# Bruce North (federal electoral district)

Bruce North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935 and was created by the British North America Act 1867, which divided the county of Bruce into two ridings: Bruce North and Bruce South.

## Geography

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

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Alexander Sproat | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | John Gillies | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | John Gillies | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | John Gillies | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Alexander McNeill | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Alexander McNeill | Liberal–Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Alexander McNeill | Liberal–Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Alexander McNeill | Liberal–Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1900 | Alexander McNeill | Liberal–Conservative |
| 9th | 1901–1904 | James Halliday | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1906† | Leonard Thomas Bland | Liberal–Conservative |
| 10th | 1906–1908 | John Tolmie | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | John Tolmie | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Hugh Clark | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Hugh Clark | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | James Malcolm | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | James Malcolm | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1926 | James Malcolm | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | James Malcolm | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | James Malcolm | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Bruce |||||

## Election results

1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alexander Sproat | 862 |
| | Unknown | R. Douglas | 852 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,913 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Gillies | 974 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Sproat | 951 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Gillies | acclaimed |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Gillies | 1,705 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Sproat | 1,549 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Alexander McNeill | 1,250 |
| | Liberal | John Gillies | 1,162 |
1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Alexander McNeill | 1,796 |
| | Liberal | Hector Alex Bonnar | 1,683 |
1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Alexander McNeill | 1,862 |
| | Liberal | Hector Alex Bonnar | 1,832 |
1896 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal–Conservative | Alexander McNeill | 1,702 |
| Liberal | Hector A. Bonnar | 1,671 |
| Protestant Protective | Henry T. Potts | 991 |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Alex McNeill | 2,065 |
| | Liberal | J. E. Campbell | 2,064 |
On Mr. McNeill's election being declared void, 2 December 1900:
By-election on 20 March 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Halliday | 2,289 |
| | Liberal | James E. Campbell | 2,278 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | L. T. Bland | 2,832 |
| | Liberal | J. E. Campbell | 2,725 |
On Mr. Bland's death, 19 August 1906:
By-election on 30 October 1906 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Tolmie | 2,606 |
| | Conservative | A. McLelland | 2,135 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Tolmie | 2,774 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Alexander McNeil | 2,435 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hugh Clark | 2,526 |
| | Liberal | John Tolmie | 2,444 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Hugh Clark | 4,269 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | John MacAulay | 2,579 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Malcolm | 4,178 |
| Progressive | Richmond Earl Stacey | 3,704 |
| Conservative | Hugh Clark | 2,553 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Malcolm | 3,839 |
| Conservative | Hugh Clark | 3,646 |
| Progressive | Nathan Stevenson Landon | 2,351 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Malcolm | 5,447 |
| Conservative | Hugh Clark | 4,959 |
| Independent | William Smellie | 53 |
On acceptance by James Malcolm of an office of emolument under the Crown, 22 October 1926:
By-election on 9 November 1926 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Hon. James Malcolm | acclaimed |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Hon. James Malcolm | 5,620 |
| | Conservative | William Mitchell | 5,543 |