Saltcoats (provincial electoral district)
Saltcoats was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Saltcoats. One of 25 districts created before the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905, it was abolished before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934.
The district was reconstituted before the 1938 election and abolished in 2003 into Canora-Pelly and Melville-Saltcoats. It is now part of the constituency of Melville-Saltcoats.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
1905–1934[edit]
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thomas MacNutt | 1905–1908 | Liberal | |
| 2. | James Alexander Calder | Dec. 1908 – June 1918 | Liberal | |
| 3. | George William Sahlmark | Aug. 1918 – 1929 | Liberal | |
| 4. | Asmundur Loptson | 1929–1934 | Liberal |
1938–2003[edit]
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joseph Lee Phelps | 1938–1948 | CCF | |
| 2. | Asmundur Loptson | 1948–1960 | Liberal | |
| 3. | James Snedker | 1960–1971 | Liberal | |
| 4. | Ed Kaeding | 1971–1982 | New Democrat | |
| 5. | Walt Johnson | 1982–1991 | Progressive Conservative | |
| 6. | Reg Knezacek | 1991–1995 | New Democrat | |
| 7. | Bob Bjornerud | 1995–1997 | Liberal | |
| 8. | Bob Bjornerud | 1997–2003 | Saskatchewan Party |
Election results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas MacNutt | 1,006 | 67.34% | – | |
| Provincial Rights | Archibald Crooke Thompson | 488 | 32.66% | – | |
| Total | 1,494 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas MacNutt | 1,002 | 64.94% | -2.40 | |
| Provincial Rights | Archibald Crooke Thompson | 541 | 35.06% | +2.40 | |
| Total | 1,543 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Alexander Calder | 1,101 | 81.25% | +16.31 | |
| Independent | Hugh Alexander Green | 254 | 18.75% | – | |
| Total | 1,355 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Alexander Calder | 1,357 | 74.07% | -7.18 | |
| Conservative | James Nixon | 475 | 25.93% | - | |
| Total | 1,832 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Alexander Calder | 2,699 | 71.14% | -2.93 | |
| Conservative | Henry Leppington | 1,095 | 28.86% | +2.93 | |
| Total | 3,794 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Sahlmark | 1,495 | 57.48% | -13.66 | |
| Conservative | Amos Burkell | 1,106 | 42.52% | +13.66 | |
| Total | 2,601 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Sahlmark | Acclaimed | 100.00% | ||
| Total | Acclamation | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Sahlmark | 2,376 | 62.41% | - | |
| Progressive | Johannes Einarsson | 1,431 | 37.59% | – | |
| Total | 3,807 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Asmundur Loptson | 2,620 | 52.16% | -10.25 | |
| Independent | Amos Burkell | 2,403 | 47.84% | - | |
| Total | 5,023 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF | Joseph L. Phelps | 3,409 | 45.29% | – | |
| Liberal | Asmundur Loptson | 3,114 | 41.38% | - | |
| Social Credit | Alexander E. Sahlmark | 1,003 | 13.33% | – | |
| Total | 7,526 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF | Joseph L. Phelps | 3,461 | 50.98% | +5.69 | |
| Liberal | Donald A. MacKenzie | 2,874 | 42.33% | +0.95 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Rae Melville Salkeld | 454 | 6.69% | - | |
| Total | 6,789 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Asmundur Loptson | 3,945 | 47.12% | +4.79 | |
| CCF | Joseph L. Phelps | 3,620 | 43.24% | -7.74 | |
| Social Credit | George A. Dulmage | 807 | 9.64% | - | |
| Total | 8,372 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Asmundur Loptson | 4,000 | 51.78% | +4.66 | |
| CCF | Linton A. McDonald | 3,725 | 48.22% | +4.98 | |
| Total | 7,725 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Asmundur Loptson | 3,097 | 42.63% | -9.15 | |
| CCF | Alexander Lukiwski | 2,684 | 36.95% | -11.27 | |
| Social Credit | C.F. Wagner | 1,483 | 20.42% | - | |
| Total | 7,264 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Snedker | 3,215 | 47.12% | +4.49 | |
| CCF | Frederick Rupert Kirkham | 2,251 | 32.99% | -3.96 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Thomas Jones Neal | 793 | 11.62% | - | |
| Social Credit | Anthony Batza | 564 | 8.27% | -12.15 | |
| Total | 6,823 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Snedker | 3,260 | 46.10% | -1.02 | |
| CCF | Baldur M. Olson | 2,275 | 32.17% | -0.82 | |
| Prog. Conservative | David Arthur Keyes | 1,537 | 21.73% | +10.11 | |
| Total | 7,072 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Snedker | 3,639 | 52.47% | +6.37 | |
| NDP | Charles Woolfitt | 2,392 | 34.49% | +2.32 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Cliff Obre | 904 | 13.04% | -8.69 | |
| Total | 6,935 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Ed Kaeding | 3,574 | 50.63% | +16.14 | |
| Liberal | James Snedker | 3,485 | 49.37% | -3.10 | |
| Total | 7,059 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Ed Kaeding | 2,887 | 40.93% | -9.70 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Wilfred J. Walker | 2,109 | 29.90% | - | |
| Liberal | William H. Peasley | 2,058 | 29.17% | -20.20 | |
| Total | 7,054 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Ed Kaeding | 3,354 | 45.95% | +5.02 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Walt Johnson | 3,265 | 44.73% | +14.83 | |
| Liberal | Gabriel R. Neumeier | 680 | 9.32% | -19.85 | |
| Total | 7,299 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Walt Johnson | 3,921 | 49.83% | +5.10 | |
| NDP | Ed Kaeding | 3,531 | 44.88% | -1.07 | |
| Liberal | James R. Coueslan | 416 | 5.29% | -4.03 | |
| Total | 7,868 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Walt Johnson | 3,612 | 47.47% | -2.36 | |
| NDP | Reg Knezacek | 3,549 | 46.64% | +1.76 | |
| Liberal | Leslie Popp | 448 | 5.89% | +0.60 | |
| Total | 7,609 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Reg Knezacek | 3,745 | 52.49% | +5.85 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Rod Roden | 2,356 | 33.03% | -14.44 | |
| Liberal | Leslie Popp | 1,033 | 14.48% | +8.59 | |
| Total | 7,134 | 100.00% | |||
| 1995 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Bjornerud | 3,635 | 45.53% | +31.05 | ||||
| New Democratic | Reg Knezacek | 3,053 | 38.25% | −14.24 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Johnson | 1,295 | 16.22% | −16.81 | ||||
| Total | 7,983 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 1999 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 4,688 | 62.47% | — | ||||
| New Democratic | Leo Fuhr | 1,884 | 25.10% | −13.15 | ||||
| Liberal | Vic Polsom | 933 | 12.43% | −33.10 | ||||
| Total | 7,505 | 100.00% | ||||||
See also[edit]
Saltcoats – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).
- Electoral district (Canada)
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
- Saltcoats, Saskatchewan