Huron—Bruce (formerly known as Huron and Huron—Middlesex) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953.
History
The riding was created in 1952 from parts of Huron North and Huron—Perth ridings. It consisted of the township of Hibbert in the county of Perth, and the townships of Hullett, McKillop, Stanley, Tuckersmith, Hay, Stephen, Usborne, Grey, Morris, Colborne, Goderich, Ashfield, East Wawanosh and West Wawanosh in the county of Huron.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the County of Huron excluding the Village of Lucknow, and the Village of Ailsa Craig and the Townships of Biddulph and McGillivray in the County of Middlesex.
It was known as "Huron" until 1974. It was known as "Huron—Middlesex" from 1974 to 1976.
In 1976, it was renamed "Huron—Bruce", and defined to consist of the County of Huron and the Townships of Carrick, Culross, Huron and Kinloss in the County of Bruce.
In 1987, the Bruce County portion was redefined as the part of the County of Bruce lying west of and excluding the townships of Carrick, Brant and Elderslie, west of and including the Village of Paisley, west of and excluding the Townships of Elderslie and Arran, and west of and including the Township of Saugeen and the Town of Southampton.
In 2003, the Bruce County portion was redefined as the part of the County of Bruce lying southwest of and excluding the Township of Arran-Elderslie, and west of and including the Town of Saugeen Shores.
This riding was left unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution and the 2022 electoral redistribution.
Demographics
+ Visible Minorities and Aboriginalsin private households Group 2021 Census 2016 Census 2011 Census Population % of total Population % of total Population % of total Aboriginal First Nations 1,530 1.4 1,040 1.0 N/AMétis 1,010 0.9 730 0.7 Visible Minority 3,535 3.2 2,360 2.3 All other 104,860 94.5 100,025 96.0 Total 110,935 100.0 104,155 100.0
+ Population by mother tongueexcluding institutional residents Group 2021 Census 2016 Census 2011 Census Population % of total Population % of total Population % of total English 101,055 90.4 95,540 91.0 94,325 91.1 French 850 0.8 855 0.8 950 0.9 English and French 270 0.2 145 0.1 120 0.1 All other 9,590 8.6 8,440 8.1 8,105 7.9 Total 111,765 100.0 104,980 100.0 103,500 100.0
+ Mobility over previous five years Group 2021 Census 2016 Census 2011 Census Population % of total Population % of total Population % of total At the same address 69,755 66.8 69,020 70.4 N/A In the same constituency 9,775 9.3 12,470 12.7 In the same province 22,760 21.8 15,110 15.4 From another province 1,190 1.1 750 0.8 From another country 1,005 1.0 680 0.7 Total aged 5 or over 104,485 100.0 98,030 100.0
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Huron—Bruce (1976–present)
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Huron—Middlesex (1974–1976)
Huron (1952–1974)
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament results] 2011 Results from Elections Canada Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Notes