Grey East (provincial electoral district)

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Grey East
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1874
District abolished1925
First contested 1875
Last contested 1923

Grey East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 for eastern portions of Grey North and Grey South. It was renamed and redistributed in 1886 as the riding of Grey Centre before being abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Grey East
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
3rd  1875–1879   Abram William Lauder Conservative
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1884
 1884–1886   Neil McColman Conservative
Riding renamed to Grey Centre in 1886
6th  1886–1890   Joseph Rorke Conservative
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898   Thomas Gamey Patron-PPA
9th  1898–1919   Isaac Benson Lucas Conservative
10th  1902–1905
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923   Dougall Carmichael United Farmers
16th  1923–1926
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Grey North and Grey South ridings after 1925

Election results

1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Abram William Lauder 1,29767.55
Liberal W. Brown62332.45
Turnout1,92053.42
Eligible voters3,594
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Abram William Lauder 1,29455.7011.85
Independent Mr. Myles72831.34 
Conservative Joseph Rorke30112.96 
Total valid votes2,32349.643.79
Eligible voters4,680
Conservative hold Swing 11.85
Source: Elections Ontario [3]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Abraham William Lauder's Legislative Assembly information see "Abraham William Lauder, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Neil McColman's Legislative Assembly information see "Neil McColman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Joseph Rorke's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Rorke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Gamey's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Gamey, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Isaac Benson Lucas's Legislative Assembly information see "Isaac Benson Lucas, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Dougall Carmichael's Legislative Assembly information see "Dougall Carmichael, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.