# Grey North (provincial electoral district)

Grey North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was renamed and redistributed in 1967 as the riding of Grey-Bruce before being abolished in 1986 before the 1987 election. The riding represented Grey County.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Grey North :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Thomas Scott | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1875 | Thomas Scott | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1875–1875 | David Creighton | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | David Creighton | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | David Creighton | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | David Creighton | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | David Creighton | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | James Cleland | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | James Cleland | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | George Milward Boyd | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1905 | Alexander Grant MacKay | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Alexander Grant MacKay | Liberal |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Alexander Grant MacKay | Liberal |
| 13th | 1911–1913 | Alexander Grant MacKay | Liberal |
| 13th | 1913–1914 | Colin Stewart Cameron | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Colin Stewart Cameron | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | David James Taylor | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | David James Taylor | United Farmers |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | David James Taylor | Progressive |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | David James Taylor | Liberal–Progressive |
| 18th | 1934–1934 | Roland Patterson | Liberal–Progressive |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | Roland Patterson | Liberal–Progressive |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Roland Patterson | Liberal–Progressive |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Roland Patterson | Liberal–Progressive |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Mac Phillips | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Mac Phillips | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Mac Phillips | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | Mac Phillips | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | Mac Phillips | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Eddie Sargent | Liberal |
| Riding renamed to Grey-Bruce in 1967 |||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Eddie Sargent | Liberal |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Eddie Sargent | Liberal |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Eddie Sargent | Liberal |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Eddie Sargent | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Eddie Sargent | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Eddie Sargent | Liberal |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Grey riding after 1987 |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Scott | 1,430 | 55.17 |
| | Liberal | John Cooper | 1,162 | 44.83 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,592 | 74.63 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,473 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Scott | 1,339 | 58.42 | +3.25 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Patterson | 953 | 41.58 | −3.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,292 | 50.22 | −24.41 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,564 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.25 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Scott | 1,431 | 53.40 | −5.03 |
| | Liberal | C. McFayden | 1,249 | 46.60 | +5.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,680 | 67.59 | +17.37 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,965 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, November 1875 Previous election voided :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Creighton | 1,262 | 51.87 | −6.55 |
| | Independent | R. McKnight | 1,171 | 48.13 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,433 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −6.55 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:107}$ |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Creighton | 1,660 | 50.27 | −1.60 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Doyle | 1,642 | 49.73 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,302 | 60.98 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,415 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −1.60 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||