Bruce West was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1904. This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Bruce North and Bruce South ridings.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1882 |
| District abolished | 1903 |
| First contested | 1882 |
| Last contested | 1900 |
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
editThis riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Bruce North and Bruce South | ||||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | James Somerville | Liberal | |
| 6th | 1887–1887 | Edward Blake | ||
| 1887–1891 | James Rowand | |||
| 7th | 1891–1896 | |||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | John Tolmie | ||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Bruce North and Bruce South | ||||
Election results
edit| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Somerville | 1,833 | ||||||
| Unknown | James H. Scott | 941 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. Edward Blake | 2,184 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Henderson Scott | 1,099 | ||||||
On Mr. Blake's resignation to sit for Durham West:
| By-election on 19 October 1887 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Rowand | acclaimed | |||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Rowand | 2,015 | ||||||
| Conservative | Hugh Morrison | 1,085 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Tolmie | 2,110 | ||||||
| Unknown | Peter H. McKenzie | 1,622 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Tolmie | 2,147 | ||||||
| Conservative | John George | 1,513 | ||||||
See also
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