Grenville (provincial electoral district)

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Grenville South
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested 1929

Grenville was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. In 1867 at the time of confederation, the area was split between Grenville North and Grenville South but these were merged in 1886 into one riding. In 1934, parts of Grenville were merged with the riding of Dundas to form Grenville-Dundas. In 1977 it was further redistributed to form Carleton-Grenville. It was merged into Leeds-Grenville and Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry in 1987.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Grenville
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Grenville South
1st  1867–1871   Mcneil Clarke Conservative
2nd  1871–1872
 1872–1874   Christopher Finlay Fraser Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883   Frederick John French Conservative
5th  1883–1886
Grenville
6th  1886–1890   Frederick John French Conservative
7th  1890–1894 Orlando Bush
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902 Robert L. Joynt
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908 Howard Ferguson
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1930
 1931–1934James Alfred Sanderson
Dundas and Grenville merged into Grenville—Dundas
19th  1934–1937   George Holmes Challies Conservative
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959 Frederick Cass
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975 Donald Roy Irvine
Grenville—Dundas redistributed into Carleton—Grenville
30th  1975–1977   Donald Roy Irvine Progressive Conservative
31st  1977–1981 Norm Sterling
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Leeds—Grenville before the 1987 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mcneil Clarke 84953.46
Liberal J. McCarthy73946.54
Total valid votes1,58880.90
Eligible voters1,963
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mcneil Clarke 79751.22−2.24
Liberal Christopher Fraser75948.78+2.24
Turnout1,55676.42−4.48
Eligible voters2,036
Conservative hold Swing −2.24
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, March 30, 1872
Death of Mcneil Clarke
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser 12352.12
Independent Mr. Ellis11347.88
Total valid votes236100.0  
Election voided
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] : 102 
Ontario provincial by-election, October 16, 1872
Previous election voided
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser 89455.02+6.24
Independent Mr. Cairns73144.98 
Total valid votes1,625100.0  +4.43
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.24
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] : 102 
Ontario provincial by-election, December 1873
Ministerial by-election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] : 102 
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser 1,13653.36
Conservative J.C. Irvine99346.64
Turnout2,12971.04
Eligible voters2,997
Liberal hold Swing  
Source: Elections Ontario [5]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick John French 1,20553.01+6.37
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser 1,06846.99−6.37
Total valid votes2,27370.20−0.84
Eligible voters3,238
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.37
Source: Elections Ontario [6]

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References

  1. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Mcneil Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Mcneil Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Christopher Finlay Fraser's Legislative Assembly information see "Christopher Finlay Fraser, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frederick John French's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick John French, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frederick John French's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick John French, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Orlando Bush's Legislative Assembly information see "Orlando Bush, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert L. Joynt's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert L. Joynt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Howard Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Howard Ferguson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Alfred Sanderson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Alfred Sanderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Holmes Challies's Legislative Assembly information see "George Holmes Challies, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Holmes Challies's Legislative Assembly information see "George Holmes Challies, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frederick Cass's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick Cass, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Donald Roy Irvine's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Roy Irvine, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Norm Sterling's Legislative Assembly information see "Norm Sterling, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968 . OCLC   1052682.
  5. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

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