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Bruce North
Bruce North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Bruce into two ridings: Bruce North and Bruce South. Geography The North Riding of Bruce consisted initially of the Townships of Bury, Lindsay, Eastnor, Albemarle, Amabel, Arran, Bruce, Elderslie, and Saugeen, and the Village of Southampton. In 1882, the riding was redefined to exclude the Townships of Bury, Bruce, and Saugeen, and include the township of St. Edmunds and the villages of Wiarton, Chesley, Tara, Paisley and Port Elgin. In 1892, it was redefined to include the Saugeen and Cape Croker Indian reserves. In 1903, it was redefined as consisting of the townships of Albemarle, Amabel, Arran, Bruce, Eastnor, Kincardine, Lindsay, Saugeen and St. Edmunds, the towns of Kincardine and Wiarton, and the villages of Port Elgin, Southampton, Tara and Tiverton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British North America Act Of 1867
The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (french: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),''The Constitution Act, 1867'', 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14. originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 1867'' (BNA Act), is a major part of the Constitution of Canada. The act created a federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its federal structure, the House of Commons, the Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system. In 1982, with the patriation of the Constitution, the British North America Acts which were originally enacted by the British Parliament, including this Act, were renamed. Although, the acts are still known by their original names in records of the United Kingdom. Amendments were also made at this time: section 92A was added, giving provinces greater control over non-renewable natural resources. History Preamble and Part I The act begins with a preamble declaring th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protestant Protective Association
The Protestant Protective Association was an anti-Catholic group in the 1890s based in Ontario, Canada, associated with the Orange Order. Originally a spinoff of the American group the American Protective Association, it became independent in 1892. The PPA denounced the role of Catholics and French-Canadians in politics, and warned Protestants that Catholics were attempting to take over Ontario. It aimed to eliminate French language education in schools in Ontario and western Canada (particularly Manitoba), and to roll back or block Catholic school systems in those provinces. The PPA ran several candidates in Ontario for the 1896 federal election as a protest against the Conservative Party's conflicted position on the Manitoba Schools Question. The PPA failed to win any seats in the House of Commons of Canada, but was instrumental in defeating Conservative candidates in four of the five ridings in which it nominated candidates. In the 1894 provincial election the party succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Federal Electoral Districts Of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province. 96 of Ontario's 107 provincial electoral districts, roughly those outside Northern Ontario, remain coterminous with their federal counterparts. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the Canadian census and proscribed by various constitutional seat guarantees, including the use of a Grandfather clause, for Quebec, the Central Prairies and the Maritime provinces, with the essential proportions between the remaining provinces being "locked" no matter any further changes in relative population as have already occurred. Any major changes to the status quo, if proposed, would require constitutional amendments approved by seven out of ten provinces with two-thirds of the population to ratify constitutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Federal Electoral Districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to Canada's House of Commons every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names similar to their local federal counterpart, but usually have different geographic boundaries. Canadians elected members for each federal electoral district most recently in the 2021 federal election on . There are four ridings established by the British North America Act of 1867 that have existed continuously without changes to their names or being abolished and reconstituted as a riding due to redistricting: Beauce (Quebec), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Shefford (Quebec), and Simcoe North (Ontario). These ridings, however, have experienced territorial changes since their inception. On October 27, 2011, the Conservative government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Malcolm (politician)
James Malcolm, (July 14, 1880 – December 6, 1935) was a Canadian politician who was the Member of Parliament for Bruce North from 1921 to 1935 and served as Minister of Trade and Commerce from 1926 to 1930. Early life James Malcolm was born July 14, 1889, in Kincardine, Ontario, to Andrew Malcolm, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and Annie Robertson. In 1905 at the age of 16, Malcolm married Ethel A. Swan whom he lived with in Kincardine. Malcolm's father owned and operated a furniture company in Kincardine, Ontario. Malcolm and his brother joined their father's company in which Malcolm become chairman and ran the Kincardine factory. Politics Malcolm was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Ontario riding of Bruce North in the 1921 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, and 1930. From 1926 to 1930, he served as Minister of Trade and Commerce in the cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Clark (politician)
Hugh Clark (May 6, 1867 – May 13, 1959) was an educator, newspaper editor and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Bruce Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1911 and Bruce North from 1911 to 1921 as a Conservative. He was born in Kincardine Township, Canada West, the son of Donald Clark and Mary McDougall, both Scottish immigrants, and was educated there. Clark taught school for several years. From 1890 to 1925, he published the ''Kincardine Review''. In 1894, he married Katherine McKay Ross. Clark was editor for the ''Walkerton Herald'' in 1890 and managing editor for the ''Ottawa Citizen'' from 1897 to 1898. His election to the Ontario assembly in 1902 was overturned but he was elected again in the by-election which followed in 1903. Clark served as lieutenant-colonel for the Bruce militia from 1906 to 1911. He resigned his seat in the Ontario assembly in 1911 to enter federal politics. From 1917 to 1921, he was a member of the Tory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tolmie
John Tolmie (August 30, 1845 – February 10, 1916) was a Canadian politician. Born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, the son of Alexander Tolmie and Mary Fraser, he emigrated to Canada with his parents in 1868 and settled in Bruce Township, Ontario.''Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896'' (1898) A salt manufacturer in , he was Reeve of Bruce Township for four years, Deputy-Reeve of Kincardine for one year, and for two years Mayor of Kincardine. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Thomas Bland
Leonard Thomas Bland (December 17, 1851 – August 19, 1906) was a Canadian politician. Born in St. David's, Canada West, Bland was educated at the Woodstock Literary Institute and the London Commercial College. A farmer, he was Reeve of Kincardine Township, Ontario. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Bruce North in the general elections of 1904. A Liberal-Conservative Liberal conservatism is a political ideology combining conservative policies with liberal stances, especially on economic issues but also on social and ethical matters, representing a brand of political conservatism strongly influenced by libe ..., Bland died in August 1906. References * The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904 1851 births 1906 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Halliday (Canadian Politician)
James Halliday (April 3, 1845 – April 11, 1921) was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Bruce North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1901 to 1904 as a Conservative. He was born in Burgess Township, Leeds County, Canada West, the son of James Halliday and Bessie Allan. In 1868, he married Katie Fisher.''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1903'', AJ Magurn Halliday was also a cattle dealer. He served as a member of the council for Bruce County. He was elected to the House of Commons in a 1901 by-election held after the election of Alexander McNeill Alexander McNeill (May 10, 1842 – April 18, 1932) was a Canadian politician. Born in The Corran, County Antrim, Ireland, the son of Malcolm McNeill, his mother was the sister of Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay. McNeill was educated Wim ... in 1900 was declared void. References Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander McNeill
Alexander McNeill (May 10, 1842 – April 18, 1932) was a Canadian politician. Born in The Corran, County Antrim, Ireland, the son of Malcolm McNeill, his mother was the sister of Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay. McNeill was educated Wimbledon, Surrey, England and at Trinity College Dublin. A lawyer, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario electoral district of Bruce North in the 1882 federal election. A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in 1887, 1891, 1896, and 1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 .... His election in 1900 was overturned in 1901 and he did not run in the by-election held later that year. He was defeated in his attempt to regain a seat in parliament in the 1908 election. In 1872 Alexander married his re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a Riding (division), riding or constituency. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Since 2015, there have been 338 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gillies (Canadian Politician)
John Gillies (1837 – 10 December 1889) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Bruce North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1882 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1886 as a Liberal. He was born in Kilcalmonell, Argyll, Scotland, the son of Hugh Gillies and Mary Blue, and came to Canada West in 1852, settling near Paisley.''The History of the County of Bruce ...'', N Robertson Gillies was reeve for Elderslie Township from 1857 to 1873 and warden for in 1863 and fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
