Thos.	1,886

Canadian federal election, 1891: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	LIVINGSTON, James	2,228
	Conservative	CLARE, G.A.	1,916

Canadian federal election, 1896: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	LIVINGSTON, James	2,543
	Conservative	CLARE, George A.	2,454

Canadian federal election, 1900: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	CLARE, George A.	2,708
	Liberal	SHANTZ, Peter F.	2,490

Canadian federal election, 1904: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	CLARE, George A.	2,785
	Liberal	LAIRD, George	2,420

Canadian federal election, 1908: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	CLARE, George A.	3,015
	Liberal	MOYER, Sylvester	2,815

Canadian federal election, 1911: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	CLARE, George Adam	3,492
	Liberal	MOYER, Sylvester	2,639

By-election: On Mr. Clare's death, 1 February 1915: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	SCOTT, Frank Stewart	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1917: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Government	SCOTT, Frank Stewart	5,681
	Opposition	THOMSON, Adam	2,894
	Labour	HALL, Thomas	1,396

Canadian federal election, 1921: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	ELLIOTT, William	7,429
	Conservative	SCOTT, Frank Stewart	6,629

Canadian federal election, 1925: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	EDWARDS, Alexander McKay	8,089
	Progressive	ELLIOTT, William	5,158

Canadian federal election, 1926: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	EDWARDS, Alexander McKay	7,220
	Liberal	WIDDIFIELD, Charles Russell	4,935

Canadian federal election, 1930: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	EDWARDS, Alexander McKay	8,999
	Liberal	WIDDIFIELD, Charles Russell	4,950

Canadian federal election, 1935: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	EDWARDS, Alexander McKay	6,731
	Liberal	CHARLTON, David S.	6,606
	Co-operative Commonwealth	LAZARUS, Felix	2,426
	Reconstruction	HAWKE, Harvey Orton	1,000

By-election: On Mr. Edwards' death, 14 November 1938: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	HOMUTH, Karl	7,776
	Liberal	SERVISS, R. Kenneth	3,730
	Unknown	MITCHELL, John	3,544

Canadian federal election, 1940: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Government	HOMUTH, Karl	7,432
	Liberal	FLYNN, Patrick Joseph	6,975
	Co-operative Commonwealth	LATSCH, Vardon Stanley	1,549

Canadian federal election, 1945: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	HOMUTH, Karl	9,201
	Liberal	FLYNN, Patrick Joseph	5,824
	Co-operative Commonwealth	FERGUSON, Frank Alexander	4,795

Canadian federal election, 1949: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	HOMUTH, Karl	8,740
	Liberal	MOFFATT, J. Mel	8,397
	Co-operative Commonwealth	DUFRESNE, Paul	5,425

By-election: On Mr. Homuth's death, 25 June 1951: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	MEEKER, Howard	8,950
	Liberal	MOFFATT, J. Mel	6,483
	Co-operative Commonwealth	GEENS, Margaret	5,754

Canadian federal election, 1953: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	WHITE, Arthur Walter Adams	9,058
	Progressive Conservative	BARBER, Robert Ross	7,309
	Co-operative Commonwealth	GEENS, Peggy	4,039
	Social Credit	JOHANNES, Jim	1,275

Canadian federal election, 1957: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	ANDERSON, William	11,699
	Liberal	WHITE, Arthur W.A.	7,450
	Co-operative Commonwealth	ISLEY, Theodore H.	4,009
	Social Credit	HANCOCK, George	1,532

Canadian federal election, 1958: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	ANDERSON, William	15,624
	Liberal	OLIVER, Marjorie	5,793
	Co-operative Commonwealth	ISLEY, Theodore H.	4,415

Canadian federal election, 1962: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	CHAPLIN, Gordon	11,648
	Liberal	SHAVER, Don	8,132
	New Democratic Party	STEWART, Rod	7,186
	Social Credit	FAST, Peter D.	566

Canadian federal election, 1963: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	CHAPLIN, Gordon	11,479
	Liberal	SHAVER, Don	8,792
	New Democratic Party	STEWART, Rod	7,403
	Social Credit	BEZAN, Ted	372