Grenville (provincial electoral district)

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.

Grenville South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1929

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Grenville
Assembly Years Member Party
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
 1931–1934 James 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

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mcneil Clarke 849 53.46
Liberal J. McCarthy 739 46.54
Total valid votes 1,588 80.90
Eligible voters 1,963
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mcneil Clarke 797 51.22 −2.24
Liberal Christopher Fraser 759 48.78 +2.24
Turnout 1,556 76.42 −4.48
Eligible voters 2,036
Conservative hold Swing −2.24
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario provincial by-election, March 30, 1872
Death of Mcneil Clarke
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser 123 52.12
Independent Mr. Ellis 113 47.88
Total valid votes 236 100.0  
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser 894 55.02 +6.24
Independent Mr. Cairns 731 44.98  
Total valid votes 1,625 100.0   +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
Party Candidate Votes
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser 1,136 53.36
Conservative J.C. Irvine 993 46.64
Turnout 2,129 71.04
Eligible voters 2,997
Liberal hold Swing  
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick John French 1,205 53.01 +6.37
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser 1,068 46.99 −6.37
Total valid votes 2,273 70.20 −0.84
Eligible voters 3,238
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.37
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
    • 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. ^ a b c 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.