Cannington is a

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for the

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, Canada. Located in the extreme southeast corner of the province, this constituency was redrawn to include the former district of Souris for the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975. The original Cannington constituency, one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905, was named after the Cannington Manor settlement located in the region. Currently the safest seat for the Saskatchewan Party, it is arguably one of the most conservative ridings in the province – having never elected a member of the CCF or

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. The district has an economy based on grain and mixed farming. Oil production is scattered throughout the riding and oil service companies provide a great deal of off-farm employment. An integrated health facility in

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offers acute, long-term and palliative care. The constituency's major communities include Carlyle,

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, and

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with populations of 2,129, 1,260 and 1,017 respectively. Smaller centres in the district include the towns of

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, Stoughton,

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and

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; and the villages of Manor,

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, Maryfield, Carievale and

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

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, Todd Gervais , align="right", 919 , align="right", 14.82 , align="right", -1.77 , Prog. Conservative , Chris Brown , align="right", 457 , align="right", 7.37 , align="right", - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 6,201 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - ,

, Henry Friesen , align="right", 1,198 , align="right", 16.59 , align="right", -4.9 ,

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, Karen Spelay , align="right", 409 , align="right", 5.66 , align="right", -1.89 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,221 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - ,

, Henry Friesen , align="right", 1,569 , align="right", 21.57 , align="right", +6.99 ,

, John Atwell , align="right", 549 , align="right", 7.55 , align="right", -2.99 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,274 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - ,

, Glen Lawson , align="right", 1,104 , align="right", 14.58 , align="right", -9.40 ,

, Joanne Johnston , align="right", 798 , align="right", 10.54 , align="right", -19.85 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,573 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", Progressive Conservative , Dan D'Autremont , align="right", 3,542 , align="right", 45.63 , align="right", +1.20 ,

, Don Lees , align="right", 2,359 , align="right", 30.39 , align="right", +3.33 ,

, Gary Lake , align="right", 1,861 , align="right", 23.98 , align="right", -4.53 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,762 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right",

Souris-Cannington

, - , style="width: 130px", Progressive Conservative ,

Dan D'Autremont Daniel H. D'Autremont (born December 28, 1950) is a Canadian provincial politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the constituency of Cannington and its predecessor Souris-Cannington from 1991 to 2020 ...

, align="right", 2,980 , align="right", 44.43 , align="right", -23.27 ,

, Ross Arthur , align="right", 1,912 , align="right", 28.51 , align="right", +6.21 ,

, Don Lees , align="right", 1,815 , align="right", 27.06 , align="right", +17.06 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 6,707 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", Progressive Conservative ,

Eric Berntson Eric Arthur Berntson (May 16, 1941 – September 23, 2018) was a Canadian politician. Saskatchewan politics Berntson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewa ...

, align="right", 4,642 , align="right", 67.70 , align="right", +11.25 ,

, Charlotte Rasmussen , align="right", 1,529 , align="right", 22.30 , align="right", -0.30 ,

, William H. Ireland , align="right", 686 , align="right", 10.00 , align="right", +3.97 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 6,857 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", Progressive Conservative , Eric Berntson , align="right", 4,093 , align="right", 56.45 , align="right", +2.48 ,

, Dean Fraser , align="right", 1,639 , align="right", 22.60 , align="right", -6.54 ,

, William J. Owens , align="right", 437 , align="right", 6.03 , align="right", -10.86 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,251 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", Progressive Conservative , Eric Berntson , align="right", 3,739 , align="right", 53.97 , align="right", +9.58 ,

, Dean Fraser , align="right", 2,019 , align="right", 29.14 , align="right", +8.00 ,

, Gerard Belisle , align="right", 1,170 , align="right", 16.89 , align="right", -17.58 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 6,928 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", Progressive Conservative ,

, align="right", 3,212 , align="right", 44.39 , align="right", – ,

, Thomas M. Weatherald , align="right", 2,494 , align="right", 34.47 , align="right", – ,

, James T. Eaton , align="right", 1,530 , align="right", 21.14 , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,236 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right",

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of SaskatchewanSaskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral District
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cannington (Electoral District) Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts