# Bruce South (federal electoral district)

Bruce South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882 and from 1903 to 1935.
The original district was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the Townships of Kincardine (including the Village of Kincardine), Greenock Brant, Huron, Kinloss, Culross, and Carrick. It was abolished in 1882 when it was redistributed between Bruce East and Bruce West ridings.
It was recreated in 1903 from those two ridings. The second incarnation of the south riding consisted of the townships of Brant, Carrick, Culross, Elderslie, Greenock, Huron, and Kinloss, the town of Walkerton, and the villages of Chelsey, Lucknow, Paisley and Teeswater in the county of Bruce.
In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Bruce lying south of and including the townships of Huron, Kinloss, Greenock and Elderslie.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Bruce riding.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Francis Hurdon | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1873 | Edward Blake | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1873–1874 | Edward Blake | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1875 | Edward Blake | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1878 | Edward Blake | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Alexander Shaw | Liberal–Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Bruce East and Bruce West |||||
| Riding re-created from Bruce East and Bruce West |||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Peter H. McKenzie | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | James J. Donnelly | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1913 | James J. Donnelly | Conservative |
| 12th | 1913–1917 | Reuben Eldridge Truax | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Reuben Eldridge Truax | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | John Walter Findlay | Progressive |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Walter Allan Hall | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Walter Allan Hall | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Walter Allan Hall | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Bruce |||||

## Election results
### 1867-1882

1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Francis Hurdon | 1,777 |
| | Unknown | W. Rastall | 1,624 |
| | Unknown | Mr. Hall | 5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,066 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edward Blake | 1,878 |
| | Conservative | Francis Hurdon | 190 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
On Mr. Blake's appointment as Minister without Portfolio, 7 November 1873:
By-election on 14 December 1873 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edward Blake | acclaimed |
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edward Blake | 2,312 |
| | Unknown | R. Baird | 1,991 |
By-Election: On Mr. Blake's appointment as Minister of Justice, 19 May 1875:
By-election on 2 June 1875 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edward Blake | acclaimed |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Alexander Shaw | 2,673 |
| | Liberal | Edward Blake | 2,598 |

### 1904-1935

vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Peter H. McKenzie | 3,082 |
| | Conservative | James J. Donnelly | 2,938 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James J. Donnelly | 3,005 |
| | Liberal | Peter H. McKenzie | 2,812 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James J. Donnelly | 2,878 |
| | Liberal | R. E. Truax | 2,775 |
Mr. J.J. Donnelly summoned to the Senate, 26 May 1913:
By-election on 30 October 1913 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | R. E. Truax | 2,948 |
| | Conservative | W. D. Cargill | 2,833 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Reuben Eldridge Truax | 3,628 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Alexander Eugene McNab | 3,456 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | John Walter Findlay | 4,762 |
| Liberal | Reuben Eldridge Truax | 3,849 |
| Conservative | John Purvis | 2,232 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Walter Allan Hall | 3,965 |
| Conservative | Frederick William Lippert | 3,362 |
| Progressive | John Walter Findlay | 2,128 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Walter Allan Hall | 5,050 |
| Conservative | George S. Fowler | 3,504 |
| Progressive | John Weigel | 1,791 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Walter Allan Hall | 5,738 |
| | Conservative | Foster Graham Moffat | 4,837 |