Grenville (federal electoral district)

Not to be confused with Electoral district of Grenville or Electoral district of Granville.

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Grenville (provincial electoral district).

Grenville

Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1903
District abolished	1924
First contested	1904
Last contested	1922 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.

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:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
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
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Dowsley Reid	2,239	58.2
	Liberal	John Edwards	1,607	41.8
Total valid votes			3,846
Total rejected ballots			24
Turnout			3,870	66.89
Eligible voters			5,786
Source: Elections Canada [1] and Canada Elections Database [2]

1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Dowsley Reid	2,380	57.7	-0.5
	Liberal	Samuel John Martin	1,745	42.3	+0.5
Total valid votes			4,125
Total rejected ballots			31
Turnout			4,156	74.64	+7.75
Eligible voters			5,568
Source: Elections Canada [3] and Canada Elections Database [4]

1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Dowsley Reid	2,286	62.5	+4.8
	Unknown	Samuel John Martin	1,373	37.5	-4.8
Total valid votes			3,659
Source: Elections Canada [5] and Canada Elections Database [6]

Canadian federal by-election, 27 October 1911 John Dowsley Reid appointed Minister of Customs on 10 October 1911
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Dowsley Reid	acclaimed
Source: Elections Canada [7]

1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Government (Unionist)	John Dowsley Reid	3,011	63.5	+1.0
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Pember Alton MacKintosh	1,734	36.5	-1.0
Total valid votes			4,475
Note: Change is based on 1911 General Election
Source: Elections Canada [8] and Canada Elections Database [9]

1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arza Clair Casselman	4,325	49.5	-14.0
	Progressive	George Arthur Payne	2,392	27.4	+27.4
	Liberal	Pember Alton MacIntosh	2,014	23.1	-13.4
Total valid votes			8,731
Source: Elections Canada [10] and Canada Elections Database [11]

Canadian federal by-election, 26 January 1922 Arza Clair Casselman accepted an office of emolument under the Crown on 27 December 1921
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Meighen	4,482	61.4	+11.9
	Progressive	Arthur Kidd Patterson	2,820	38.6	+11.2
Total valid votes			7,302
Source: Elections Canada [12]

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

1. "General Election (1904-11-03)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
2. Sayers, Anthony. "1904 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
3. "General Election (1908-10-26)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
4. Sayers, Anthony. "1908 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
5. "General Election (1911-09-21)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
6. Sayers, Anthony. "1911 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
7. "By-Election(s) (1911-10-27)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
8. "General Election (1917-12-17)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
9. Sayers, Anthony. "1917 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
10. "General Election (1921-12-06)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
11. Sayers, Anthony. "1921 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
12. "By-Election(s) (1922-01-26)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament