Bruce North (federal electoral district)

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Bruce North
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested 1930

Bruce North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935 and was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which divided the county of Bruce into two ridings: Bruce North and Bruce South.

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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.

In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of the part of the county of Bruce lying north of and including the townships of Kincardine, Bruce, Saugeen and Arran.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Bruce riding.

Members of Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   Alexander Sproat Conservative
2nd  1872–1874   John Gillies Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887   Alexander McNeill Liberal–Conservative
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1900
 1901–1904   James Halliday Conservative
10th  1904–1906†   Leonard Thomas Bland Liberal–Conservative
 1906–1908   John Tolmie Liberal
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917   Hugh Clark Conservative
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   James Malcolm Liberal
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1926
 1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Bruce

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Alexander Sproat 862
UnknownR. Douglas852
Eligible voters2,913
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 [1]
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Gillies 974
Conservative Alexander Sproat 951
Source: Canadian Elections Database [2]
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Gillies acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Gillies 1,705
Conservative Alexander Sproat 1,549
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Alexander McNeill 1,250
Liberal John Gillies [3] 1,162
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Alexander McNeill 1,796
Liberal Hector Alex Bonnar1,683
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Alexander McNeill 1,862
Liberal Hector Alex Bonnar1,832
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Alexander McNeill 1,702
Liberal Hector A. Bonnar1,671
Protestant Protective Henry T. Potts991
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Alex McNeill 2,065
Liberal J. E. Campbell2,064


On Mr. McNeill's election being declared void, 2 December 1900:

By-election on 20 March 1901
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative James Halliday 2,289
Liberal James E. Campbell2,278
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative L. T. Bland 2,832
Liberal J. E. Campbell2,725

On Mr. Bland's death, 19 August 1906:

By-election on 30 October 1906
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Tolmie 2,606
Conservative A. McLelland2,135
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Tolmie 2,774
Liberal–Conservative Alexander McNeil 2,435
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Hugh Clark 2,526
Liberal John Tolmie 2,444
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) Hugh Clark 4,269
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) John MacAulay2,579
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Malcolm 4,178
Progressive Richmond Earl Stacey3,704
Conservative Hugh Clark 2,553
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Malcolm 3,839
Conservative Hugh Clark 3,646
Progressive Nathan Stevenson Landon2,351
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Malcolm 5,447
Conservative Hugh Clark 4,959
Independent William Smellie53


On acceptance by James Malcolm of an office of emolument under the Crown, 22 October 1926:

By-election on 9 November 1926
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Hon. James Malcolm acclaimed
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Hon. James Malcolm 5,620
Conservative William Mitchell5,543

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References

  1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  3. "General Election". The British Whig. June 21, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.