# Grenville (provincial electoral district)

Grenville was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. In 1867 at the time of confederation, the area was split between Grenville North and Grenville South but these were merged in 1886 into one riding. In 1934, parts of Grenville were merged with the riding of Dundas to form Grenville-Dundas. In 1977 it was further redistributed to form Carleton-Grenville. It was merged into Leeds-Grenville and Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry in 1987.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Grenville :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Grenville South |||||
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Mcneil Clarke | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1872 | Mcneil Clarke | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Christopher Finlay Fraser | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Christopher Finlay Fraser | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Frederick John French | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Frederick John French | Conservative |
| Grenville |||||
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Frederick John French | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Orlando Bush | Conservative |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Orlando Bush | Conservative |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Robert L. Joynt | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Robert L. Joynt | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Howard Ferguson | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Howard Ferguson | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Howard Ferguson | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Howard Ferguson | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Howard Ferguson | Conservative |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Howard Ferguson | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Howard Ferguson | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1930 | Howard Ferguson | Conservative |
| 18th | 1931–1934 | James Alfred Sanderson | Conservative |
| Dundas and Grenville merged into Grenville—Dundas |||||
| 19th | 1934–1937 | George Holmes Challies | Conservative |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | George Holmes Challies | Conservative |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | George Holmes Challies | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | George Holmes Challies | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | George Holmes Challies | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | George Holmes Challies | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | Frederick Cass | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | Frederick Cass | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Frederick Cass | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Frederick Cass | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Donald Roy Irvine | Progressive Conservative |
| Grenville—Dundas redistributed into Carleton—Grenville |||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Donald Roy Irvine | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Norm Sterling | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Norm Sterling | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Norm Sterling | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Leeds—Grenville before the 1987 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mcneil Clarke | 849 | 53.46 |
| | Liberal | J. McCarthy | 739 | 46.54 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,588 | 80.90 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 1,963 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mcneil Clarke | 797 | 51.22 | −2.24 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Fraser | 759 | 48.78 | +2.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,556 | 76.42 | −4.48 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,036 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −2.24 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, March 30, 1872 Death of Mcneil Clarke :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Christopher Finlay Fraser | 123 | 52.12 |
| | Independent | Mr. Ellis | 113 | 47.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 236 | 100.0 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:102}$ |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, October 16, 1872 Previous election voided :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christopher Finlay Fraser | 894 | 55.02 | +6.24 |
| | Independent | Mr. Cairns | 731 | 44.98 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,625 | 100.0 | +4.43 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +6.24 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:102}$ |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, December 1873 Ministerial by-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Christopher Finlay Fraser | Acclaimed |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:102}$ |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Christopher Finlay Fraser | 1,136 | 53.36 |
| | Conservative | J.C. Irvine | 993 | 46.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,129 | 71.04 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,997 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick John French | 1,205 | 53.01 | +6.37 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Finlay Fraser | 1,068 | 46.99 | −6.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,273 | 70.20 | −0.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,238 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.37 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||