Pheasant Hills (provincial electoral district)
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Pheasant Hills 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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, centered just north of the town of Grenfell
Grenfell, Saskatchewan
Grenfell is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. European settlement began in 1882 before the Canadian Pacific Railway reached the site of the town; the post office was established in 1883. It is situated at the junction of Highway 47 and the Trans Canada Highway east of Regina, the...

. This district was one of 25 created before 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.

Originally named "Grenfell", this constituency was renamed Pheasant Hills in 1908
Saskatchewan general election, 1908
The Saskatchewan general election of 1908 was the second provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on August 14, 1908 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Premier Walter Scott and his Liberal Party were re-elected for a second term, defeating...

, after a range of hills north of the Qu'Appelle River
Qu'Appelle River
The Qu'Appelle River is a Canadian river that flows 430 km east from Lake Diefenbaker in southwestern Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, just south of Lake of the Prairies, near the village of St. Lazare....

 valley near Grenfell, Saskatchewan
Grenfell, Saskatchewan
Grenfell is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. European settlement began in 1882 before the Canadian Pacific Railway reached the site of the town; the post office was established in 1883. It is situated at the junction of Highway 47 and the Trans Canada Highway east of Regina, the...

. The district was abolished before the 9th Saskatchewan general election
Saskatchewan general election, 1938
The Saskatchewan general election of 1938 was the ninth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 8, 1938, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

 in 1938.

It is now part of the constituencies of Moosomin
Moosomin (electoral district)
Moosomin is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905....

, Last Mountain-Touchwood, and Melville-Saltcoats
Melville-Saltcoats
Melville-Saltcoats is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created through the Representation Act, 1994 by combining the district of Saltcoats with part of the constituency of Melville.The...

.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

|MLA |Party
1. Andrew William Argue 1905 – 1908 Provincial Rights
Provincial Rights Party
The Provincial Rights Party was a Canadian political party founded and led by Frederick W.A.G. Haultain in 1905 to contest elections in the new province of Saskatchewan.Haultain had been Premier of the North-West Territories prior to the province's creation...


2. Henry Hayes Willway 1908 – 1912 Provincial Rights
Provincial Rights Party
The Provincial Rights Party was a Canadian political party founded and led by Frederick W.A.G. Haultain in 1905 to contest elections in the new province of Saskatchewan.Haultain had been Premier of the North-West Territories prior to the province's creation...


3. Andrew B. A. Cunningham 1912 – 1917 Liberal
4. James Arthur Smith 1917 – 1929 Liberal
5. Charles Morton Dunn 1929 – 1934 Liberal
6. Asmundur A. Loptson 1934 – 1938 Liberal

Election results

|-

|style="width: 130px"|Provincial Rights
Provincial Rights Party
The Provincial Rights Party was a Canadian political party founded and led by Frederick W.A.G. Haultain in 1905 to contest elections in the new province of Saskatchewan.Haultain had been Premier of the North-West Territories prior to the province's creation...


|Andrew William Argue
|align="right"|691
|align="right"|51.72%
|align="right"|–

|Liberal
|Christopher John Rosborough
|align="right"|645
|align="right"|48.28%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,336
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Provincial Rights
Provincial Rights Party
The Provincial Rights Party was a Canadian political party founded and led by Frederick W.A.G. Haultain in 1905 to contest elections in the new province of Saskatchewan.Haultain had been Premier of the North-West Territories prior to the province's creation...


|Henry Hayes Willway
|align="right"|828
|align="right"|56.95%
|align="right"|+5.23

|Liberal
|Hugh Wallace Lindsay
|align="right"|626
|align="right"|43.05%
|align="right"|-5.23
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,454
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Andrew B. A. Cunningham
|align="right"|1,143
|align="right"|57.90%
|align="right"|+14.85

|Conservative
|Henry Hayes Willway
|align="right"|831
|align="right"|42.10%
|align="right"|-14.85
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,974
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|James Arthur Smith
|align="right"|2,416
|align="right"|68.75%
|align="right"|+10.85

|Conservative
|William C. Arnold
|align="right"|1,098
|align="right"|31.25%
|align="right"|-10.85
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|3,514
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|James Arthur Smith
|align="right"|1,590
|align="right"|46.27%
|align="right"|-22.48

|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...


|Hugh Wallace Lindsay
|align="right"|1,052
|align="right"|30.62%
|align="right"|–

|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 Howland Blyth
|align="right"|794
|align="right"|23.11%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|3,436
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|James Arthur Smith
|align="right"|2,077
|align="right"|52.36%
|align="right"|+6.09

|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...


|Samuel Howard Potter
|align="right"|1,890
|align="right"|47.64%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|3,967
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Charles Morton Dunn
|align="right"|3,007
|align="right"|53.15%
|align="right"|+0.79

|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...


|John William Redgwick
|align="right"|2,650
|align="right"|46.85%
|align="right"|-0.79
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,657
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Asmundur A. Loptson
|align="right"|4,310
|align="right"|57.64%
|align="right"|+4.49

|Farmer-Labour
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...


|H.J. Benson
|align="right"|1,804
|align="right"|24.13%
|align="right"|–

|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....


|Chris Ness
|align="right"|1,363
|align="right"|18.23%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,477
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|

See also

Grenfell – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).
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