Bruce South (federal Electoral District)
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Bruce South was a federal
electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the
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from 1867 to 1882 and from 1903 to 1935. The original district was created by the
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 originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 186 ...
. 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 The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a ...
riding.


Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:


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

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts *
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 ...


References


External links


Riding history 1867-1882 from the
Library of Parliament
Riding history 1904-1935 from the
Library of Parliament {{Ridings in Ontario Former federal electoral districts of Ontario