Bruce South was a federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
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 was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1904. This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Bruce North and Bruce South ridings.
The East Riding of the co ...
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
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Francis Hurdon
Francis Hurdon (June 18, 1834 – December 19, 1914) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Bruce South in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.
He was born in Camelford, Cornwall, England in ...
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Conservative (1867–1872)
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Edward Blake,
Liberal (1872–1878)
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Alexander Shaw,
Liberal-Conservative (1878–1882)
1904-1935
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Peter H. McKenzie, Liberal (1904–1908)
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James J. Donnelly
James J. Donnelly (November 14, 1866 October 20, 1948), was appointed to the Senate of Canada for life by Prime Minister Robert Laird Borden May 26, 1913, to represent the senatorial division for Bruce South, Ontario. He was the youngest Senato ...
, Conservative (1908–1913)
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Reuben Eldridge Truax, Liberal (1913–1921)
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John Walter Findlay,
Progressive
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(1921–1925)
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Walter Allan Hall, Liberal (1925–1935)
Election results
1867-1882
On Mr. Blake's appointment as Minister without Portfolio, 7 November 1873:
By-Election: On Mr. Blake's appointment as Minister of Justice, 19 May 1875:
1904-1935
Mr. J.J. Donnelly summoned to the Senate, 26 May 1913:
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Past Canadian electoral districts
References
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External links
Riding history 1867-1882 from the Library of ParliamentRiding history 1904-1935 from the Library of Parliament
Former federal electoral districts of Ontario