Cannington (former electoral district)

Cannington was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

of the province of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

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. This district was 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. The constituency was combined with the "Souris" district of Souris-Estevan

Souris-Estevan

Souris-Estevan is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created for the 7th Saskatchewan general election in 1934 by combining the districts of Souris and Estevan....

(and renamed "Souris-Cannington

Cannington (electoral district)

Cannington is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in the extreme southeast corner of the province, this constituency was redrawn to include the former district of Souris for the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975.The original...

") before 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.

It was the riding of Premier William John Patterson

William John Patterson

William John Patterson was a Liberal Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1921 election. He succeeded James G. Gardiner to become the province's first Saskatchewan-born premier in 1935.Patterson's leadership was considered to be...

Members of the Legislative Assembly

	\|MLA	\|Party	1.	John Duncan Stewart	1905–1921	Liberal	2.	Robert Douglas	1921–1924	Liberal	3.	Albert Edward Steele	June 9, 1924–1929	Liberal	4.	Samson Wallace Arthur	1929–1934	Independent, 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....	5.	William John Patterson William John Patterson William John Patterson was a Liberal Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1921 election. He succeeded James G. Gardiner to become the province's first Saskatchewan-born premier in 1935.Patterson's leadership was considered to be...	1934–1949	Liberal	6.	Rosscoe A. McCarthy	Nov. 10, 1949–1964	Liberal	7.	Tom Weatherald	1964–1975	Liberal

Election results

Provincial Rights Party

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Provincial Rights Party

Independent (politician)

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Independent (politician)

Independent (politician)

William John Patterson

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