Cypress is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of

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, Canada. This district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 as "Gull Lake". Since the district encompassed most of the Saskatchewan side of the Cypress Hills, the riding was renamed "Cypress" in 1917. Redrawn and renamed "Shaunavon" before

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, the constituency was abolished before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938. It is now part of the Cypress Hills and

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constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

Gull Lake (1912 – 1917)

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Cypress (1917 – 1934)

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Shaunavon (1934 – 1938)

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References

Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
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