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Grey South (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Grey South.
Grey South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1996
First contested1867
Last contested1995

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.

The riding was known as Grey from 1974 to 1987, and Grey—Owen Sound from 1987 to 1999.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Grey South
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 Patrons of Industry
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
Grey
30th  1975–1977     Bob McKessock Liberal
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990 Ron Lipsett
35th  1990–1995     Bill Murdoch Progressive Conservative
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound and Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
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]
1871 Ontario general election
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]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872
Previous election voided
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 
1875 Ontario general election
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]
1879 Ontario general election
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]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Oliver switched to the Liberal Party on February 24, 1941.

Citations

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ 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 19, 2024.

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