Huron—Bruce (provincial electoral district)

Huron—Bruce
Ontario electoral district
	Huron—Bruce in relation to southern Ontario ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP	Lisa Thompson; Progressive Conservative
;
District created	1952
First contested	1953
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Population (2006)	104,313
Electors (2011)	76,964
Area (km²)	5,896
Pop. density (per km²)	17.7
Census division(s)	Bruce, Huron
Census subdivision(s)	Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Bluewater, Brockton, Central Huron, Howick, Huron East, Goderich, Huron-Kinloss, Kincardine, Morris-Turnberry, North Huron, Saugeen Shores, South Bruce, South Huron

Huron—Bruce (formerly known as Huron and Huron—Middlesex) is a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1987. It was known as Huron from 1987 to 1999.

On March 22, 1940, the Liberal member, Charles Robertson, died while in office. Premier Mitchell Hepburn (and later, Daniel Conant) refused to call a by-election for three years citing wartime considerations. He said the electorate was "sick and tired of elections."^[1] CCF leader Ted Jolliffe opposed Hepburn's choice and took the government to court over the delayed by-election. The Ontario Court of Appeal sided with the government on the issue. Jolliffe said that he would appeal the decision to the Supreme Court but no further action was taken before the 1943 election was called.^[2]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Assembly	Years		Party
Huron—Bruce Riding created
19th	1934–1937	Charles Robertson^{[note 1]}	Liberal
20th	1937–1940	Charles Robertson^{[note 1]}	Liberal
21st	1943–1945	John William Hanna	Progressive Conservative
22nd	1945–1948
23rd	1948–1951
24th	1951–1955
25th	1955–1959
26th	1959–1962
26th	1962–1963	Murray Gaunt	Liberal
27th	1963–1967
28th	1967–1971
29th	1971–1975
30th	1975–1977
31st	1977–1981
32nd	1981–1985	Murray Elston	Liberal
33rd	1985–1987	Murray Elston	Liberal
Huron
34th	1987–1990	John Riddell	Liberal
35th	1990–1995	Paul Klopp	New Democratic
36th	1995–1999	Helen Johns	Progressive Conservative
Huron—Bruce
37th	1999–2003	Helen Johns	Progressive Conservative
38th	2003–2007	Carol Mitchell	Liberal
39th	2007–2011	Carol Mitchell	Liberal
40th	2011–2014	Lisa Thompson	Progressive Conservative
41st	2014–2018
42nd	2018–present

Before 1987, there were two districts: Huron—Bruce and Huron—Middlesex:

Huron—Middlesex

Huron—Middlesex was known as Huron before 1975.

James Simpson Ballantyne, Liberal (1934–1943)
Robert Hobbes Taylor, Progressive Conservative (1943–1947)
Thomas Pryde, Progressive Conservative (1948–1958)
Charles MacNaughton, Progressive Conservative (1958–1973)
John Riddell, Liberal (1973–1987)

Election results

v t e 2018 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lisa Thompson	27,646	52.36
	New Democratic	Jan Johnstone	15,326	29.03
	Liberal	Don Matheson	7,356	13.93
	Green	Nicholas Wendler	1,804	3.42
	Libertarian	Ron Stephens	399	0.76
	Alliance	Gerrie Huenemoerder	271	0.51
Total valid votes			52,802	100.0
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]

v t e 2014 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lisa Thompson	18,512	39.01	−3.72
	Liberal	Colleen Schenk	14,647	30.86	−1.89
	New Democratic	Jan Johnstone	10,843	22.85	+2.00
	Green	Adam Werstine	1,651	3.48	+1.76
	Family Coalition	Andrew Zettel	1,353	2.85	+1.38
	Libertarian	Max Maister	323	0.68
	Equal Parenting	Dennis Valenta	128	0.27
Total valid votes			47,457	100.00	+ 1.20
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			765	1.59	+1.31
Turnout			48,222	59.96	+0.73
Eligible voters			80,428		+5.85
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		−0.92
Source(s) Elections Ontario (2014). "Official Returns from the Records, 034 Huron-Bruce" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2015.

v t e 2011 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Lisa Thompson	19,138	42.76	+12.22	$ 81,890.60
	Liberal	Carol Mitchell	14,659	32.75	−13.20	79,935.51
	New Democratic	Grant Robertson	9,329	20.85	+7.53	32,102.53
	Green	Patrick Main	772	1.72	−4.81	881.40
	Family Coalition	Christine Schnurr	656	1.47	−0.85	14,592.60
	Independent	Dennis Valenta	200	0.45	−0.44	0.00
Total valid votes / expense limit			44,754	100.0	+0.46	$ 90,268.64
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			172	0.38	−0.09
Turnout			44,926	59.23	−0.57
Eligible voters			75,853		+1.35
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+12.71
Source(s) "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Huron—Bruce – October 6, 2011 General Election" (PDF). "2011 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

v t e 2007 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Carol Mitchell	20,469	45.95	+0.16	$ 49,205.00
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Morley	13,606	30.54	−7.69	72,311.76
	New Democratic	Paul Klopp	5,932	13.32	+1.86	20,183.39
	Green	Victoria Serda	2,911	6.53	+4.38	7,787.36
	Family Coalition	Dave Joslin	1,035	2.32	+0.24	8,064.77
	Independent	Dennis Valenta	393	0.88		9,887.73
	Independent	Ronald John Stephens	202	0.45		0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			44,548	100.0	+2.62	$ 80,832.60
Total rejected ballots			209	0.47	−0.02
Turnout			44,757	59.80	−6.66
Eligible voters			74,845		+14.03
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 10, 2007 General Election" (PDF). "Statistical Summary – General Elections 2007" (PDF). Elections Ontario. "2007 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Retrieved June 13, 2014.

v t e 2003 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Carol Mitchell	19,879	45.79	+3.96	$ 43,587.07
	Progressive Conservative	Helen Johns	16,594	38.23	−7.53	68,667.03
	New Democratic	Grant I. Robertson	4,973	11.46	+2.33	18,246.88
	Green	Shelley Hannah	934	2.15		3,146.98
	Family Coalition	Dave Joslin	902	2.08	−1.21	7,273.45
	Freedom	Robert Sabharwal	127	0.29		0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			43,409	100.0	−4.39	$ 63,013.44
Total rejected ballots			212	0.49	−0.80
Turnout			43,621	66.46	−0.32
Eligible voters			65,639		−4.70
Source(s) "General Election of October 2, 2003 — Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. "General Election of October 2, 2003 — Statistical Summary". Retrieved June 13, 2014. "2003 Election and Annual Returns - Candidate and Constituency Association Returns".

v t e 1999 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Helen Johns	20,772	45.75	$ 60,434.00
	Liberal	Ross Lamont	18,993	41.83	36,010.47
	New Democratic	Tony McQuail	4,142	9.12	19,753.75
	Family Coalition	Linda Freiburger	1,494	3.29	6,769.68
Total valid votes/expense limit			45,401	100.0	$ 66,118.08
Total rejected ballots			591	1.29
Turnout			45,992	66.78
Eligible voters			68,873
Source(s) "General Election of June 3 1999 — Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. "General Election of June 3 1999 — Statistical Summary". Retrieved June 13, 2014. "1999 Election and Annual Returns - Candidate and Constituency Association Returns".

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	30,831	71.5
	Mixed member proportional	12,312	28.5
	Total valid votes	43,143	100.0

References

Notes

^ Robertson died on March 22, 1940. The riding remained vacant until the 1943 election. Premier Hepburn refused to call a by-election citing wartime considerations despite legal challenges by opposition parties.

Citations

^ "Hepburn Firm, Will Not Call By-elections: Says Government Not to Be Represented at Osgoode Hall Hearing". The Globe and Mail. May 21, 1942. p. 4.
^ "By Elections Action Asked". The Globe and Mail. November 3, 1942. p. 4.
^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

External links

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[3] Robertson died on March 22, 1940. The riding remained vacant until the 1943 election. Premier Hepburn refused to call a by-election citing wartime considerations despite legal challenges by opposition parties.

[1] "Hepburn Firm, Will Not Call By-elections: Says Government Not to Be Represented at Osgoode Hall Hearing". The Globe and Mail. May 21, 1942. p. 4.

[2] "By Elections Action Asked". The Globe and Mail. November 3, 1942. p. 4.

[4] "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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