Touchwood is a
former provincial electoral district 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 ...
, Canada. Located south of the
Wynyard district in east-central Saskatchewan, it was centred on the
Touchwood Hills
Touchwood Hills are a range of hills located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The hills are composed of the "Big" Touchwood Hills and the Little Touchwood Hills. Together they are referred to as the Touchwood Uplands. The hills are i ...
.
This constituency was created for the
2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. It was dissolved and combined with the
Last Mountain riding (as
Last Mountain-Touchwood
Last Mountain-Touchwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created by combining the district of Last Mountain with part of the constitu ...
) before the
18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
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Provincial Rights
, Joseph Hollis
, align="right", 412
, align="right", 42.13%
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!align="right", 978
!align="right", 100.00%
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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 ...
, William Brice
, align="right", 456
, align="right", 29.96%
, align="right", -12.17
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 1,522
!align="right", 100.00%
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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 ...
, John Ernest Johnson
, align="right", 837
, align="right", 27.90%
, align="right", -2.06
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 3,000
!align="right", 100.00%
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 2,964
!align="right", 100.00%
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 3,384
!align="right", 100.00%
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!align="right", 4,184
!align="right", 100.00%
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Farmer-Labour
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, Edward Hamilton
, align="right", 2,273
, align="right", 28.36%
, align="right", -12.92
,
Independent
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, William James Burak
, align="right", 1,845
, align="right", 23.02%
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Conservative
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, Caleb Henry Fisher
, align="right", 518
, align="right", 6.46%
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,016
!align="right", 100.00%
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CCF
,
Tom Johnston
, align="right", 2,301
, align="right", 34.01%
, align="right", +5.65
,
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 ...
,
John Hnatyshyn
, align="right", 1,287
, align="right", 19.02%
, align="right", +12.56
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 6,766
!align="right", 100.00%
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CCF
,
Tom Johnston
, align="right", 3,337
, align="right", 59.99%
, align="right", +25.98
,
Prog. Conservative
, William Seneshen
, align="right", 301
, align="right", 5.41%
, align="right", -13.61
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 5,563
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
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CCF
,
Tom Johnston
, align="right", 2,627
, align="right", 42.49%
, align="right", -17.50
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 6,183
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
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CCF
,
Tom Johnston
, align="right", 3,614
, align="right", 49.68%
, align="right", +7.19
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,274
!align="right", 100.00%
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CCF
,
Frank Meakes
Frank Meakes (February 20, 1917 – July 8, 1989) was a political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Touchwood from 1956 to 1964 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1967 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) ...
, align="right", 2,757
, align="right", 38.17%
, align="right", -11.51
,
Prog. Conservative
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James N. Ormiston
, align="right", 217
, align="right", 3.00%
, align="right", -
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,222
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
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CCF
,
Frank Meakes
Frank Meakes (February 20, 1917 – July 8, 1989) was a political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Touchwood from 1956 to 1964 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1967 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) ...
, align="right", 2,457
, align="right", 37.18%
, align="right", -0.99
,
Prog. Conservative
, Thomas W. Drever
, align="right", 936
, align="right", 14.16%
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 6,609
!align="right", 100.00%
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NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Deve ...
,
Frank Meakes
Frank Meakes (February 20, 1917 – July 8, 1989) was a political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Touchwood from 1956 to 1964 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1967 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) ...
, align="right", 2,566
, align="right", 39.01%
, align="right", +1.83
,
Prog. Conservative
, Alice M.L. Turner
, align="right", 1,320
, align="right", 20.07%
, align="right", +5.91
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 6,578
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
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NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Deve ...
,
Frank Meakes
Frank Meakes (February 20, 1917 – July 8, 1989) was a political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Touchwood from 1956 to 1964 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1967 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) ...
, align="right", 3,002
, align="right", 52.53%
, align="right", +13.52
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!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 5,715
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
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, style="width: 130px",
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Deve ...
,
Frank Meakes
Frank Meakes (February 20, 1917 – July 8, 1989) was a political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Touchwood from 1956 to 1964 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1967 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) ...
, align="right", 4,450
, align="right", 55.99%
, align="right", +3.46
,
Prog. Conservative
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Arnold B. Tusa
, align="right", 893
, align="right", 11.23%
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!align="right", 7,948
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See also
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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 ...
*
List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
Current electoral districts
* Athabasca (1934)
* Arm River (2016)
* Batoche (2003)
* Biggar-Sask Valley (2016)
* Cannington (1995)
* Canora-Pelly (1995)
* Carrot River Valley (1995)
* Cumberland (1975)
* Cut Knife-Turtleford (2003)
* Cypr ...
*
List of Saskatchewan general elections
This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Saskatchewan's unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The number of seats has varied over time, from 25 for the fi ...
*
List of political parties in Saskatchewan Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly
Other registered parties
Historical parties
* Aboriginal People's Party
* Alliance
* Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
* Communist Party
* Democratic Action Party
* Economic Group
* Firs ...
*
Touchwood Hills
Touchwood Hills are a range of hills located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The hills are composed of the "Big" Touchwood Hills and the Little Touchwood Hills. Together they are referred to as the Touchwood Uplands. The hills are i ...
*
R.M. of Touchwood No. 248
*
Raymore, Saskatchewan
*
R.M. of Mount Hope No. 279
References
Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
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Former provincial electoral districts of Saskatchewan
Mount Hope No. 279, Saskatchewan