Grey_South_(provincial_electoral_district)
Grey South (provincial electoral district)
Electoral riding in Ontario, Canada
This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Grey South.
Grey South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election.
Quick Facts Ontario electoral district, Defunct provincial electoral district ...
 Ontario electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1995 |
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The riding was known as Grey from 1974 to 1987, and Grey—Owen Sound from 1987 to 1999.
More information Assembly, Years ...
| Grey South | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Abram William Lauder | Conservative | |
| 2nd | 1871–1875 | |||
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | James Hill Hunter | Liberal | |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | |||
| 5th | 1883–1886 | John Blythe | Conservative | |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | |||
| 7th | 1890–1891 | James Hill Hunter | Liberal | |
| 1891–1894 | Gilbert McKechnie | |||
| 8th | 1894–1898 | David McNicol | Patron | |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | David Jamieson | Conservative | |
| 10th | 1902–1905 | |||
| 11th | 1905–1908 | |||
| 12th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 13th | 1911–1914 | |||
| 14th | 1914–1919 | |||
| 15th | 1919–1923 | George Mansfield Leeson | United Farmers | |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | David Jamieson | Conservative | |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Farquhar Oliver[note 1] | United Farmers | |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | |||
| 19th | 1934–1937 | |||
| 20th | 1937–1943 | |||
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Liberal | ||
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | |||
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | |||
| 24th | 1951–1955 | |||
| 25th | 1955–1959 | |||
| 26th | 1959–1963 | |||
| 27th | 1963–1967 | |||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Eric Winkler | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | |||
| Renamed to Grey in 1974 | ||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Bob McKessock | Liberal | |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | |||
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | |||
| Renamed to Grey-Owen Sound for 1987 election | ||||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Ron Lipsett | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Bill Murdoch | Progressive Conservative | |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Bill Murdoch | Progressive Conservative | |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound 1996 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1867 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Abram William Lauder | 1,675 | 53.23 | |||||
| Liberal | W.K. Flesher | 1,472 | 46.77 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,147 | 80.86 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,892 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1871 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Abram William Lauder | 1,625 | 59.92 | |||||
| Liberal | Mr. McFayden | 1,087 | 40.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,712 | 61.83 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,386 | |||||||
| Election voided | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872 Previous election voided | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Abram William Lauder | 1,670 | 52.37 | −0.86 | ||||
| Independent | Mr. Dickey | 1,519 | 47.63 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,189 | 100.0 | +1.33 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.86 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 111 | ||||||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1875 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Hill Hunter | 1,017 | 46.27 | +6.19 | ||||
| Independent | J. Nasmith | 724 | 32.94 | |||||
| Conservative | J. Hopkins | 457 | 20.79 | −39.13 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,198 | 69.29 | +7.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,172 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.19 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1879 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Hill Hunter | 1,694 | 61.49 | +15.22 | ||||
| Conservative | J.H. Fahey | 1,061 | 38.51 | +17.72 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,755 | 73.72 | +4.43 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,737 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.25 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||
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Notes
- Oliver switched to the Liberal Party on February 24, 1941.
Citations
- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Abraham William Lauder's Legislative Assembly information see "Abraham William Lauder, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For James Hill Hunter's Legislative Assembly information see "James Hill Hunter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For John Blythe's Legislative Assembly information see "John Blythe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Gilbert McKechnie's Legislative Assembly information see "Gilbert McKechnie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For David McNicol's Legislative Assembly information see "David McNicol, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For David Jameson's Legislative Assembly information see "David Jameson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For George Mansfield Leeson's Legislative Assembly information see "George Mansfield Leeson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Farquhar Oliver's Legislative Assembly information see "Farquhar Oliver, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Eric Winkler's Legislative Assembly information see "Eric Winkler, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Bob McKessock's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Carson McKessock, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Ron Lipsett's Legislative Assembly information see "Ron Lipsett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Bill Murdoch's Legislative Assembly information see "Bill Murdoch, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.