Bruce West (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Bruce West (provincial electoral district). For the Australian rules footballer, see Bruce West (footballer).
Bruce West 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.
Quick Facts Ontario electoral district, Defunct federal electoral district ...
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1882 |
District abolished | 1903 |
First contested | 1882 |
Last contested | 1900 |
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The West Riding of the county of Bruce initially consisted of the townships of Saugeen, Bruce, Kincardine, Huron and Kinloss, the town of Kincardine, the village of Tiverton and the village of Lucknow. In 1892, it was expanded to include the village of Port Elgin.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Bruce North and Bruce South ridings.