Estevan (former electoral district)
Estevan is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created for the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. Renamed "Bromhead" in 1934, the constituency was dissolved and combined with the Souris-Estevan district before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938.
It is now part of the provincial constituencies of Estevan and Weyburn-Big Muddy.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| # | MLA | Served | Party | 1. | George Alexander Bell | 1908–1918 | Liberal | 2. | Robert Dunbar | Oct. 24, 1918 – 1925 | Liberal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | James Forbes Creighton | 1925–1929 | Independent | 4. | Eleazer William Garner | 1929–1930 | Liberal | |||||
| 5. | David McKnight | January 1931 | Conservative | 6. | Norman L. McLeod | Feb. 1931 – Nov. 1932 | Liberal | |||||
| 7. | vacant [1] | Nov. 7, 1932 – 1934 | 8. | Norman L. McLeod | 1934–1938 | Liberal |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Alexander Bell | 828 | 61.15% | – | |
| Provincial Rights | Henry Yardley | 526 | 38.85% | – | |
| Total | 1,354 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Alexander Bell | 1,087 | 65.76% | +4.61 | |
| Conservative | Henry Yardley | 566 | 34.24% | -4.61 | |
| Total | 1,653 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Alexander Bell | Acclaimed | 100.00% | ||
| Total | Acclamation | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Alexander Bell | 1,903 | 60.11% | - | |
| Conservative | James Hill | 1,263 | 39.89% | - | |
| Total | 3,166 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Dunbar | 1,220 | 63.98% | +3.87 | Independent | Thomas Miller Bryce | 687 | 36.02% | – | |
| Total | 1,907 | 100.00% | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Dunbar | Acclaimed | 100.00% | ||
| Total | Acclamation | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Forbes Creighton | 2,153 | 55.91% | - | |
| Liberal | Robert Dunbar | 1,698 | 44.09% | - | |
| Total | 3,851 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eleazer William Garner | 2,423 | 51.94% | +7.85 | |
| Conservative | David McKnight | 1,691 | 36.25% | - | |
| Progressive | H. Gordon Gallaway | 551 | 11.81% | – | |
| Total | 4,665 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David McKnight | 2,700 | 50.13% | +13.88 | |
| Liberal | Norman L. McLeod | 2,686 | 49.87% | -2.07 | |
| Total | 5,386 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Norman L. McLeod | 2,416 | 51.02% | +1.15 | Farmer-Labour | Eric Oxelgren | 1,208 | 25.51% | - | |
| Conservative | Frances B. Smyth | 1,111 | 23.47% | -26.66 | ||||||
| Total | 4,735 | 100.00% | ||||||||
See also
- Electoral district (Canada)
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
References
- ^ Saskatchewan Archives Board Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, p. 2.14-21: "On February 9, 1931, the Assembly granted the petition of N.L. McLeod and seated him as member instead of D. McKnight, because ballots had been tampered with. On November 7, 1932, the Court of Appeal found that the election was void and the seat was declared vacant."