Grey Southeast was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935. 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 1914 from parts of Grey East and Grey South ridings when the county of Grey was re-divided into two ridings, Grey North and Grey Southeast. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Grey East (electoral district ---> Grey East was a federal electoral For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Grey South (electoral district ---> Grey South was a federal electoral A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Grey North (electoral district ---> Grey North was a federal electoral
The southeast riding consisted of the towns of Durham and Hanover, and the villages of Markdale, Dundalk, Flesherton and Chatsworth, and the townships of Bentinck, Normandy, Glenelg, Egremont, Proton, Artemesia, Osprey, Holland and Sullivan.
In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Grey lying south of and including the townships of Sullivan, Holland, Artemesia and Osprey.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Grey North and Grey—Bruce ridings. For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Grey—Bruce (electoral district ---> Grey—Bruce was a federal electoral
It was the first riding in Canada to elect a female Member of Parliament, when it elected Agnes MacPhail of the Progressive Party in the 1921 election. 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
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Government | BALL, Robert James | 4,845 | |||
| Opposition | WRIGHT, William Henry | 3,609 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive | MACPHAIL, Agnes Campbell | 6,958 | |||
| Conservative | BALL, Robert James | 4,360 | |||
| Liberal | HASTIE, Walter | 2,638 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive | MACPHAIL, Agnes C. | 6,652 | |||
| Conservative | CAMPBELL, Lewis G. The 1917 Canadian federal election (sometimes referred to as the khaki election was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the Canadian House of The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament (MPs in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden Prior to the 1917 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada split into two factions the Laurier Liberals, who opposed The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s 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 Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. 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 1925 was held on October 29 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Canada. The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s 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 Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. | 5,245 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive | MACPHAIL, Agnes Campbell | 7,939 | |||
| Conservative | EDWARDS, Robert Thomas | 6,211 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive | MACPHAIL, Agnes Campbell | 6,619 | |||
| Liberal | CAMPBELL, Lewis G. The Canadian federal election of 1926 was held on September 14 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 16th Parliament of Canada. The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s 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 Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. The Canadian federal election of 1930 was held on July 28, 1930 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 17th Parliament The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s 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 | 6,376 | |||
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