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

# MLA Served Party
     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

Saskatchewan general election, 1905: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Provincial Rights James Thomas Brown 1,788 55.10%
LiberalWilliam Turner Lockhart 1,457 44.90%
Total 3,245 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1908: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Provincial Rights Archibald W. Riddell 1,132 60.76% +5.66
LiberalJohn Young 731 39.24% -5.66
Total 1,863 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1912: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalRichard Forsyth 756 51.15% +11.91
     Conservative J.J. Heaslip 722 48.85% -11.91
Total 1,478 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1917: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Conservative William Oliver Fraser 1,905 56.55% +7.70
LiberalRichard Forsyth 1,464 43.45% -7.70
Total 3,369 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1921: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Conservative John Patrick Gordon 1,260 50.58% -5.97
LiberalEdward Waddington 1,231 49.42% +5.97
Total 2,491 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1925: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalJesse P. Tripp 1,409 51.86% +2.44
     Conservative John Patrick Gordon 1,308 48.14% -2.44
Total 2,717 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1929: Souris electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Conservative William Oliver Fraser 1,784 50.62% +2.48
LiberalJesse P. Tripp 1,740 49.38% -2.48
Total 3,524 100.00%

See also

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

References

Coordinates: 49°35′N 103°00′W / 49.583°N 103.000°W / 49.583; -103.000

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