# Bruce South (provincial electoral district)

Bruce South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Bruce South :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Edward Blake | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1871–1872 | Edward Blake | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Rupert Mearse Wells | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Rupert Mearse Wells | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1882 | Rupert Mearse Wells | Liberal |
| 4th | 1882–1883 | Hamilton Parke O'Connor | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Hamilton Parke O'Connor | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Hamilton Parke O'Connor | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Hamilton Parke O'Connor | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Reuben Eldridge Truax | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Reuben Eldridge Truax | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Reuben Eldridge Truax | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Robert Edwin Clapp | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Reuben Eldridge Truax | Liberal |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | John Anderson | Liberal |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Wellington David Cargill | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Frank Rennie | Liberal |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Malcolm Alex McCallum | United Farmers |
| 17th | 1926–1928 | Malcolm Alex McCallum | Progressive |
| 17th | 1928–1929 | Foster Graham Moffatt | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | William John MacKay | Liberal |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Bruce before the 1934 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Edward Blake | 1,726 | 50.10 |
| | Conservative | T. Broclebank | 1,719 | 49.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,445 | 84.83 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,061 |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Blake | 2,082 | 55.21 | +5.11 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Sproat | 1,689 | 44.79 | −5.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,771 | 79.79 | −5.04 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,726 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.11 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, January 18, 1872 Ministerial by-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edward Blake | Acclaimed |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:34}$ |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, September 21, 1872 Resignation of Edward Blake :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Rupert Mearse Wells | 1,782 | 52.14 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Brocelbank | 1,636 | 47.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,418 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:34}$ |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rupert Mearse Wells | 1,864 | 65.87 | +13.73 |
| | Conservative | D.W. Ross | 966 | 34.13 | −13.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,830 | 49.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,745 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +13.73 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rupert Mearse Wells | 2,866 | 50.62 | −15.25 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Baird | 2,796 | 49.38 | +15.25 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,662 | 72.67 | +23.41 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 7,791 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −15.25 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||