Bruce South (federal electoral district)

Bruce South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882 and from 1903 to 1935.

Bruce South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867, 1903
District abolished1882, 1933
First contested1867
Last contested1930

The original district was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the Townships of Kincardine (including the Village of Kincardine), Greenock Brant, Huron, Kinloss, Culross, and Carrick. It was abolished in 1882 when it was redistributed between Bruce East and Bruce West ridings.

It was recreated in 1903 from those two ridings. The second incarnation of the south riding consisted of the townships of Brant, Carrick, Culross, Elderslie, Greenock, Huron, and Kinloss, the town of Walkerton, and the villages of Chelsey, Lucknow, Paisley and Teeswater in the county of Bruce.

In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Bruce lying south of and including the townships of Huron, Kinloss, Greenock and Elderslie.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Bruce riding.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     Francis Hurdon Conservative
2nd  1872–1873     Edward Blake Liberal
 1873–1874
3rd  1874–1875
 1875–1878
4th  1878–1882     Alexander Shaw Liberal–Conservative
Riding dissolved into Bruce East and Bruce West
Riding re-created from Bruce East and Bruce West
10th  1904–1908     Peter H. McKenzie Liberal
11th  1908–1911     James J. Donnelly Conservative
12th  1911–1913
 1913–1917     Reuben Eldridge Truax Liberal
13th  1917–1921     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     John Walter Findlay Progressive
15th  1925–1926     Walter Allan Hall Liberal
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Bruce

Election results

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1867-1882

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Francis Hurdon 1,777
Unknown W. Rastall 1,624
Unknown Mr. Hall 5
Eligible voters 4,066
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edward Blake 1,878
Conservative Francis Hurdon 190
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]

On Mr. Blake's appointment as Minister without Portfolio, 7 November 1873:

By-election on 14 December 1873
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edward Blake acclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edward Blake 2,312
Unknown R. Baird 1,991


By-Election: On Mr. Blake's appointment as Minister of Justice, 19 May 1875:

By-election on 2 June 1875
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edward Blake acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Alexander Shaw 2,673
Liberal Edward Blake 2,598

1904-1935

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1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Peter H. McKenzie 3,082
Conservative James J. Donnelly 2,938
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James J. Donnelly 3,005
Liberal Peter H. McKenzie 2,812
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James J. Donnelly 2,878
Liberal R. E. Truax 2,775


Mr. J.J. Donnelly summoned to the Senate, 26 May 1913:

By-election on 30 October 1913
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal R. E. Truax 2,948
Conservative W. D. Cargill 2,833
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Reuben Eldridge Truax 3,628
Government (Unionist) Alexander Eugene McNab 3,456
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive John Walter Findlay 4,762
Liberal Reuben Eldridge Truax 3,849
Conservative John Purvis 2,232
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Walter Allan Hall 3,965
Conservative Frederick William Lippert 3,362
Progressive John Walter Findlay 2,128
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Walter Allan Hall 5,050
Conservative George S. Fowler 3,504
Progressive John Weigel 1,791
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Walter Allan Hall 5,738
Conservative Foster Graham Moffat 4,837

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
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