Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Ontario

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caption = Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in relation to other Ontario electoral districts
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 35026
fed-created = 1933
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1935
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Larry Miller
fed-rep-link = Larry Miller (politician)
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2001
demo-pop = 105947
demo-electors = 77109
demo-electors-date = 2001
demo-area = 6447
demo-cd = Bruce County, Grey County
demo-csd = "Cities:"
Owen Sound
"Towns:"
Hanover
"Townships:"
Arran-Elderslie, Chatsworth, Georgian Bluffs, Grey Highlands, Meaford, Northern Bruce Peninsula, South Bruce Peninsula, Southgate, West Grey
"First Nations reserves:"
Neyaashiinigmiing, Saugeen 29:"For the provincial electoral district, see Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound (provincial electoral district). For the defunct provincial electoral district, see Bruce (Ontario provincial electoral district)"

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound (formerly known as Bruce, Bruce—Grey and Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound) is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935.

The riding always has been a swing riding, that has leaned slightly conservative. It has produced many close results over the years.

History

The district was created in 1933 from Bruce North and Bruce South and was known as "Bruce" riding. Its name was changed in 1975 to "Bruce—Grey", to "Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound" in 2000, to "Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound" in 2003, and to Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in 2004.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

#William Rae Tomlinson, Liberal (1935-1945)
#Andrew Ernest Robinson, Progressive Conservative (1945-1949)
#Donald Buchanan Blue, Liberal (1949-1953)
#Andrew E. Robinson, Progressive Conservative (1953-1963)
#John Loney, Progressive Conservative (1963-1968)
#Ross Whicher, Liberal (1968-1974)
#Crawford Douglas, Liberal (1974-1979)
#Gary M. Gurbin, Progressive Conservative (1979-1988)
#Gus Mitges, Progressive Conservative (1988-1993)
#Ovid Jackson, Liberal (1993-2004)
#Larry Miller, Conservative (2004-present)

Federal election results

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound

Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound

Bruce—Grey

Bruce

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=78 Bruce (1933 - 1975)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=84&Include= Bruce-Grey (1975 - 2000)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1214&Include= Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound (2000 - 2003)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1421&Include= Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound (2004 - )] Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]