Grenville (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Grenville (electoral district).

Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Grenville South Ontario electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1933
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 and Glengarry in 1987.

## 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]

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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]

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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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.

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