Saskatoon City (electoral district)
Saskatoon City was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949.
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1935 |
| District abolished | 1947 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 1945 |
History
This riding was created in 1933 from Saskatoon riding. The Saskatoon City riding was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Rosthern, Rosetown—Biggar and Saskatoon ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following member of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Saskatoon City | ||||
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| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Saskatoon | ||||
| 18th | 1935–1939 | Alexander MacGillivray Young | Liberal | |
| 1939–1940 | Walter George Brown | United Reform Movement | ||
| 19th | 1940–1940 | |||
| 1940–1945 | Alfred Henry Bence | Conservative | ||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Roy Knight | Co-operative Commonwealth | |
| Riding dissolved into Rosthern, Rosetown—Biggar and Saskatoon |
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Election results
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Alexander MacGillivray Young | 7,690 | 39.98 | |||||
| Conservative | James Thomas Milton Anderson | 5,859 | 30.46 | |||||
| Social Credit | Harry Watson Arnold | 3,377 | 17.56 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Evans | 1,889 | 9.82 | |||||
| Reconstruction | Weller Phillip Wensley | 419 | 2.18 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 19,234 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Saskatoon City, Saskatchewan (1935-08-14 - 1949-04-29)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, December 18, 1939 Alexander MacGillivray Young's death on July 9, 1939. | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| United Reform Movement | Walter George Brown | 10,756 | 65.10 | |||||
| Unknown | Michael Patrick Hayes | 5,766 | 34.90 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 16,522 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Saskatoon City, Saskatchewan (1935-08-14 - 1949-04-29)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. | ||||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| United Reform Movement | Walter George Brown | 13,868 | 61.76 | |||||
| Liberal | Carl Niderost | 8,346 | 37.17 | |||||
| Social Credit-National Unity | Harry Watson Arnold | 241 | 1.07 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,455 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Saskatoon City, Saskatchewan (1935-08-14 - 1949-04-29)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, August 19, 1940 Walter George Brown's death on April 1, 1940. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Alfred Henry Bence | 4,798 | 31.53 | |||||
| United Reform Movement | Agnes MacPhail | 4,057 | 26.66 | |||||
| Liberal | Michael Patrick Hayes | 2,421 | 15.91 | |||||
| Independent Liberal | Sidney Walter Johns | 2,250 | 14.79 | |||||
| Independent Social Credit | George Howard Bradbrooke | 1,200 | 7.89 | |||||
| Independent | Agnes Wilna Moore | 491 | 3.23 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 15,217 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Saskatoon City, Saskatchewan (1935-08-14 - 1949-04-29)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. | ||||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Roy Knight | 9,217 | 37.94 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Henry Bence | 8,339 | 36.14 | |||||
| Liberal | William Ernest Brunskill | 4,902 | 21.24 | |||||
| Labor–Progressive | Susanna Josephine Gehl | 618 | 2.68 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 19,234 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Saskatoon City, Saskatchewan (1935-08-14 - 1949-04-29)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. | ||||||||
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
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