Bruce South

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.

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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
     Conservative HURDON, Francis 1,777
     Unknown RASTALL, 1,624
     Unknown HALL, 5
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BLAKE, Hon. Edward 1,878
     Conservative HURDON, Frs 190

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

By-election on 14 December 1873
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BLAKE, Edward Dominick acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BLAKE, Hon. Edward 2,312
     Unknown BAIRD, R. 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 BLAKE, Edward Dominick acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative SHAW, Alexander 2,673
     Liberal BLAKE, Hon. E. 2,598

1904-1935

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

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

By-election on 30 October 1913
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal TRUAX, R.E. 2,948
     Conservative CARGILL, W.D. 2,833
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Opposition TRUAX, Reuben Eldridge 3,628
     Government MCNAB, Alexander Eugene 3,456
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive FINDLAY, John Walter 4,762
     Liberal TRUAX, Reuben Eldridge 3,849
     Conservative PURVIS, John 2,232
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal HALL, Walter Allan 3,965
     Conservative LIPPERT, Frederick William 3,362
     Progressive FINDLAY, John Walter 2,128
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal HALL, Walter Allan 5,050
     Conservative FOWLER, George S. 3,504
     Progressive WEIGEL, John 1,791
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal HALL, Walter Allan 5,738
     Conservative MOFFAT, Foster Graham 4,837

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