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 | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Bruce North and Bruce South | ||||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Rupert Mearse Wells | Liberal | |
| 6th | 1887–1887 | Henry Cargill | Conservative | |
| 1887–1891 | ||||
| 7th | 1891–1892 | Reuben Eldridge Truax | Liberal | |
| 1892–1896 | Henry Cargill | Conservative | ||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | |||
| 9th | 1900–1903 | |||
| 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:
| By-election on 2 April 1887 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
| By-election on 11 February 1892 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
| By-election on 16 February 1904 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James J. Donnelly | 1,821 | |||
| Liberal | Alexander W. Robb | 1,650 | |||