Grey North

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Grey North
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1966
First contested 1867
Last contested 1965

Grey North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which divided the County of Grey into two ridings: Grey South and Grey North. The North Riding consisted of the Townships of Collingwood, Euphrasia, Holland, Saint-Vincent, Sydenham, Sullivan, Derby, and Keppel, Sarawak and Brooke, and the Town of Owen Sound.

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In 1872, the County of Grey was divided into three ridings when Grey East was created. The North Riding consisted of the Townships of Holland, Sullivan, Sydenham, Derby, Sarawak, Keppel and the Town of Owen Sound.

In 1903, the Townships of Holland and Sullivan were excluded from the riding, and the townships of Keppel and St. Vincent and the town of Meaford were incorporated into the riding.

In 1914, the county of Grey was again divided into two ridings. The north riding consisted of the towns of Owen Sound, Meaford and Thornbury, and the townships of Sydenham, Keppel, Derby, Sarawak, St. Vincent, Collingwood and Euphrasia.

In 1924, the riding was redefined as consisting of the part of the county of Grey lying north of and including the townships of Derby, Sydenham, Euphrasia, and the town of Collingwood.

In 1933, the riding was redefined as consisting of the part of the county of Grey contained in the townships of Collingwood, Derby, Euphrasia, Holland, Keppel, Osprey, St. Vincent and Sydenham, and including the city of Owen Sound.

In 1947, the riding was redefined to include the township of Sarawak and Sydenham, and excluding the village of Chatsworth.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Bruce and Grey—Simcoe ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   George Snider Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882   Samuel Johnathan Lane Conservative
5th  1882–1887   Benjamin Allen Liberal
6th  1887–1891   James Masson Conservative
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1896†   John Clark Liberal
 1896–1900 William Paterson
9th  1900–1902† Edward Henry Horsey
 1903–1904   Thomas Inkerman Thomson Conservative
10th  1904–1908   William Pattison Telford Sr. Liberal
11th  1908–1911   William Sora Middlebro Conservative
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   Matthew Robert Duncan Conservative
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930   William Pattison Telford Jr. Liberal
17th  1930–1935   Victor Porteous Conservative
18th  1935–1940   William Pattison Telford Jr. Liberal
19th  1940–1944
 1945–1945   W. Garfield Case Progressive Conservative
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953   Colin Emerson Bennett Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958   Percy Verner Noble Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Bruce and Grey—Simcoe

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal George Snider 1,399
Unknown D'Arcy Boulton 1,143
Eligible voters3,478
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 [1]
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal George Snider 1,124
UnknownJ. Chisholm983
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal George Snider 1,320
Unknown Samuel Johnathan Lane 1,241
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Samuel Johnathan Lane 1,607
Liberal George Snider 1,394
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Benjamin Allen 1,457
Unknown Samuel Johnathan Lane 1,385
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative James Masson 2,128
Liberal Benjamin Allen 2,071
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative James Masson 2,511
Liberal Edward Henry Horsey 2,264
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Clark 2,559
Conservative James McLaughlin2,527

On Mr. Clark's death, 27 July 1896, before the opening of the 9th Parliament:

By-election on 25 August 1896
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Paterson 2,840
Conservative James McLaughlan2,416
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edward Henry Horsey 2,834
Conservative Charles Gordon2,815

On Mr. Horsey's death, 23 July 1902:

By-election on 24 February 1903
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas Inkerman Thomson 3,018
Liberal Matthew Kennedy2,855
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Pattison Telford Sr. 2,975
Conservative Thomas Inkerman Thomson 2,952
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative William Sora Middlebro 2,923
Liberal William Pattison Telford Sr. 2,777
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative William Sora Middlebro 3,326
Liberal Frederick William Harrison2,974
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) William Sora Middlebro 5,815
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Arthur Leslie Danard3,521
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Matthew Robert Duncan 5,741
Progressive Thomas John Rutherford5,538
Liberal William Pattison Telford Jr. 3,675
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Matthew Robert Duncan 6,861
Progressive Dougall Carmichael 6,415
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Pattison Telford Jr. 7,606
Conservative Matthew Robert Duncan 7,042
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Victor Porteous 7,617
Liberal William Pattison Telford Jr. 7,430
1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Pattison Telford Jr. 8,060
Conservative Victor Porteous 6,740
Reconstruction William Lawrence Taylor1,792
Co-operative Commonwealth Hudson Stout1,221
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Pattison Telford Jr. 7,538
National Government Victor Porteous 5,771
National Liberal Progressive W. Garfield Case 2,434

On Mr. Telford's resignation, 9 December 1944, to provide a vacancy for A.G.L. McNaughton:

By-election on 5 February 1945
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative W. Garfield Case 7,333
Liberal Andrew McNaughton 6,097
Co-operative Commonwealth Albert Earl Godfrey 3,118
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative W. Garfield Case 9,204
Liberal Findlay MacDonald7,570
Co-operative Commonwealth David T. Waddell1,145
Social Credit Ron Gostick 250
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Colin Emerson Bennett 9,949
Progressive Conservative W. Garfield Case 7,589
Co-operative Commonwealth Elgin MacNab1,354
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Colin Emerson Bennett 8,368
Progressive Conservative W. Garfield Case 7,293
Co-operative Commonwealth Lorna Ellen Elliott1,417
Social Credit Stanley Ross Patterson342
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Percy Verner Noble 12,240
Liberal Edward Carson Sargent7,096
Co-operative Commonwealth Stanley James Hutchinson1,265
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Percy Verner Noble 12,240
Liberal George Arthur Marron5,990
Co-operative Commonwealth Stanley James Hutchinson1,265
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Percy Verner Noble 9,890
Liberal Douglas Hay Bovell6,078
New Democratic John Carter Stevenson2,713
Social Credit William Thomas Walker298
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Percy Verner Noble 9,804
Liberal Arthur Pratt Harrison6,819
New Democratic John Carter Stevenson1,967
Social Credit David Almour Clarke525
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Percy Verner Noble 9,222
Liberal John Collins Finley7,003
New Democratic John Carter Stevenson2,510

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References

  1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.