# Grey East (federal electoral district)

Grey East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1872 from parts of Grey North and Grey South ridings.
In 1872, the County of Grey was divided into three ridings: Grey North, Grey East and Grey South.
The East Riding consisted of the Townships of Proton, Melancthon, Osprey, Artemisia, Collingwood, Euphrasia and St. Vincent. In 1882, the riding was redefined to exclude the township or Artemesia, and include the village of Shelburne and the town of Meaford.
In 1903, The east riding was redefined to consist of the townships of Artemesia, Collingwood, Euphrasia, Holland, Osprey and Proton, the town of Thornbury, and the villages of Dundalk and Markdale.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed between Grey North and Grey Southeast ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Grey North and Grey South |||||
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | William Kingston Flesher | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | William Kingston Flesher | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Thomas Simpson Sproule | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Thomas Simpson Sproule | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Thomas Simpson Sproule | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Thomas Simpson Sproule | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Thomas Simpson Sproule | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Thomas Simpson Sproule | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Thomas Simpson Sproule | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Thomas Simpson Sproule | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Thomas Simpson Sproule | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Grey Southeast and Grey North |||||

## Election results

vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Kingston Flesher | 1,402 |
| | Unknown | R. McKnight | 857 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Kingston Flesher | 1,566 |
| | Unknown | R. McKnight | 1,121 |
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Simpson Sproule | 1,664 |
| | Unknown | A. Gifford | 1,133 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Simpson Sproule | 1,934 |
| | Unknown | Peter Christie | 1,520 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Simpson Sproule | 2,400 |
| | Liberal | Robert Gilray | 1,845 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Simpson Sproule | 1,977 |
| | Liberal | John Clark | 1,958 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas S. Sproule | 2,560 |
| | Patrons of Industry | James Bowes | 2,039 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | T. S. Sproule | 2,707 |
| | Liberal | C. W. Hartman | 2,342 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thos S. Sproule | 2,209 |
| | Liberal | Clayton W. Hartman | 1,527 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Simpson Sproule | 2,396 |
| | Liberal | Elzear Raymond | 1,260 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Simpson Sproule | 2,560 |
| | Liberal | Clayton Webb Hartman | 1,475 |