Saskatchewan was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1906 to 1908.
This riding was created in following the admission of Saskatchewan into the
Canadian Confederation in 1905 from the former
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
riding
Provisional District of Saskatchewan
The Provisional District of Saskatchewan was a federal electoral district in Northwest Territories, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1905.
This riding was created in 1886. It consisted of the Provision ...
. The sitting member in the prior riding at the time was
John Henderson Lamont
John Henderson Lamont (November 12, 1865 – March 10, 1936) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Horning's Mills, Canada West (now Ontario), the son of Duncan Carmichael Lamont and Margar ...
, who resigned in 1905.
The only member actually elected to this seat was
George Ewan McCraney
George Ewan McCraney (July 23, 1868 – March 18, 1921) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Born in Bothwell, Ontario, his father was Daniel McCraney, a lawyer and political figure who represented Kent East in the Legislative Assembly o ...
, in a
by-election in 1906. The electoral district was abolished in 1907 when it was redistributed into the ridings of
Battleford,
Prince Albert
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*Albert, Prince Consort (1819–1861), consort of Queen Victoria
*Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco
Prince Albert may also refer to:
Royalty
* Albert I of Belgium ...
, and
Saskatoon.
Election results
By-election: Resignation of Mr. John Henderson Lamont, 5 September 1905
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
*
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Former federal electoral districts of Saskatchewan