This Day in History: Oct. 29, 1925, election night by radio
Crowds in Flesherton hear the returns by radio as Agnes Macphail is re-elected in Grey Southeast.
By David Ellis · · 1 min read
Oct. 29, 1925: Election night by radio. Grey Southeast went to the polls on Oct. 29, 1925, and Flesherton heard the results by radio. A big crowd came to town, the Flesherton Advance reported the next week, with returns relayed through a merchant's store and the town hall, "which was well filled." Agnes Macphail, Canada's only woman MP, was re-elected by a substantial majority. The Ceylon MP, the paper said, "took her victory calmy [sic]."
Source: Grey Highlands Public Library, Flesherton Advance scans on Our Ontario; Library of Parliament (ParlInfo)
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