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Hastings South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1966
First contested1925
Last contested1965

Hastings South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Hastings East and Hastings West ridings.

It consisted of the townships of Hungerford, Tyendinaga, Thurlow and Sydney, and including the city of Belleville and towns of Trenton and Deseronto in the County of Hastings.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Hastings and Prince Edward—Hastings ridings.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Hastings East and Hastings West
15th  1925–1926     William Ernest Tummon Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     John Charles Alexander Cameron Liberal
19th  1940–1945     George Henry Stokes National Government
20th  1945–1949     Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     Frank Follwell Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Lee Grills Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965     Anthony Robert Temple Liberal
27th  1965–1968     Lee Grills Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Hastings and Prince Edward—Hastings

Election results

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Ernest Tummon 10,448
Liberal Charles Edward Hanna 7,837
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Ernest Tummon 9,704
Liberal Roscoe Vanderwater 5,912
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Ernest Tummon 10,340
Liberal Charles Edward Hanna 8,143
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Charles Alexander Cameron 9,982
Conservative William Ernest Tummon 9,572
Reconstruction Laurie Hamilton Lewis 879
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
National Government George Henry Stokes 9,001
Liberal McLean Haig 6,330
Independent Liberal Harry Raymond Cory 3,348
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative George Henry Stokes 10,546
Liberal Alexander Mclean Haig 9,420
Co-operative Commonwealth Douglas Waldron Bews 1,731
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Frank Follwell 13,099
Progressive Conservative Richard Duke Arnott 10,337
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur Clyde Cole 1,780
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Frank Follwell 13,170
Progressive Conservative Lee Grills 12,121
Co-operative Commonwealth George Alford Elliott 702
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Lee Grills 14,798
Liberal Frank Follwell 12,624
Social Credit Bazil Alton Kuglin 651
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Lee Grills 17,849
Liberal Daniel Clarence McVicker 10,069
Co-operative Commonwealth Howard Weese 1,058
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Lee Grills 15,527
Liberal Anthony Robert Temple 13,873
New Democratic Leslie W. Digby 1,737
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Anthony Robert Temple 15,505
Progressive Conservative Lee Grills 14,859
New Democratic Leslie W. Digby 1,332
Social Credit G. S. Mallory 265
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Lee Grills 14,824
Liberal Anthony Robert Temple 14,569
New Democratic Thorld M. Hoskin 1,338

See also