Grenville (federal 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		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
12th	1911–1917
13th	1917–1921		Government (Unionist)
14th	1921–1921	Arza Clair Casselman	Conservative
14th	1922–1925	Arthur Meighen	Conservative
Riding dissolved into Grenville—Dundas

On Mr. Reid being appointed Minister of Customs, 10 October 1911:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 27 October 1911
	Conservative	John Dowsley Reid	acclaimed

1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Government (Unionist)	John Dowsley Reid	3,011	63.46
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Pember Alton MacKintosh	1,734	36.54

On Mr. Casselman's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 27 December 1921:

Canadian federal by-election, Jan. 26 1922
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Arthur Meighen	4,482	61.38
	Progressive	Arthur Kidd Patterson	2,820	38.62

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