Bruce East

{{Short description|Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada}}  {{Use Canadian English|date=December 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox Canada electoral district | province = Ontario | image = | caption = | fed-status = defunct | fed-district-number = | fed-created = 1882 | fed-abolished = 1903 | fed-election-first = 1882 | fed-election-last = 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:

{{CanMP}} {{CanMP nodata|''Riding created from'' Bruce North ''and'' Bruce South}} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1882 | ToYr = 1887 | Assembly# = 5 | CanParty = Liberal | RepName = Rupert Mearse Wells }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1887 | ToYr = 1887 | Assembly# = 6 | #ByElections = 1 | CanParty = Conservative (historical) | RepName = Henry Cargill | PartyTerms# = 2 | RepTerms# = 2 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1887 | ToYr = 1891 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1891 | ToYr = 1892 | Assembly# = 7 | #ByElections = 1 | CanParty = Liberal | RepName = Reuben Eldridge Truax }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1892 | ToYr = 1896 | CanParty = Conservative (historical) | RepName = Henry Cargill | PartyTerms# = 4 | RepTerms# = 3 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1896 | ToYr = 1900 | Assembly# = 8 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1900 | ToYr = 1903 | Assembly# = 9 | #ByElections = 1 }} {{CanMP row | FromYr = 1904 | ToYr = 1904 | RepName = James J. Donnelly }} {{CanMP nodata|''Riding dissolved into'' Bruce North ''and'' Bruce South}} {{CanMP end}}

==Election results==

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1882}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Rupert Mearse Wells | 1,558 }} {{CANelec|CA|Unknown|Alexander Shaw | 1,497 }} |}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1887}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Henry Cargill | 2,182 }} {{CANelec|CA|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: {{CanElec1-by|2 April 1887}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Henry Cargill | 2,009 }} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Richard Truax | 1,886 }} |}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1891}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Reuben Eldridge Truax | 2,045 }} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Henry Cargill | 1,931 }} |}

On Mr. Truax being unseated: {{CanElec1-by|11 February 1892}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Henry Cargill | acclaimed }} |}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1896}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Henry Cargill | 2,048 }} {{CANelec|CA|Patrons of Industry|James Tolton | 1,881 }} |}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1900}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Henry Cargill | 1,806 }} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Coumans | 1,763 }} |}

On Mr. Cargill's death, 1 October 1903: {{CanElec1-by|16 February 1904}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|James J. Donnelly | 1,821 }} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Alexander W. Robb | 1,650 }} |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=79 Riding history from the] Library of Parliament

Category:Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Category:Canadian federal electoral districts established in 1882 Category:1882 establishments in Ontario Category:1904 disestablishments in Ontario Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1904