Souris (Saskatchewan electoral district)

Souris was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. The constituency was dissolved and combined with the Estevan district (as Souris-Estevan) before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934.

It is now part of the provincial constituencies of Estevan and Cannington.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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  1. James Thomas Brown 1905 – 1908 Provincial Rights
  2. Archibald W. Riddell 1908 – 1912 Provincial Rights
     3. Richard Forsyth 1912 – 1917 Liberal
  4. William Oliver Fraser 1917 – 1921 Conservative
  5. John Patrick Gordon 1921 – 1925 Conservative
     6. Jesse P. Tripp 1925 – 1929 Liberal
  7. William Oliver Fraser 1929 – 1934 Conservative

Election results

1905 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Provincial Rights James Thomas Brown 1,788 55.10%
LiberalWilliam Turner Lockhart1,45744.90%
Total 3,245 100.00%
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Provincial Rights Archibald W. Riddell 1,132 60.76% +5.66
LiberalJohn Young73139.24%-5.66
Total 1,863 100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalRichard Forsyth75651.15%+11.91
  Conservative J.J. Heaslip 722 48.85% -11.91
Total 1,478 100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Conservative William Oliver Fraser 1,905 56.55% +7.70
LiberalRichard Forsyth1,46443.45%-7.70
Total 3,369 100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Conservative John Patrick Gordon 1,260 50.58% -5.97
LiberalEdward Waddington1,23149.42%+5.97
Total 2,491 100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalJesse P. Tripp1,40951.86%+2.44
  Conservative John Patrick Gordon 1,308 48.14% -2.44
Total 2,717 100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Conservative William Oliver Fraser 1,784 50.62% +2.48
LiberalJesse P. Tripp1,74049.38%-2.48
Total 3,524 100.00%
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See also

Souris – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).

References

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