Bruce South
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Bruce South was a federal electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1882 and from 1903 to 1935.
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.
:
|HURDON, Francis
|align="right"| 1,777
|-
|RASTALL,
|align="right"|1,624
|-
|HALL,
|align="right"| 5
|}
|-
|BLAKE, Hon. Edward
|align="right"|1,878
|-
|HURDON, Frs
|align="right"| 190
|}
On Mr. Blake's appointment as Minister without Portfolio, 7 November 1873:
|-
|BLAKE, Edward Dominick
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|BLAKE, Hon. Edward
|align="right"| 2,312
|-
|BAIRD, R.
|align="right"| 1,991
|}
By-Election: On Mr. Blake's appointment as Minister of Justice, 19 May 1875:
|-
|BLAKE, Edward Dominick
|align="right"|acclaimed
|}
|-
|SHAW, Alexander
|align="right"| 2,673
|-
|BLAKE, Hon. E.
|align="right"| 2,598
|}
|MCKENZIE, Peter H.
|align="right"| 3,082
|-
|DONNELLY, James J.
|align="right"| 2,938
|}
|-
|DONNELLY, James J.
|align="right"| 3,005
|-
|MCKENZIE, Peter H.
|align="right"| 2,812
|}
|-
|DONNELLY, James J.
|align="right"| 2,878
|-
|TRUAX, R.E.
|align="right"| 2,775
|}
Mr. J.J. Donnelly summoned to the Senate, 26 May 1913:
|-
|TRUAX, R.E.
|align="right"| 2,948
|-
|CARGILL, W.D.
|align="right"| 2,833
|}
|-
|TRUAX, Reuben Eldridge
|align="right"| 3,628
|-
|MCNAB, Alexander Eugene
|align="right"|3,456
|}
|-
|FINDLAY, John Walter
|align="right"| 4,762
|-
|TRUAX, Reuben Eldridge
|align="right"|3,849
|-
|PURVIS, John
|align="right"| 2,232
|}
|-
|HALL, Walter Allan
|align="right"| 3,965
|-
|LIPPERT, Frederick William
|align="right"| 3,362
|-
|FINDLAY, John Walter
|align="right"| 2,128
|}
|-
|HALL, Walter Allan
|align="right"| 5,050
|-
|FOWLER, George S.
|align="right"|3,504
|-
|WEIGEL, John
|align="right"| 1,791
|}
|-
|HALL, Walter Allan
|align="right"| 5,738
|-
|MOFFAT, Foster Graham
|align="right"| 4,837
|}
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1867 to 1882 and from 1903 to 1935.
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
Bruce East
Bruce East was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1904. This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Bruce North and Bruce South ridings....
and Bruce West
Bruce West
Bruce West was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1904. This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Bruce North and Bruce South ridings....
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
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
:
1867-1882
- Francis HurdonFrancis HurdonFrancis Hurdon was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Bruce South in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member....
, ConservativeConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
(1867-1872) - Edward BlakeEdward BlakeDominick Edward Blake, PC, QC , known as Edward Blake, was the second Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1872-1878) - Alexander ShawAlexander Shaw (Canadian politician)Alexander Shaw was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Bruce South in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1878 to 1882....
, Liberal-Conservative (1878-1882)
1904-1935
- Peter H. McKenziePeter H. McKenziePeter H. McKenzie was a Canadian politician.Born in Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Canada West, the son of Alexander McKenzie of Ross-shire, Scotland, and Jane McNaughton, of Stirlingshire, Scotland, McKenzie was educated at the Common School in Puslinch. A farmer, McKenzie was a Liberal...
, Liberal (1904-1908) - James J. DonnellyJames J. DonnellyJames J. Donnelly was born November 14, 1866 and was appointed to the Canadian Senate for life by Prime Minister Robert Laird Borden May 26, 1913 to represent the senatorial division for Bruce South, Ontario. He was the youngest Senator chosen at that time...
, Conservative (1908-1913) - Reuben Eldridge TruaxReuben Eldridge TruaxReuben Eldridge Truax was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Bruce South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1904 and from 1908 to 1911 and Bruce East in 1891 and Bruce South from 1913 to 1921 in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member...
, Liberal (1913-1921) - John Walter FindlayJohn Walter FindlayJohn Walter Findlay was a Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Portage-du-Fort, Quebec and became a farmer....
, ProgressiveProgressive Party of CanadaThe Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
(1921-1925) - Walter Allan HallWalter Allan HallWalter Allan Hall was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Cromarty, Ontario and became a physician....
, Liberal (1925-1935)
1867-1882
|-|HURDON, Francis
|align="right"| 1,777
|-
|RASTALL,
|align="right"|1,624
|-
|HALL,
|align="right"| 5
|}
|-
|BLAKE, Hon. Edward
|align="right"|1,878
|-
|HURDON, Frs
|align="right"| 190
|}
On Mr. Blake's appointment as Minister without Portfolio, 7 November 1873:
|-
|BLAKE, Edward Dominick
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|BLAKE, Hon. Edward
|align="right"| 2,312
|-
|BAIRD, R.
|align="right"| 1,991
|}
By-Election: On Mr. Blake's appointment as Minister of Justice, 19 May 1875:
|-
|BLAKE, Edward Dominick
|align="right"|acclaimed
|}
|-
|SHAW, Alexander
|align="right"| 2,673
|-
|BLAKE, Hon. E.
|align="right"| 2,598
|}
1904-1935
|-|MCKENZIE, Peter H.
|align="right"| 3,082
|-
|DONNELLY, James J.
|align="right"| 2,938
|}
|-
|DONNELLY, James J.
|align="right"| 3,005
|-
|MCKENZIE, Peter H.
|align="right"| 2,812
|}
|-
|DONNELLY, James J.
|align="right"| 2,878
|-
|TRUAX, R.E.
|align="right"| 2,775
|}
Mr. J.J. Donnelly summoned to the Senate, 26 May 1913:
|-
|TRUAX, R.E.
|align="right"| 2,948
|-
|CARGILL, W.D.
|align="right"| 2,833
|}
|-
|TRUAX, Reuben Eldridge
|align="right"| 3,628
|-
|MCNAB, Alexander Eugene
|align="right"|3,456
|}
|-
|FINDLAY, John Walter
|align="right"| 4,762
|-
|TRUAX, Reuben Eldridge
|align="right"|3,849
|-
|PURVIS, John
|align="right"| 2,232
|}
|-
|HALL, Walter Allan
|align="right"| 3,965
|-
|LIPPERT, Frederick William
|align="right"| 3,362
|-
|FINDLAY, John Walter
|align="right"| 2,128
|}
|-
|HALL, Walter Allan
|align="right"| 5,050
|-
|FOWLER, George S.
|align="right"|3,504
|-
|WEIGEL, John
|align="right"| 1,791
|}
|-
|HALL, Walter Allan
|align="right"| 5,738
|-
|MOFFAT, Foster Graham
|align="right"| 4,837
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history 1867-1882 from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Riding history 1904-1935 from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...