Weyburn (electoral district)
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Weyburn was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Assiniboia, Qu'Appelle and Regina ridings
It was Tommy Douglas' riding from 1935 until he left Parliament to enter provincial politics in 1944.
It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Moose Mountain and Qu'Appelle ridings.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | THOMPSON, Richard Frederick | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | MORRISON, John | 6,635 | ||||||
| Conservative | THOMPSON, Richard Frederick | 2,539 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | YOUNG, Edward James | 4,807 | ||||||
| Progressive | MORRISON, John | 2,162 | ||||||
| Conservative | HILLIAR, Thomas Henry | 1,957 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | YOUNG, Edward James | 6,068 | ||||||
| Progressive | MORRISON, John | 3,493 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | YOUNG, Edward James | 7,259 | ||||||
| Conservative | MORLEY, John Rennie | 5,723 | ||||||
| Progressive | MCMANUS, James Hamilton | 1,433 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | DOUGLAS, Thomas Clement | 7,280 | ||||||
| Liberal | YOUNG, Edward James | 6,979 | ||||||
| Communist | BEISCHEL, George | 1,557 | ||||||
| Social Credit | FLETCHER, Morton Allison | 362 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | DOUGLAS, Thomas Clement | 8,509 | ||||||
| Liberal | METHERAL, Thomas Niddrie | 7,554 | ||||||
| United Reform | HILTON, John Harrison | 269 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | MCKAY, Eric Bowness | 8,174 | ||||||
| Liberal | METHERAL, Thomas Niddrie | 5,962 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | VENNARD, Elwood Haig | 1,739 | ||||||
| Social Credit | THAUBERGER, Joseph A. | 980 | ||||||
