Bruce West was a federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1882 to 1904. This riding was created in 1882 from parts of
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 ...
and
Bruce South ridings.
The West Riding of the county of Bruce initially consisted of the townships of Saugeen, Bruce, Kincardine, Huron and Kinloss, the town of Kincardine, the village of Tiverton and the village of Lucknow. In 1892, it was expanded to include the village of Port Elgin.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Bruce North and Bruce South ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
On Mr. Blake's resignation to sit for Durham West:
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario