# Grey South (provincial electoral district)

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 | Abram William Lauder | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | James Hill Hunter | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | James Hill Hunter | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | John Blythe | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | John Blythe | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1891 | James Hill Hunter | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1894 | Gilbert McKechnie | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | David McNicol | Patrons of Industry |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | David Jamieson | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1905 | David Jamieson | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | David Jamieson | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | David Jamieson | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | David Jamieson | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | David Jamieson | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | George Mansfield Leeson | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | David Jamieson | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Farquhar Oliver | United Farmers |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Farquhar Oliver | United Farmers |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | Farquhar Oliver | United Farmers |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Farquhar Oliver | United Farmers |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Farquhar Oliver | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Farquhar Oliver | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Farquhar Oliver | Liberal |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Farquhar Oliver | Liberal |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | Farquhar Oliver | Liberal |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | Farquhar Oliver | Liberal |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Farquhar Oliver | Liberal |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Eric Winkler | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Eric Winkler | Progressive Conservative |
| Grey |||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Bob McKessock | Liberal |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Bob McKessock | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Bob McKessock | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Bob McKessock | Liberal |
| Grey—Owen Sound |||||
| 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 |||||
| Merged into Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound and Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey |||||

## Election results

vte1867 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,147 | 80.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,892 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Abram William Lauder | 1,625 | 59.92 |
| | Liberal | Mr. McFayden | 1,087 | 40.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,712 | 61.83 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,386 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,189 | 100.0 | +1.33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −0.86 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:111}$ |||||||
vte1875 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,198 | 69.29 | +7.46 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,172 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +6.19 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,755 | 73.72 | +4.43 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,737 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −1.25 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||