Weyburn was a former provincial electoral district for the
Legislative Assembly of the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
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 ...
, from 1908 to 1995.
The district was created for the second
Saskatchewan general election in 1908. It contained the town of
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 extended into the surrounding countryside.
The district was dissolved in the
redistribution following the 1991 federal census. It was combined with parts of the
Bengough-Milestone district to become
Weyburn-Big Muddy
Weyburn-Big Muddy is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, the constituency was created through the ''Representation Act, 1994'' (Saskatchewan) by combining ...
, for the
1995 general election.
From 1944 to 1961, Premier
Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and Leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist min ...
was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Weyburn riding.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
General Election, 1908
Elected.
General election, 1912
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1917
Elected.
X Incumbent.
By-election, 1919
The by-election was called when the incumbent, Robert Menzies Mitchell, resigned to take the position of superintendent of the
Saskatchewan Hospital
Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford (SHNB) is a public psychiatric hospital in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. It is owned by the Government of Saskatchewan and operated by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The facility has 284 beds in total, ...
in Weyburn.
Elected.
By-election, 1920
The by-election was called when Hamilton accepted the position of Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of
Premier Martin, an
office of profit
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It is a term used in ...
under the Crown, on April 26, 1920.
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Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1921
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1925
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1929
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1934
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1938
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1944
Elected.
General election, 1948
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1952
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1956
Elected.
X Incumbent.
1 Rounding error.
General election, 1960
Elected.
X Incumbent.
1 Rounding error.
By-election, 1961
The by-election was called when the incumbent, Premier Douglas, resigned from the provincial Legislative Assembly to enter federal politics.
Elected.
General election, 1964
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1967
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1971
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1975
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1978
Elected.
X Incumbent.
General election, 1982
Elected.
General election, 1986
Elected.
X Incumbent.
1 Rounding error.
General election, 1991
Elected.
X Incumbent.
1 Rounding error.
References
External links
Saskatchewan Archives: Saskatchewan Executive and Legislative Directory
Elections Saskatchewan: Election Results
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Weyburn
Former provincial electoral districts of Saskatchewan