Happyland (provincial electoral district)
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Happyland is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly
of the province of Saskatchewan
, Canada
. Centered on the town of Leader, Saskatchewan
, this district was named after the Happyland rural municipality
.
Created before the 4th Saskatchewan general election
in 1917, this constituency was divided and combined with the districts of Kindersley
(later Kerrobert-Kindersley
) in the north and Maple Creek
in the south before the 8th Saskatchewan general election
in 1934. This area is now part of the constituencies of Cypress Hills
and Kindersley
.
|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Stephen Morrey
|align="right"|2,052
|align="right"|48.87%
|align="right"|–
|Non-Partisan League
|Nichol McVean
|align="right"|1,230
|align="right"|29.29%
|align="right"|–
|Conservative
|Wilfred Steer
|align="right"|917
|align="right"|21.84%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,199
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Stephen Morrey
|align="right"|2,603
|align="right"|77.82%
|align="right"|+28.95
|Independent
|Amos Edwin Botsford Denovan
|align="right"|742
|align="right"|22.18%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|3,345
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Franklin Robert Shortreed
|align="right"|2,464
|align="right"|54.34%
|align="right"|-23.48
|Independent
|A. Edward Duffy
|align="right"|2,070
|align="right"|45.66%
|align="right"|+23.48
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,534
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|John Joseph Keelan
|align="right"|2,427
|align="right"|52.88%
|align="right"|-1.46
|Progressive
|Thomas L. Baldwin
|align="right"|2,163
|align="right"|47.12%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,590
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Donald McPherson Strath
|align="right"|2,436
|align="right"|51.27%
|align="right"|-1.61
|Independent
|William Richard Ducie
|align="right"|2,315
|align="right"|48.73%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,751
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Centered on the town of Leader, Saskatchewan
Leader, Saskatchewan
Leader is a town in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately 350 km directly east of Calgary, Alberta and is near the border between Saskatchewan and Alberta. It has a population of 881 as of 2006.-History:...
, this district was named after the Happyland rural municipality
Happyland No. 231, Saskatchewan
Happyland No. 231 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the south-western part of the province near the village of Prelate, along the Alberta border and south of the South Saskatchewan River in SARM Division No...
.
Created before the 4th Saskatchewan general election
Saskatchewan general election, 1917
The Saskatchewan general election of 1917 was the fourth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 26, 1917, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....
in 1917, this constituency was divided and combined with the districts of Kindersley
Kindersley (former provincial electoral district)
Kindersley is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912...
(later Kerrobert-Kindersley
Kindersley (provincial electoral district)
Kindersley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Created for the 9th Saskatchewan general election as "Kerrobert-Kindersley", this constituency was renamed for the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975....
) in the north and Maple Creek
Maple Creek (provincial electoral district)
Maple Creek is a former 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...
in the south before the 8th Saskatchewan general election
Saskatchewan general election, 1934
The Saskatchewan general election of 1934 was the eighth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 19, 1934, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....
in 1934. This area is now part of the constituencies of Cypress Hills
Cypress Hills (electoral district)
Cypress Hills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in the extreme southwest corner of the province, this constituency was formed by the Representation Act, 1994 through combining the districts of Shaunavon, Maple Creek, and portions of...
and Kindersley
Kindersley (provincial electoral district)
Kindersley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Created for the 9th Saskatchewan general election as "Kerrobert-Kindersley", this constituency was renamed for the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975....
.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
|MLA | |Party |
1. | Stephen Morrey | 1917–1922 | Liberal |
2. | Franklin Robert Shortreed | June 26, 1922–1925 | Liberal |
3. | John Joseph Keelan | 1925–1929 | Liberal |
4. | Donald McPherson Strath | 1929–1934 | Liberal |
---|
Election results
|-|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Stephen Morrey
|align="right"|2,052
|align="right"|48.87%
|align="right"|–
|Non-Partisan League
|Nichol McVean
|align="right"|1,230
|align="right"|29.29%
|align="right"|–
|Conservative
|Wilfred Steer
|align="right"|917
|align="right"|21.84%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,199
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Stephen Morrey
|align="right"|2,603
|align="right"|77.82%
|align="right"|+28.95
|Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
|Amos Edwin Botsford Denovan
|align="right"|742
|align="right"|22.18%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|3,345
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Franklin Robert Shortreed
|align="right"|2,464
|align="right"|54.34%
|align="right"|-23.48
|Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
|A. Edward Duffy
|align="right"|2,070
|align="right"|45.66%
|align="right"|+23.48
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,534
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|John Joseph Keelan
|align="right"|2,427
|align="right"|52.88%
|align="right"|-1.46
|Progressive
Progressive Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Party of Saskatchewan was a provincial section of the Progressive Party of Canada and was active from the 1920s to the mid-1930s...
|Thomas L. Baldwin
|align="right"|2,163
|align="right"|47.12%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,590
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Donald McPherson Strath
|align="right"|2,436
|align="right"|51.27%
|align="right"|-1.61
|Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
|William Richard Ducie
|align="right"|2,315
|align="right"|48.73%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,751
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
See also
- Electoral district (Canada)Electoral district (Canada)An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
- Leader, SaskatchewanLeader, SaskatchewanLeader is a town in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately 350 km directly east of Calgary, Alberta and is near the border between Saskatchewan and Alberta. It has a population of 881 as of 2006.-History:...