Hamilton South (electoral district)

Hamilton South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1965. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1952, from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Wentworth ridings.

Hamilton South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1952
District abolished1966
First contested1953
Last contested1965

It consisted of the part of the city of Hamilton lying east of Ottawa Street, the brow of the mountain, the part of the city south of the brow and west of Ottawa Street.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Hamilton East, Hamilton Mountain, Hamilton—Wentworth and ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Wentworth
22nd  1953–1957     Russell Reinke Liberal
23rd  1957–1958     Bob McDonald Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965     William Dean Howe New Democratic
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Hamilton East, Hamilton Mountain
and Hamilton—Wentworth

Election results

1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRussell Reinke12,296
Progressive ConservativeEdward Charles David Crockett9,220
Co-operative CommonwealthJoseph Lees Easton7,478
Social CreditEthel B. Fagan582
Labor–ProgressiveStanley Bréhaut Ryerson573
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeBob McDonald16,085
LiberalRussell Reinke11,611
Co-operative CommonwealthDavid T. Lawrence11,485
Social CreditJames Ernest Harrison1,629
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeBob McDonald24,453
Co-operative CommonwealthDavid Lawrence10,874
LiberalRussell Reinke9,860
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeBob McDonald17,392
LiberalJames Charles Custeau15,933
New DemocraticWilliam Dean Howe15,899
Social CreditPeter Paul Lepp657
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticWilliam Dean Howe19,205
LiberalJames Charles Custeau17,842
Progressive ConservativeBob McDonald16,441
Social CreditPeter Paul Lepp459
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticWilliam Dean Howe22,736
LiberalJames Alexander Bethune19,693
Progressive ConservativeRalph Whittington Brown11,425
Social CreditRussell Thomas Davis359

See also

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