Grenville (federal electoral district)
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Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Not to be confused with Electoral district of Grenville or Electoral district of Granville.
This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Grenville (provincial electoral district).
| 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
[edit ]This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | 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 | |||
| 1911–1917 | ||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Government (Unionist) | ||
| 14th | 1921–1921 | Arza Clair Casselman | Conservative | |
| 1922–1925 | Arthur Meighen | |||
| Riding dissolved into Grenville—Dundas | ||||
Election results
[edit ]| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | John Dowsley Reid | 2,239 | 58.22 | |||||
| Liberal | John Edwards | 1,607 | 41.78 | |||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | John Dowsley Reid | 2,380 | 57.70 | |||||
| Liberal | Samuel John Martin | 1,745 | 42.30 | |||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | John Dowsley Reid | 2,286 | 62.48 | |||||
| Unknown | Samuel John Martin | 1,373 | 37.52 | |||||
On Mr. Reid being appointed Minister of Customs, 10 October 1911:
| By-election on 27 October 1911 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Arza Clair Casselman | 4,325 | 49.54 | |||||
| Progressive | George Arthur Payne | 2,392 | 27.40 | |||||
| Liberal | Pember Alton MacIntosh | 2,014 | 23.07 | |||||
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 | |||||
See also
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