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.

Bruce East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1882
District abolished1903
First contested1882
Last contested1904 by-election

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

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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

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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

See also

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