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David Hadley Lange
David Hadley Lange (born 1947) is a former Canadian provincial politician. He was the NDP member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Assiniboia-Bengough, from 1971 until 1975 and for the constituency of Bengough-Milestone from 1975 until 1978. He was the first and only representative of Assiniboia-Bengough, as it was replaced before the next election by the ridings of Bengough-Milestone and Assiniboia-Gravelbourg. Following the dissolution of the Assiniboia-Bengough riding, he was elected as representative for the newly created constituency of Bengough-Milestone. He did not run in the 1978 election and was replaced as representative of Bengough-Milestone by Progressive Conservative Robert Hugh Pickering Robert Hugh (Bob) "Pee Wee" Pickering (September 19, 1932 – June 24, 2015) was a Canadians, Canadian farmer, curler and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Bengough-Milestone from 1978 to 1991 in the Legislative Assem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and Multiculturalism, multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World Immigration to Canada, immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of New France, French and then the much larger British colonization of the Americas, British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a politician can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in a government. Identity Politicians are people who are politically active, especially in party politics. Political positions range from local governments to state governments to federal governments to international governments. All ''government leaders'' are considered politicians. Media and rhetoric Politicians are known for their rhetoric, as in speeches or campaign advertisements. They are especially known for using common themes that allow them to develop their political positions in terms familiar to the voters. Politicians of necessity become expert users of the media. Politicians in the 19th century made heavy use of newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party Of Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s. The party is the successor to the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and is affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party. History Precursors The origins of the party began as early as 1902. In that year a group of farmers created the Territorial Grain Growers' Association. The objective of this group was to lobby for farmer's rights with the grain trade and the railways. The name was changed to the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association (SGGA) when Saskatchewan became a province in 1905. In 1921 a left-wing splinter group left the SGGA to form the ''Farmer's Union''. However, the two groups reconciled in 1926 and reformed as the United Farmers of Canada (Saskatchewan Section) (UFC). The first leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the name of the King in Right of Saskatchewan. The assembly meets at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina. There are 61 constituencies in the province, which elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the Legislative Assembly. All are single-member districts, though the cities of Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw were in the past represented through multi-member districts, with members elected through Block Voting. The legislature has been unicameral since its establishment; there has never been a provincial upper house. The 29th Saskatchewan Legislature was elected at the 2020 Saskatchewan general election. Assemblies Party standings The current party standings in the assembly are as follows: Members *Member in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assiniboia-Bengough
Assiniboia-Bengough was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was created from the riding of Bengough and parts of other ridings before the 1971 Saskatchewan general election. This riding was only in existence for a few years, being replaced by the ridings of Bengough-Milestone and Assiniboia-Gravelbourg before the 1975 Saskatchewan general election. Member of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , style="width: 130px", PC , James A. Hall , align="right", 415 , align="right", 7.75 , align="right", - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 5,355 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", See also *Electoral district (Canada) *List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts *List of Saskatchewan general elections *List of political parties in Saskatchewan Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly Other registered parties Historical parties * Aboriginal P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengough-Milestone
Bengough-Milestone was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was created before the 1975 Saskatchewan general election. It was redistributed before the 1995 Saskatchewan general election. Member of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , Prog. Conservative , E.R. Moody , align="right", 2,512 , align="right", 34.61 , align="right", - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,258 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", Prog. Conservative , Robert Hugh Pickering , align="right", 3,118 , align="right", 43.28 , align="right", - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,205 !align="right", 100.00(1) !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", Prog. Conservative , Robert Hugh Pickering , align="right", 4,561 , align="right", 59.75 , align="right", - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1975 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 11, 1975, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Blakeney and the NDP were re-elected to a majority government. Both the New Democratic government of Premier Allan Blakeney and the opposition Liberal Party, led by David Steuart, dropped in support to the resurgent Progressive Conservative Party. The Tories, who were a minor force in the previous election, drew over a quarter of the 1975 electorate. Campaign One of the main issues of the campaign was natural resources management. On the onset of the campaign, Saskatchewan was facing court challenges and a capital strike from multinational resource extraction companies. The potash industry was opposed to the new provincial reserve tax on the mineral Blakeney's government had introduced the previous year. The federal government under Pierre Trudeau supported the companies' court challenges, and announced in his November 1974 budget that it would en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assiniboia-Gravelbourg
Assiniboia-Gravelbourg was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was created from the ridings of Gravelbourg and Assiniboia-Bengough before the 1975 Saskatchewan general election. The constituency was bisected into both the Thunder Creek and Wood River ridings before the 1995 Saskatchewan general election. Member of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , style="width: 130px", PC , Connie McLeod , align="right", 1,517 , align="right", 19.13 , align="right", - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,929 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", PC , Wilf Lethbridge , align="right", 2,331 , align="right", 28.71 , align="right", +9.57 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,119 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", PC , Rene Archambault , align="right", 2,438 , align="right", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1978 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 18, 1978, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The New Democratic government of Premier Allan Blakeney was returned for a third consecutive term with an increased majority in the legislature, and a larger share of the popular vote. The Progressive Conservative Party of Richard Collver continued to increase its share of the popular vote in this election. They were the only other party to win seats and became the official opposition to the Blakeney government. Fierce political infighting in the Liberal Party after the resignation of leader David Steuart led to electoral disaster in 1978. The Liberals had lost two of the 15 seats they won in 1975 to by-elections and two more Grits crossed the floor to the Tories prior to the 1978 election. Under the disputed leadership of Ted Malone, the Liberals lost all of the 11 seats they still held in the legislature and more than half the votes it had won in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Party Of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories. History Early years, 1905–1934 It was the Saskatchewan successor to the eastern half of the North-West Territories Conservatives. The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan's first leader, Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, was so upset at sections of the federal legislation that created the province relating to immigration, education, and natural resources that he renamed the party the Provincial Rights Party for the 1905 and 1908 general elections. The party reverted to the Conservative name for the 1912 election, after which Haultain left politics to become Chief Justice of Saskatchewan. Its share of the popular vote declined from 32% to 5% between 1905 and 1921. The Conservative Party's fortunes began to improve when James T.M. Anderson became lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hugh Pickering
Robert Hugh (Bob) "Pee Wee" Pickering (September 19, 1932 – June 24, 2015) was a Canadians, Canadian farmer, curler and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Bengough-Milestone from 1978 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan, Progressive Conservative. Life and career Pickering was born in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, in 1932, the son of Leslie Pickering. In 1960, Pickering married Dorothy Ann Somerville. They had three children. Pickering died June 24, 2015, in Alberta. Curling career Pickering, known for having the "World's highest backswing" was also a SaskTel Tankard, Saskatchewan men's curling champion. Pickering, as a skip (curling), skip won 4 consecutive provincial titles between 1968 and 1971, and also won in 1966 and as a lead (curling), lead in 1961. Pickering represented Saskatchewan at six Tim Hortons Brier, Briers; finishing second (8-2) in 1961 playing for the John Keyes (curler), Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota. Saskatchewan and Alberta are the only landlocked provinces of Canada. In 2022, Saskatchewan's population was estimated at 1,205,119. Nearly 10% of Saskatchewan’s total area of is fresh water, mostly rivers, reservoirs and lakes. Residents primarily live in the southern prairie half of the province, while the northern half is mostly forested and sparsely populated. Roughly half live in the province's largest city Saskatoon or the provincial capital Regina. Other notable cities include Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, North Battleford, Melfort, and the border city Lloydminster. English is the primary language of the province, with 82.4% of Saskatchewanians speaking English as their first language. Saskatchewan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
