Grey—Bruce was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968. An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and It was located in the province of Ontario. The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Bruce South and Grey Southeast ridings. A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Bruce South (electoral district ---> Bruce South was a federal For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Grey Southeast (electoral district ---> Grey Southeast was a federal
It consisted of the townships of Artemesia, Bentinck, Egremont, Glenelg, Normanby, Proton and Sullivan in the county of Grey; and the townships of Brant, Carrick and Elderslie in the county of Bruce.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Bruce, Grey—Simcoe and Wellington—Grey ridings. For the provincial electoral district see Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound (provincial electoral district. For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Grey—Simcoe (electoral district ---> Grey—Simcoe was a federal For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Wellington—Grey (electoral district ---> Wellington—Grey, renamed
MPs for Grey—Bruce
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1935 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
United Farmers-Labour |
MACPHAIL, Agnes C. |
7,210 |
| |
Liberal |
HALL, Walter Allan |
5,727 |
| |
Conservative |
CAMPBELL, Lewis G. Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24 1890 &ndash February 13 1954 was the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected The United Farmers of Ontario (UFO were a Political party in Ontario, Canada. There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s Walter Edward Harris, PC, QC, DCL ( January 14 1904 &ndash January 10 1999) was a Canadian politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Eric Alfred Winkler ( February 13 1920 &ndash March 18 1995) was a Canadian politician The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament The United Farmers of Ontario (UFO were a Political party in Ontario, Canada. There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24 1890 &ndash February 13 1954 was the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. |
5,100 |
| Canadian federal election, 1949 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
HARRIS, Walter Edward |
10,528 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
SAWYER, Frank D. The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Walter Edward Harris, PC, QC, DCL ( January 14 1904 &ndash January 10 1999) was a Canadian politician National Government was a name used by the Conservative Party of Canada for the 1940 federal election under leader Robert Manion. The United Farmers of Ontario (UFO were a Political party in Ontario, Canada. There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24 1890 &ndash February 13 1954 was the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Walter Edward Harris, PC, QC, DCL ( January 14 1904 &ndash January 10 1999) was a Canadian politician The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Walter Edward Harris, PC, QC, DCL ( January 14 1904 &ndash January 10 1999) was a Canadian politician The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian |
6,051 |
| |
Co-operative Commonwealth |
BALTRUWEIT, Rudolph |
1,137 |
| Canadian federal election, 1962 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
WINKLER, Eric Alfred |
10,514 |
| |
Liberal |
OSWALD, William P. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Walter Edward Harris, PC, QC, DCL ( January 14 1904 &ndash January 10 1999) was a Canadian politician The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 23rd Parliament The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Eric Alfred Winkler ( February 13 1920 &ndash March 18 1995) was a Canadian politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Walter Edward Harris, PC, QC, DCL ( January 14 1904 &ndash January 10 1999) was a Canadian politician The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Eric Alfred Winkler ( February 13 1920 &ndash March 18 1995) was a Canadian politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Eric Alfred Winkler ( February 13 1920 &ndash March 18 1995) was a Canadian politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political |
7,009 |
| |
New Democrat |
MCASEY, Elzard J. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots |
763 |
| Canadian federal election, 1963 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
WINKLER, Eric Alfred |
10,535 |
| |
Liberal |
MCCALLUM, Duncan Melvin |
6,981 |
| |
Social Credit |
WATSON, George D. The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Eric Alfred Winkler ( February 13 1920 &ndash March 18 1995) was a Canadian politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Social Credit Party of Canada ( French: Parti Crédit social du Canada) was a conservative - Populist political party in |
566 |
| |
New Democrat |
MCASEY, Elzard Joseph |
399 |
| Canadian federal election, 1965 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
WINKLER, Eric Alfred |
10,138 |
| |
Liberal |
MATHESON, Wm. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Eric Alfred Winkler ( February 13 1920 &ndash March 18 1995) was a Canadian politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political R. |
5,639 |
| |
New Democrat |
TEBBUTT, Melvin L. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots |
1,706 |
See also
External links
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