York South (federal electoral district)
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York South (federal electoral district)
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York South was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1979. The riding is notable for the 1942 federal by-election in which newly elected Conservative leader Arthur Meighen was defeated in his attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation's (CCF) candidate. The election was a major breakthrough for the CCF, and ended Meighen's attempt to return to politics. In later years, it became
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Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_South_(federal_electoral_district)
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2024-01-14T14:46:30Z
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