Saskatchewan (electoral district)
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Saskatchewan was a federal electoral district
in Saskatchewan
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1906 to 1908.
This riding was created in following the admission of Saskatchewan into the Canadian Confederation
in 1905 from the former Northwest Territories
riding Provisional District of Saskatchewan. The sitting member in the prior riding at the time was John Henderson Lamont
, who resigned in 1905.
The only member actually elected to this seat was George Ewan McCraney
, in a by-election
in 1906. The electoral district was abolished in 1907 when it was redistributed into the ridings of Battleford
, Prince Albert
, and Saskatoon
.
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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...
in 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...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1906 to 1908.
This riding was created in following the admission of Saskatchewan into the Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
in 1905 from the former Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
riding Provisional District of Saskatchewan. The sitting member in the prior riding at the time was John Henderson Lamont
John Henderson Lamont
John Henderson Lamont was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada....
, who resigned in 1905.
The only member actually elected to this seat was George Ewan McCraney
George Ewan McCraney
George Ewan McCraney was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Bothwell, Ontario, his father was Daniel McCraney, a lawyer and political figure who represented Kent East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. McCraney was educated at the University of Toronto where he graduated a B.A. in 1892...
, in a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in 1906. The electoral district was abolished in 1907 when it was redistributed into the ridings of Battleford
Battleford (electoral district)
Battleford was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1925. This riding was created in 1907 following the admission of Saskatchewan into the Canadian Confederation in 1905 from parts of the Northwest Territories...
, Prince Albert
Prince Albert (electoral district)
Prince Albert is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997.-Geography:...
, and Saskatoon
Saskatoon (electoral district)
Saskatoon was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1935 and from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1907 from parts of Assiniboia West, Humboldt and Saskatchewan ridings....
.
Election results
By-election: Resignation of Mr. John Henderson Lamont, 5 September 1905|-
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Saskatchewan (1905–1907) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...