Cannington was a

provincial electoral district 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 ...

for the Legislative Assembly of the province of

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, 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 t ...

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. This district was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. It was preceded by a Territorial constituency of the same name. The constituency was combined with the "Souris" district of

Souris-Estevan Souris-Estevan is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created for the 7th Saskatchewan general election in 1934 by combining the districts of Souris and ...

(and renamed " Souris-Cannington"), and lost parts to Moosomin, Indian Head-Wolseley,

Weyburn Weyburn is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. The city has a population of 10,870. It is on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina and is north from the North Dakota border in the ...

and Estevan before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975. It was the riding of Premier

William John Patterson William John Patterson (May 13, 1886 – June 10, 1976) was a Liberal politician and the sixth premier of Saskatchewan from 1935 to 1944. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1921 election. He succeeded Jame ...

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

, - , Provincial Rights , Ewan Cameron McDiarmid , align="right", 1,068 , align="right", 48.00% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 2,225 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Provincial Rights , Peter McSuman , align="right", 996 , align="right", 45.92% , align="right", -2.08 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 2,169 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - ,

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

, Charles Edward D. Wood , align="right", 688 , align="right", 35.72% , align="right", -10.20 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,926 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - ,

, William Mauson Connor , align="right", 1,174 , align="right", 37.93% , align="right", +2.21 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 3,095 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - ,

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, George W. Stockton , align="right", 878 , align="right", 35.35% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 2,484 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", Acclamation !align="right", , - ,

, William Henry Bagot , align="right", 969 , align="right", 36.77% , align="right", - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 2,635 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px",

Samson Wallace Arthur Samson Wallace Arthur (July 17, 1875 – 1948) was a medical doctor and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Cannington from 1929 to 1934 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as an independent member. He was born in Batt ...

, align="right", 1,913 , align="right", 50.34% , align="right", +13.57 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 3,800 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - ,

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, Donald K. Cameron , align="right", 2,152 , align="right", 25.47% , align="right", – ,

, align="right", 2,075 , align="right", 24.56% , align="right", -25.78 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,449 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , CCF , Gladys Strum , align="right", 3,477 , align="right", 43.74% , align="right", +18.27 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,950 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , CCF , Gladys Strum , align="right", 3,204 , align="right", 45.12% , align="right", +1.38 , Prog. Conservative , William A. Brigden , align="right", 687 , align="right", 9.68% , align="right", - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,101 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , CCF , Ralph Hjertaas , align="right", 3,422 , align="right", 39.75% , align="right", -5.37 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,609 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , CCF , Edward G. McCullough , align="right", 3,569 , align="right", 45.94% , align="right", +6.19 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,769 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , CCF , William J. G. Sawyer , align="right", 4,147 , align="right", 47.62% , align="right", +1.68 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,709 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , CCF , William J. G. Sawyer , align="right", 2,843 , align="right", 35.17% , align="right", -12.45 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,084 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , CCF , Edward G. McCullough , align="right", 2,789 , align="right", 33.08% , align="right", -2.09 , Prog. Conservative , Harvey Reid , align="right", 838 , align="right", 9.94% , align="right", - ,

, George J. Tkach , align="right", 95 , align="right", 1.13% , align="right", - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,431 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , CCF , Henry G. Doty , align="right", 2,489 , align="right", 30.14% , align="right", -2.94 , Prog. Conservative , Glenn Brimner , align="right", 1,917 , align="right", 23.21% , align="right", +13.27 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,258 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - ,

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, Stanley G. Barnard , align="right", 2,377 , align="right", 32.79% , align="right", +2.65 , Prog. Conservative , Glenn Brimner , align="right", 1,436 , align="right", 19.81% , align="right", -3.40 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,249 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - ,

, James T. Eaton , align="right", 3,682 , align="right", 48.86% , align="right", +16.07 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,536 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right",

References

Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cannington (Former Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Saskatchewan

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

See also

References