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 House of Commons of Canada since 1935.
The riding once had a reputation of being a swing riding, but it has become more conservative in the last 20 years. It produced many close results over its early 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.
This riding was left unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution and 2022 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 90.7% English, 2.1% German, 1.5% Pennsylvania German
Religions: 55.9% Christian (12.7% Catholic, 11.2% United Church, 4.7% Anglican, 4.0% Presbyterian, 3.3% Lutheran, 2.9% Anabaptist, 2.3% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 13.8% Other), 41.9% None
Median income: $38,000 (2020)
Average income: $48,760 (2020)
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Panethnic groups in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound (2011−2021)
! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group
! colspan="2" |2021
! colspan="2" |2016
! colspan="2" |2011
|-
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
| European
| 102,695
|
| 98,635
|
| 98,745
|
|-
| Indigenous
| 4,280
|
| 4,450
|
| 3,580
|
|-
| African
| 1,285
|
| 545
|
| 390
|
|-
| South Asian
| 995
|
| 365
|
| 435
|
|-
| East Asian
| 580
|
| 535
|
| 335
|
|-
| Southeast Asian
| 575
|
| 235
|
| 125
|
|-
| Latin American
| 355
|
| 70
|
| 85
|
|-
| Middle Eastern
| 320
|
| 200
|
| 20
|
|-
| Other/multiracial
| 400
|
| 170
|
| 110
|
|-
! Total responses
! 111,270
!
! 105,190
!
! 103,815
!
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 113,348
!
! 107,679
!
! 106,475
!
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" |
|}
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top" | Party
| valign="top" |Association name
| valign="top" |CEO'
| valign="top" |HQ city
|Bruce--Grey--Owen Sound Conservative Association
|Adam R. Vaughan
|Owen Sound
|Bruce--Grey--Owen Sound Green Party of Canada
|Dave Meslin
|Grey Highlands
|Bruce--Grey--Owen Sound Federal Liberal Association
|Anne Marie Watson
|West Grey
|Bruce--Grey--Owen Sound Federal NDP Riding Association
|Christopher Stephen Neudorf
|Owen Sound
|}
Election results
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Bruce—Grey
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Bruce
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links
- 2001 Results from Elections Canada
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
- Bruce (1933–1975)
- Bruce-Grey (1975–2000)
- Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound (2000–2003)
- Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound (2004–)
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada