Bruce South

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.

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

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1867-1882

  1. Francis Hurdon, Conservative (1867–1872)
  2. Edward Blake, Liberal (1872–1878)
  3. Alexander Shaw, Liberal-Conservative (1878–1882)

1904-1935

  1. Peter H. McKenzie, Liberal (1904–1908)
  2. James J. Donnelly, Conservative (1908–1913)
  3. Reuben Eldridge Truax, Liberal (1913–1921)
  4. John Walter Findlay, Progressive (1921–1925)
  5. Walter Allan Hall, Liberal (1925–1935)

Election results

1867-1882

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrancis Hurdon1,777
UnknownMr. Rastall1,624
UnknownMr. Hall5
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEdward Blake1,878
ConservativeFrancis Hurdon190

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

By-election on 14 December 1873
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEdward Blakeacclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEdward Blake2,312
UnknownR. Baird1,991

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

By-election on 2 June 1875
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEdward Blakeacclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeAlexander Shaw2,673
LiberalEdward Blake2,598

1904-1935

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCKENZIE, Peter H.3,082
ConservativeDONNELLY, James J.2,938
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDONNELLY, James J.3,005
LiberalMCKENZIE, Peter H.2,812
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDONNELLY, James J.2,878
LiberalTRUAX, R.E.2,775

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

By-election on 30 October 1913
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTRUAX, R.E.2,948
ConservativeCARGILL, W.D.2,833
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)TRUAX, Reuben Eldridge3,628
Government (Unionist)MCNAB, Alexander Eugene3,456
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
ProgressiveFINDLAY, John Walter4,762
LiberalTRUAX, Reuben Eldridge3,849
ConservativePURVIS, John2,232
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHALL, Walter Allan3,965
ConservativeLIPPERT, Frederick William3,362
ProgressiveFINDLAY, John Walter2,128
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHALL, Walter Allan5,050
ConservativeFOWLER, George S.3,504
ProgressiveWEIGEL, John1,791
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHALL, Walter Allan5,738
ConservativeMOFFAT, Foster Graham4,837

See also

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