Cannington (electoral district) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Cannington is a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

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electoral district

Electoral district

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for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

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of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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, Canada

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. Located in the extreme southeast corner of the province, this constituency was redrawn to include the former district of Souris

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...

for the 18th Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 1975

The Saskatchewan general election of 1975 was the eighteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 11, 1975, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan...

in 1975.

The original Cannington constituency

Cannington (former electoral district)

Cannington 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...

– one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 1905

The Saskatchewan general election of 1905 was the first provincial election in the newly created Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on 13 December 1905 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to victory over the...

in 1905 – was named after the Cannington Manor settlement

Cannington Manor Provincial Park

Cannington Manor Provincial Park is a historic park which was established in 1882 by Captain Edward Michell Pierce as an aristocratic English colony...

located in the region.

Currently the safest seat for the Saskatchewan Party, it is arguably one of the most conservative ridings in the province – having never elected a member of the CCF

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

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or NDP

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...

.

The district has an economy based on grain and mixed farming. Oil production is scattered throughout the riding and oil service companies provide a great deal of off-farm employment. An integrated health facility in Wawota

Wawota, Saskatchewan

Wawota is a community of 591 people, located along Highway 48 in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. Established in 1905, its name is from Dakota "wa ota", which means "lots of snow". Wa means 'snow', oda or ota means 'lots'...

offers acute, long-term and palliative care.

The constituency's major communities include Carlyle

Carlyle, Saskatchewan

-Entertainment:The Bear Claw Casino & Hotel is located near Carlyle.The Shackshakers is a recording musical group that was formed in Carlyle by Shawn Nagy in 1988.-Climate:-Notable people:* Brenden Morrow - hockey player* Eliza Beatty - Silver Cross Mother...

, Oxbow

Oxbow, Saskatchewan

Oxbow is a Canadian town in the southeast of the province of Saskatchewan.-Basic information:According to the 2006 Canadian census, the town's population is 1,139; the town's area is 3.10 square km; and population density is 366.8 per square km....

, and Carnduff

Carnduff, Saskatchewan

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with populations of 2,129, 1,260 and 1,017 respectively.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament	Years		Party
18th Saskatchewan general election, 1975 The Saskatchewan general election of 1975 was the eighteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 11, 1975, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan...	1975–1978	Eric Berntson Eric Berntson -Saskatchewan politics:Berntson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a member of the Progressive Conservatives for the district of Souris-Cannington in the 1975 Saskatchewan general election...	Progressive Conservative
19th Saskatchewan general election, 1978 The Saskatchewan general election of 1978 was the nineteenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 18, 1978, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....	1978–1982
20th Saskatchewan general election, 1982 The Saskatchewan general election of 1982 was the twentieth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on April 26, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....	1982–1986
21st Saskatchewan general election, 1986 The Saskatchewan general election of 1986 was the twenty-first provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 20, 1986, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....	1986–1991
22nd 22nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1991 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow. With 66 representatives elected, the 22nd Assembly had the largest number of MLAs in Saskatchewan history.In the fall of 1992 former...	1991–1995	Dan D'Autremont	Progressive Conservative
23rd 23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1995 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow....	1995–1997		Progressive Conservative
	1997–1999		Saskatchewan Party Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...
24th 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1999 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow...	1999–2003
25th	2003–2007
26th 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 2007 Saskatchewan election, and was sworn in on November 21, 2007. It is controlled by the Saskatchewan Party under Premier Brad Wall.-Members:...	2007–2011
27th	2011–present

Election results

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| style="width: 130px"|Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Party

The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...

|Dan D'Autremont
|align="right"|4,691
|align="right"|75.65%
|align="right"|-2.10

|NDP
|Todd Gervais
|align="right"|919
|align="right"|14.82%
|align="right"|-1.77

|Prog. Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....

Green Party of Saskatchewan

The Green Party of Saskatchewan is a left-leaning Green political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It was founded in 1998 as the New Green Alliance by environmental and social justice activists frustrated by the social democratic Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's move to the right...

Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...

Souris-Cannington

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| style="width: 130px"|Progressive Conservative
|Dan D'Autremont
|align="right"|2,980
|align="right"|44.43%
|align="right"|-23.27

|NDP
|Ross Arthur
|align="right"|1,912
|align="right"|28.51%
|align="right"|+6.21

|Liberal

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

Eric Berntson

-Saskatchewan politics:Berntson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a member of the Progressive Conservatives for the district of Souris-Cannington in the 1975 Saskatchewan general election...

Eric Berntson

|align="right"|4,093
|align="right"|56.45%
|align="right"|+2.48

|NDP
|Dean Fraser
|align="right"|1,639
|align="right"|22.60%
|align="right"|-6.54

|Western Canada Concept

Western Canada Concept Party of Saskatchewan

The Western Canada Concept Party of Saskatchewan was a provincial political party that was the Saskatchewan, Canada branch of the Western Canada Concept, a federal political party that advocated the separation of the four western provinces of Canada to form a new country.The party's zenith was the...

Eric Berntson

Eric Berntson

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

Souris-Cannington

See also

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