Grey—Bruce
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Grey—Bruce was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Bruce South and Grey Southeast ridings.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
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.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Bruce South and Grey Southeast | ||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Agnes Macphail | United Farmers of Ontario–Labour | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Walter Edward Harris | Liberal | |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | |||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | |||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Eric Winkler | Progressive Conservative | |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Bruce, Grey—Simcoe and Wellington—Grey | ||||
Election results
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| United Farmers of Ontario–Labour | Agnes Macphail | 7,210 | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter Allan Hall | 5,727 | ||||||
| Conservative | Lewis G. Campbell | 5,100 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter Edward Harris | 6,389 | ||||||
| National Government | Karl Daniel Knechtel | 4,944 | ||||||
| United Farmers of Ontario–Labour | Agnes Macphail | 4,761 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter Edward Harris | 8,912 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Grierson | 7,582 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alfred Sachs | 1,127 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter Edward Harris | 10,528 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank D. Sawyer | 6,051 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Rudolph Baltruweit | 1,137 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter Edward Harris | 9,236 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rankin Lorne Carefoot | 6,279 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric Winkler | 10,707 | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter Edward Harris | 7,606 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric Winkler | 11,878 | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Stevenson | 6,248 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric Winkler | 10,514 | ||||||
| Liberal | William P. Oswald | 7,009 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Elzard J. McAsey | 763 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric Winkler | 10,535 | ||||||
| Liberal | Duncan Melvin McCallum | 6,981 | ||||||
| Social Credit | George D. Watson | 566 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Elzard Joseph McAsey | 399 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric Winkler | 10,138 | ||||||
| Liberal | William R. Mathseon | 5,639 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Melvin L. Tebbutt | 1,706 | ||||||
