Timiskaming South
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.
Members of Parliament for Timiskaming South
- Ernest Frederick Armstrong, Conservative (1925–1926)
- Malcolm Lang, Labour (1926–1930)
- Wesley Gordon, Conservative (1930–1935)
Electoral history
| Canadian federal election, 1925: Timiskaming South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ernest Frederick ARMSTRONG | 5,362 | |||
| Labour | Malcolm LANG | 4,558 | |||
| Labour | Harold Milton Tremaine WELCH | 1,882 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1926: Timiskaming South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Malcolm LANG | 7,309 | |||
| Conservative | Ernest Frederick ARMSTRONG | 6,411 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1930: Timiskaming South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Wesley Ashton GORDON | 8,729 | |||
| Liberal-Labour | Malcolm LANG | 7,195 | |||
| By-election: On Mr. Gordon being appointed Minister of Immigration and Colonization and Minister of Mines, 25 August 1930: Timiskaming South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Hon. Wesley Ashton GORDON | acclaimed | |||
See also
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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