Assiniboia (electoral district)
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- For the current Manitoba provincial electoral district, see Assiniboia (provincial electoral district)
Assiniboia was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988. This riding was created in 1907 following the admission of Saskatchewan into the Canadian Confederation in 1905. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Regina—Qu'Appelle, Regina—Wascana, Souris—Moose Mountain and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Gillanders Turriff | 4,048 | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | Robert Lorne Richardson | 3,542 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Gillanders Turriff | 5,804 | ||||||
| Conservative | Christopher "C". Smith | 3,578 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | John Gillanders Turriff | 6,836 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Edward Waddington | 2,312 | ||||||
| By-election on 27 October 1919
On Turiff being called to the Senate, 23 September 1918 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Farmers | Oliver Robert Gould | 7,712 | |||
| Independent Liberal | William Richard Motherwell | 2,488 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | Oliver Robert Gould | 6,549 | ||||||
| Liberal | McLeod, Hugh | 2,847 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Wallace Lynd | 2,225 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert McKenzie | 4,356 | ||||||
| Progressive | Oliver Gould | 3,124 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Hill | 2,303 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert McKenzie | 6,066 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Hill | 3,845 | ||||||
| Progressive | Samuel Burchill | 3,137 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert McKenzie | 8,226 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Forbes Creighton | 7,466 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert McKenzie | 6,213 | ||||||
| Conservative | W. Wallace Lynd | 3,847 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Charles Gordon Broughton | 3,293 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John Harrison Hilton | 1,557 | ||||||
| By-election on 6 January 1936
On McKenzie's acceptance of an office of emolument |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Garfield Gardiner | 7,282 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Irvine | 3,717 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jesse Pickard Tripp | 6,846 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Samuel Norval Horner | 4,812 | ||||||
| National Government | James Lawrence Hart | 3,516 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Edward George McCullough | 6,952 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jesse Pickard Tripp | 5,779 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Hill | 3,084 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Hazen Argue | 8,442 | ||||||
| Liberal | Raymond Alexander MacDonald | 6,858 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Jacob MacDonald | 2,458 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Arnold L. Meginbir | 656 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Hazen Argue | 10,596 | ||||||
| Liberal | Elmer William Meek | 7,218 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Fletcher Hamilton | 1,860 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Arnold L. Meginbir | 698 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Hazen Argue | 10,389 | ||||||
| Liberal | Ross Thatcher | 8,862 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | W.J. Ferguson | 1,931 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Anthony Batza | 903 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Hazen Argue | 9,104 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | W.J. Ferguson | 6,360 | ||||||
| Liberal | Ross Thatcher | 6,173 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hazen Argue | 7,739 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lawrence E. Watson | 7,386 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Cecil T. Bailey | 5,153 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Daryl D. Rumble | 1,009 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lawrence E. Watson | 9,393 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hazen Argue | 7,311 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Cecil T. Bailey | 3,683 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Daryl David Rumble | 575 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lawrence E. Watson | 7,913 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hazen Argue | 7,294 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John C. Wilson | 4,934 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Arnold L. Meginbir | 303 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert B. Douglas | 9,636 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lawrence E. Watson | 9,541 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bruce L. Wilson | 9,295 | ||||||
| By-election on 8 November 1971
On Douglas' death, 6 March 1971 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic | Bill Knight | 9,956 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Lawrence E. Watson | 8,172 | |||
| Liberal | Jim Hooker | 7,051 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bill Knight | 9,936 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Boyd Anderson | 8,843 | ||||||
| Liberal | Norm Flaten | 7,799 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Joseph A. Thauberger | 839 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 9,986 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bill Knight | 9,441 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Hart | 7,105 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Rod McRae | 246 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Len Gustafson | 12,365 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bill Knight | 11,183 | ||||||
| Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 9,955 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Walton Eddy | 292 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Len Gustafson | 11,251 | ||||||
| Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 10,167 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Randy MacKenzie | 9,710 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Walton Eddy | 178 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Len Gustafson | 16,026 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bill Adamack | 10,853 | ||||||
| Liberal | Lonny McKague | 6,472 | ||||||
| Confederation of Regions | Ted Coffey | 595 | ||||||
