Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound (federal 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 House of Commons of Canada since 1935.
| Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in relation to other Ontario electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 1933 | ||
| First contested | 1935 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 106,475 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 81,389 | ||
| Area (km²) | 6,447 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 16.5 | ||
| Census division(s) | Bruce County, Grey County | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | 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 | ||
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.
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