Bruce East

Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Bruce East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1882
District abolished	1903
First contested	1882
Last contested	1904 by-election

Bruce East 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.

The East Riding of the county of Bruce consisted of the townships of Culross, Greenock, Brant and Carrick, the town of Walkerton, and the village of Teeswater.

The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Bruce North and Bruce South ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Riding created from Bruce North and Bruce South
5th	1882–1887	Rupert Mearse Wells	Liberal
6th	1887–1887	Henry Cargill	Conservative
6th	1887–1891	Henry Cargill	Conservative
7th	1891–1892	Reuben Eldridge Truax	Liberal
7th	1892–1896	Henry Cargill	Conservative
8th	1896–1900
9th	1900–1903
9th	1904–1904	James J. Donnelly
Riding dissolved into Bruce North and Bruce South

Election results

1882 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Rupert Mearse Wells	1,558
	Unknown	Alexander Shaw	1,497

1887 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Henry Cargill	2,182
	Liberal	Rupert Mearse Wells	1,812

On Mr. Cargill's resignation, as he was already holding a Crown appointment (postmaster), and on his resignation as postmaster:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 2 April 1887
	Conservative	Henry Cargill	2,009
	Liberal	Richard Truax	1,886

1891 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Reuben Eldridge Truax	2,045
	Conservative	Henry Cargill	1,931

On Mr. Truax being unseated:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 11 February 1892
	Conservative	Henry Cargill	acclaimed

1896 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Henry Cargill	2,048
	Patrons of Industry	James Tolton	1,881

1900 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Henry Cargill	1,806
	Liberal	John Coumans	1,763

On Mr. Cargill's death, 1 October 1903:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 16 February 1904
	Conservative	James J. Donnelly	1,821
	Liberal	Alexander W. Robb	1,650

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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S Durham
& York

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Brampton &
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Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara

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