Bruce North was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

  in Ontario

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, Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1867 to 1935. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Bruce into two ridings: Bruce North and Bruce South

Bruce South

Bruce South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882 and from 1903 to 1935....

.

Geography

The North Riding of Bruce consisted initially of the Townships of Bury, Lindsay, Eastnor, Albermarle, 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.

Election results

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|SPROAT, Alexander

Alexander Sproat

Alexander Sproat was an Ontario land surveyor, businessman and political figure. He represented Bruce North in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member....

 
|align="right"| 862
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|DOUGLAS,
|align="right"| 852
|}
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|GILLIES, John

John Gillies (Canadian politician)

John Gillies was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represent Bruce North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1882 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1886 as a Liberal....

 
|align="right"| 974
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|SPROAT, A.
|align="right"| 951
|}
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|GILLIES, John
|align="right"| acclaimed
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|-

|GILLIES, John
|align="right"|1,705
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|SPROAT, Alex
|align="right"| 1,549
|}
|-

|MCNEILL, Alexander
|align="right"|1,250
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|GILLIES, John
|align="right"| 1,162
|}
|-

|MCNEILL, Alexander
|align="right"| 1,796
|-

|BONNAR, Hector Alex
|align="right"| 1,683
|}
|-

|MCNEILL, Alexander
|align="right"|1,862
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|BONNAR, Hector Alex
|align="right"| 1,832
|}
|-

|MCNEILL, Alexander
|align="right"| 1,702
|-

|BONNAR, Hector A.
|align="right"| 1,671
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|POTTS, Henry T.
|align="right"| 991
|}
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|MCNEILL, Alex
|align="right"| 2,065
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|CAMPBELL, J.E.
|align="right"| 2,064
|}

On Mr. McNeill's election being declared void, 2 December 1901:

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|HALLIDAY, James
|align="right"| 2,289
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|CAMPBELL, James E.
|align="right"| 2,278
|}
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|BLAND, L.T.
|align="right"| 2,832
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|CAMPBELL, J.E.
|align="right"| 2,725
|}

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

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|TOLMIE, John
|align="right"| 2,606
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|MCLELLAND, A.
|align="right"| 2,135
|}
|-

|TOLMIE, John
|align="right"| 2,774
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|MCNEIL, Alexander
|align="right"| 2,435
|}
|-

|CLARK, Hugh
|align="right"| 2,526
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|TOLMIE, John
|align="right"| 2,444
|}
|-

|CLARK, Hugh
|align="right"| 4,269
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|MACAULAY, John
|align="right"| 2,579
|}
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|MALCOLM, James
|align="right"| 4,178
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|STACEY, Richmond Earl
|align="right"| 3,704
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|CLARK, Hugh
|align="right"| 2,553
|}
|-

|MALCOLM, James
|align="right"| 3,839
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|CLARK, Hugh
|align="right"|3,646
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|LANDON, Nathan Stevenson
|align="right"| 2,351
|}
|-

|MALCOLM, James
|align="right"|5,447

|CLARK, Hugh
|align="right"| 4,959
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|SMELLIE, William
|align="right"| 53
|}

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

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|MALCOLM, Hon. James
|align="right"| acclaimed
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|-

|MALCOLM, Hon. James
|align="right"| 5,620
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|MITCHELL, William
|align="right"| 5,543
|}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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