Bruce North (provincial electoral district)

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Bruce North
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested 1929

Bruce North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Bruce North
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Donald Sinclair Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886 John Gillies
6th  1886–1890   John Walter Scott Biggar Conservative
7th  1890–1891John George
 1891–1893   David Porter Liberal
 1893–1894   Daniel McNaughton Liberal-PPA
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902   Charles Martin Bowman Liberal
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919William MacDonald
15th  1919–1923  William Henry Fenton United Farmers
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929   Alexander Patterson Mewhinney Liberal
18th  1929–1934 Frederick Wellington Elliott
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Bruce before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Donald Sinclair Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Donald Sinclair Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Donald Sinclair 1,23255.95
Independent A.L. Sinclair97044.05
Turnout2,20268.75
Eligible voters3,203
Liberal hold Swing  
Source: Elections Ontario [4]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Donald Sinclair's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Sinclair, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Gillies's Legislative Assembly information see "John Gillies, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Walter Scott Biggar's Legislative Assembly information see "John Walter Scott Biggar, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John George's Legislative Assembly information see "John George, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For David Porter's Legislative Assembly information see "David Porter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Daniel McNaughton's Legislative Assembly information see "Daniel McNaughton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Martin Bowman's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Martin Bowman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William MacDonald's Legislative Assembly information see "William MacDonald, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Henry Fenton's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Fenton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alexander Patterson Mewhinney's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Patterson Mewhinney, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frederick Wellington Elliott's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick Wellington Elliott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.