Bruce South (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Bruce South (federal electoral district).
Bruce South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1929

Bruce South 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.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Bruce South
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Edward Blake Liberal
2nd  1871–1872
 1872–1874 Rupert Mearse Wells
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1882
 1882–1883 Hamilton Parke O'Connor
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898 Reuben Eldridge Truax
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908     Robert Edwin Clapp Conservative
12th  1908–1911     Reuben Eldridge Truax Liberal
13th  1911–1914 John Anderson
14th  1914–1919     Wellington David Cargill Conservative
15th  1919–1923     Frank Rennie Liberal
16th  1923–1926     Malcolm Alex McCallum United Farmers
17th  1926–1928     Progressive
 1928–1929     Foster Graham Moffatt Conservative
18th  1929–1934     William John MacKay Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Bruce before the 1934 election

Election results

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edward Blake 1,726 50.10
Conservative T. Broclebank 1,719 49.90
Total valid votes 3,445 84.83
Eligible voters 4,061
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Blake 2,082 55.21 +5.11
Conservative Mr. Sproat 1,689 44.79 −5.11
Turnout 3,771 79.79 −5.04
Eligible voters 4,726
Liberal hold Swing +5.11
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 18, 1872
Ministerial by-election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edward Blake Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 34 
Ontario provincial by-election, September 21, 1872
Resignation of Edward Blake
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Rupert Mearse Wells 1,782 52.14
Conservative Mr. Brocelbank 1,636 47.86
Total valid votes 3,418 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing  
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 34 
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rupert Mearse Wells 1,864 65.87 +13.73
Conservative D.W. Ross 966 34.13 −13.73
Turnout 2,830 49.26
Eligible voters 5,745
Liberal hold Swing +13.73
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rupert Mearse Wells 2,866 50.62 −15.25
Conservative Mr. Baird 2,796 49.38 +15.25
Total valid votes 5,662 72.67 +23.41
Eligible voters 7,791
Liberal hold Swing −15.25
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References

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  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Edward Blake's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Blake, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Rupert Mearse Wells's Legislative Assembly information see "Rupert Mearse Wells, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Hamilton Parke O'Connor's Legislative Assembly information see "Hamilton Parke O'Connor, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Reuben Eldridge Truax's Legislative Assembly information see "Reuben Eldridge Truax, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Edwin Clapp's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Edwin Clapp, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Anderson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Anderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Wellington David Cargill's Legislative Assembly information see "Wellington David Cargill, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frank Rennie's Legislative Assembly information see "Frank Rennie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Malcolm Alex McCallum's Legislative Assembly information see "Malcolm Alex McCallum, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Foster Graham Moffatt's Legislative Assembly information see "Foster Graham Moffatt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William John MacKay's Legislative Assembly information see "William John MacKay, 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. ^ a b Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

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