Grenville—Dundas

Grenville—Dundas was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1925 from parts of Dundas and Grenville ridings.

Grenville—Dundas
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1925
District abolished1966
First contested1925
Last contested1965

It consisted of the counties of Grenville and Dundas.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Grenville—Carleton and Stormont—Dundas ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Dundas and Grenville
15th  1925–1926     Arza Clair Casselman Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945     National Government
20th  1945–1949     Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1958†
 1958–1962 Jean Casselman (Wadds)
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Grenville—Carleton and Stormont—Dundas

Election results

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeArza Clair Casselman8,175
LiberalWilliam Garnet Anderson5,221
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeArza Clair Casselman8,100
ProgressivePreston Elliott4,744
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeArza Clair Casselman9,498
LiberalWilliam John Taugher5,078
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeArza Clair Casselman8,936
LiberalPreston Elliott6,581
ReconstructionClaude Allison Patterson1,615
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
National GovernmentArza Clair Casselman7,225
LiberalWilliam John Taugher5,642
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeArza Clair Casselman9,306
LiberalJames Franklin Casselman4,634
Co-operative CommonwealthJames Shortt685
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeArza Clair Casselman8,450
LiberalJames Franklin Casselman5,102
Co-operative CommonwealthArthur Nelson Orr496
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeArza Clair Casselman8,875
LiberalArthur Clark Casselman4,933
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeArza Clair Casselman8,967
LiberalArthur C. Casselman4,402
Social CreditR. H. James1,072
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeArza Clair Casselman10,793
LiberalArthur Clark Casselman4,340
Social CreditR. H. James473

On Mr. Casselman's death, 11 May 1958:

By-election on 29 September 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJean Casselman10,309
LiberalMark Salmon5,379
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJean Casselman10,159
LiberalRobert Watters6,410
New DemocraticReginald S. Libby299
Social CreditGrace Catherine A. Gough258
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJean Casselman10,434
New DemocraticReginald S. Libby7,207
LiberalJohn Palmer7,207
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJean Casselman Wadds9,845
LiberalJohn Palmer6,930
New DemocraticRené Benoit595

See also


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