Grenville (federal electoral district)

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Grenville
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1924
First contested 1904
Last contested1922 by-election

Grenville was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Grenville South and Leeds North and Grenville North ridings. It consisted of the county of Grenville.

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The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Grenville—Dundas riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Grenville South and Leeds North and Grenville North
10th  1904–1908   John Dowsley Reid Conservative
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1911
 1911–1917
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1921   Arza Clair Casselman Conservative
 1922–1925 Arthur Meighen
Riding dissolved into Grenville—Dundas

Election results

1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Dowsley Reid 2,23958.22
Liberal John Edwards1,60741.78
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Dowsley Reid 2,38057.70
Liberal Samuel John Martin1,74542.30
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Dowsley Reid 2,28662.48
UnknownSamuel John Martin1,37337.52

On Mr. Reid being appointed Minister of Customs, 10 October 1911:

By-election on 27 October 1911
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative John Dowsley Reid acclaimed
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Government (Unionist) John Dowsley Reid 3,01163.46
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Pember Alton MacKintosh1,73436.54
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Arza Clair Casselman 4,32549.54
Progressive George Arthur Payne2,39227.40
Liberal Pember Alton MacIntosh2,01423.07

On Mr. Casselman's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 27 December 1921:

Canadian federal by-election, Jan. 26 1922
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Arthur Meighen 4,48261.38
Progressive Arthur Kidd Patterson2,82038.62

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