Huron—Bruce (federal electoral district)
Huron—Bruce 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
| Group | Group | 2021 Census | 2021 Census | 2016 Census | 2016 Census | 2011 Census | 2011 Census |
| Group | Group | Population | % of total | Population | % of total | Population | % of total |
| Aboriginal | First Nations | 1,530 | 1.4 | 1,040 | 1.0 | N/A | N/A |
| Aboriginal | Métis | 1,010 | 0.9 | 730 | 0.7 | N/A | N/A |
| Visible Minority | Visible Minority | 3,535 | 3.2 | 2,360 | 2.3 | N/A | N/A |
| All other | All other | 104,860 | 94.5 | 100,025 | 96.0 | N/A | N/A |
| Total | Total | 110,935 | 100.0 | 104,155 | 100.0 | N/A | N/A |
| Group | 2021 Census | 2021 Census | 2016 Census | 2016 Census | 2011 Census | 2011 Census |
| Group | 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 |
| Group | 2021 Census | 2021 Census | 2016 Census | 2016 Census | 2011 Census | 2011 Census |
| Group | Population | % of total | Population | % of total | Population | % of total |
| At the same address | 69,755 | 66.8 | 69,020 | 70.4 | N/A | N/A |
| In the same constituency | 9,775 | 9.3 | 12,470 | 12.7 | N/A | N/A |
| In the same province | 22,760 | 21.8 | 15,110 | 15.4 | N/A | N/A |
| From another province | 1,190 | 1.1 | 750 | 0.8 | N/A | N/A |
| From another country | 1,005 | 1.0 | 680 | 0.7 | N/A | N/A |
| Total aged 5 or over | 104,485 | 100.0 | 98,030 | 100.0 | N/A | N/A |
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.