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Mackenzie (electoral District)
Mackenzie was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1997. This riding was created in 1903, when Saskatchewan was still a part of the Northwest Territories. In 1905, when Saskatchewan was created, the district was retained in the province. The riding was abolished in 1996, and parts of it were merged into the districts of Blackstrap (electoral district), Blackstrap, Churchill River (electoral district), Churchill River, Prince Albert (electoral district), Prince Albert, Regina—Qu'Appelle, Qu'Appelle, Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, Saskatoon—Humboldt and Yorkton—Melville. Members of Parliament Mackenzie elected the following Member of Parliament, Members of Parliament: # Edward L. Cash, Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal (1904–1917) # John Flaws Reid, Unionist Party of Canada, Unionist (1917–1921) # Milton Campbell (politician), Milton Campbell, Progressive P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a Riding (division), riding or constituency. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Since 2015, there have been 338 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Party Of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada, formally the National Progressive Party, was a federal-level political party in Canada in the 1920s until 1930. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces, and it spawned the Progressive Party of Saskatchewan, and the Progressive Party of Manitoba, which formed the government of that province. The Progressive Party was part of the farmers' political movement that included federal and provincial Progressive and United Farmers' parties. The United Farmers movement in Canada rose to prominence after World War I. With the failure of the wartime Union government to alter a tariff structure that hurt farmers, various farmers movements across Canada became more radical and entered the political arena. The United Farmers movement was tied to the federal Progressive Party of Canada and formed provincial governments in Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba. It rejected the National Policy of the Conservatives, and felt that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robeson Taylor
John Robeson Taylor (1889 – May 26, 1976) was a Scottish-born implement dealer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Wadena from 1929 to 1934 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as an independent member. He came to Canada at the age of 17, studied at Brandon College and then settled on a homestead in the Kelvington-Nut Mountain area in 1908. Taylor served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I and in the Canadian Veterans Guard during World War II. He served on the village council for Invermay, Saskatchewan and was a member of the local school board. Taylor ran unsuccessfully for the Mackenzie Mackenzie, Mckenzie, MacKenzie, or McKenzie may refer to: People * Mackenzie (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Mackenzie (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Clan Mackenzie, a S ... seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1945. References Independent MLAs in Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Barrie
James Ross Barrie (August 14, 1904 – November 1976) was a merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Pelly from 1956 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1971 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born in Morden, Manitoba and was educated in Manitoba and British Columbia. Barrie was a general merchant in Pelly, Saskatchewan from 1922 to 1948. In 1940, he was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the Mackenzie seat in the Canadian House of Commons. From 1950 to 1958, he was a general insurance agent. He was defeated by Leonard Larson when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1964 and then defeated Larson in the general election of 1967. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources. Barrie was defeated by Larson when he ran for reelection in 1971. Barrie played an important role in the preservation of Fort Pelly Fort Pelly was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post located in the Canadian provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Clark (Canadian Politician)
Michael Clark (May 12, 1861 – July 29, 1926) was a Canadian physician and politician from Alberta, Canada. Early life Born in Belford, Northumberland, England, he immigrated to Olds, Alberta, Canada in 1902. He was a physician in England prior to immigrating to Alberta, Canada. He became involved in politics after homesteading, because he was not able to practise medicine in Canada. Political career Clark ran as a Liberal candidate in the Rosebud electoral district in Alberta's first provincial election after it was admitted into Confederation, in 1905. He lost to Conservative candidate Cornelius Hiebert. Clark ran for a seat to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1908 Canadian federal election, the first one to elect MPs from Alberta, in the Red Deer district as a candidate of the Liberal Party. He defeated Conservative candidate George Root to win in the new riding, to start his first term in office. Clark ran for his second term in office in the 1911 Canadian feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Neil Campbell
Milton Neil Campbell (January 21, 1881 – November 11, 1965) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Mackenzie from 1921 to 1933, in the House of Commons of Canada. He resigned from the House of Commons in 1933 to accept an appointment as vice-chairman of the Tariff Board of Canada, a position that he held until 1943. He was a member of the Progressive Party of Canada and joined the Ginger Group The Ginger Group was not a formal political party in Canada, but a faction of radical Progressive and Labour Members of Parliament who advocated socialism. The term ginger group also refers to a small group with new, radical ideas trying to act ... of radical MPs. References * ''Canadian Political History 1800-2000'' by Joshua Paul Howlett External links * 1881 births 1965 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan Progressive Party of Canada MPs Ginger Group MPs {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party Of Canada
The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * the party occupies the left, to centre-left on the political spectrum, sitting to the left of the Liberal Party. The party was founded in 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). The federal and provincial (or territorial) level NDPs are more integrated than other political parties in Canada, and have shared membership (except for the New Democratic Party of Quebec). The NDP has never won the largest share of seats at the federal level and thus has never formed government. From 2011 to 2015, it formed the Official Opposition, but apart from that, it has been the third or fourth-largest party in the House of Commons. However, the party has held considerable influence during periods of Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Althouse
Victor Fredrich "Vic" Althouse (born April 15, 1937, in Wadena, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian former politician. Althouse represented the electoral districts of Humboldt—Lake Centre from 1980 to 1988, and Mackenzie from 1988 to 1997, in the House of Commons of Canada. He was a member of the New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * t .... External links 1937 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MPs People from Wadena, Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Scowen
Jack Douglas Scowen (12 December 1925 – 27 May 2001) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Limerick, Saskatchewan and became a farmer and seed grower by career. He narrowly defeated Mel McCorriston for the Mackenzie riding in the 1984 federal election, thus he served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament. He was defeated in the 1988 federal election by Vic Althouse of the New Democratic Party. In 1988, Scowen and fellow Progressive Conservative member Ronald Stewart openly disagreed with their party leader, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, when the government was supporting efforts to translate Saskatchewan provincial legislation into French in response to a Supreme Court of Canada ruling. Scowen and Stewart believed such efforts for the province's 23,000 Fransaskois would be expensive and unnecessary. Scowen was based in Nipawin, Saskatchewan Nipawin () is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, on the Saskatchewan Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a centre-right federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the original Conservative Party of Canada participated in numerous governments and had multiple names. In 1942, its name was changed to the Progressive Conservative Party under the request of Manitoba Progressive Premier John Bracken. In the 1957 federal election, John Diefenbaker carried the Tories to their first victory in 27 years. The year after, he carried the PCs to the largest federal electoral landslide in history (in terms of proportion of seats). During his tenure, human rights initiatives were achieved, most notably the Bill of Rights. In the 1963 federal election, the PCs lost power. The PCs would not gain power again until 1979, when Joe Clark led the party to a minority government victory. However, the party lost power only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Korchinski
Stanley James Korchinski (29 January 1929 – 13 May 2000) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Rama, Saskatchewan and became a farmer by career. Korchinski represented Saskatchewan's Mackenzie electoral district from 1958 until 1984, serving nine consecutive terms in the 24th through 32nd Canadian Parliaments. He was initially unsuccessful in the 1957 election, losing to both the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and Liberal party candidates of the Mackenzie riding. He won the seat at Mackenzie in 1958 and won re-election in 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1979 and 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – .... External links * 1929 births 2000 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladstone Ferrie
Gladstone Mansfield Ferrie (21 November 1892 – 4 July 1955) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Denver, Colorado, United States and came to Canada in 1906. He attended Mew Hall School in England at Burton on Trent, then became a farmer and livestock dealer by career. Ferrie served in World War I under the 2nd Engineers as a corporal. For 20 years, he was also a reeve of Rural Municipality of Invermay No. 305. He was first elected to Parliament at the Mackenzie riding in the 1949 general election by defeating Co-operative Commonwealth Federation The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; french: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, FCC); from 1955 the Social Democratic Party of Canada (''french: Parti social démocratique du Canada''), was a federal democratic socialism, democra ... incumbent Alexander Malcolm Nicholson. After completing his only term in the House of Commons, he was defeated by Nicholson in the 1953 elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
