Souris (electoral district)
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Souris was a federal electoral district
in the province
of Manitoba
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1904 to 1953.
This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Brandon
and Lisgar
ridings.
In 1952, the constituency was merged with the constituency of Brandon
to form the district of Brandon—Souris
.
:
|James Arthur Ross
|align="right"| 6,108
|-
|Edward Ingo Dow
|align="right"| 5,495
|-
|George Thomas Watson
|align="right"| 1,083
|-
|James Arthur Ross
|align="right"| 6,177
|-
|Thomas Matthew McIlwraith
|align="right"| 2,640
|-
|Roderick Guy Craven
|align="right"| 1,838
|-
|James Arthur Ross
|align="right"| 4,991
|-
|George William McDonald
|align="right"| 4,861
|-
|Alex H. Parkes
|align="right"| 1,370
|-
|George William McDonald
|align="right"| 4,504
|-
|Errick French Willis
|align="right"| 4,501
|-
|Alex H. Parkes
|align="right"| 953
|-
|William Humboldt Clandenning
|align="right"| 631
|-
|Errick French Willis
|align="right"| 6,252
|-
|James Steedsman
|align="right"| 5,780
|-
|James Steedsman
|align="right"| 6,105
|-
|Errick French Willis
|align="right"| 4,946
|-
|James Steedsman
|align="right"| 3,509
|-
|William Willson
|align="right"| 3,258
|-
|John Williams
|align="right"| 1,563
|-
|James Steedsman
|align="right"| 7,380
|-
|Richard Gardiner Willis
|align="right"| 3,714
|-
|Albert Ernest Finley
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-
|Frederick Laurence Schaffner
|align="right"| 3,150
|-
|Archibald McIntyre Campbell
|align="right"| 3,086
|-
|Frederick Laurence Schaffner
|align="right"| 3,310
|-
|Archibald McIntyre Campbell
|align="right"| 2,429
|-
|Frederick Laurence Schaffner
|align="right"| 3,123
|-
|George Paterson
|align="right"| 2,603
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 the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
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, 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 1904 to 1953.
This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Brandon
Brandon (electoral district)
Brandon was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1896 to 1953.It was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette and Selkirk ridings....
and Lisgar
Lisgar (electoral district)
Lisgarwas a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1988. This riding was created following the admission of Manitoba into the Canadian Confederation in 1870....
ridings.
In 1952, the constituency was merged with the constituency of Brandon
Brandon (electoral district)
Brandon was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1896 to 1953.It was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette and Selkirk ridings....
to form the district of Brandon—Souris
Brandon—Souris
Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.-Demographics:-Geography:The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Manitoba...
.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
:
- 1904-1917: Frederick Laurence SchaffnerFrederick Laurence SchaffnerFrederick Laurence Schaffner was a Canadian physician and politician.Born in Williamstown, Nova Scotia, the son of William C. Schaffner and A. Schaffner, his father of German and his mother of English descent, Schaffner was received a B.A. degree from Acadia University and a M.D., C.M. degree from...
- Conservative Party of CanadaConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the... - 1917-1921: Albert Ernest FinleyAlbert Ernest FinleyAlbert Ernest Finley was a physician and political figure in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Souris in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist member....
- Unionist PartyUnionist Party (Canada)The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden during the First World War.... - 1921-1930: James SteedsmanJames SteedsmanJames Steedsman was a Manitoba farmer who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the agrarian Progressive Party of Canada.He was born in Molesworth, Ontario and schooled in Oxford County, Ontario...
- Progressive Party of CanadaProgressive Party of CanadaThe Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba... - 1930-1935: Errick French Willis - Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
- 1935-1940: George William McDonaldGeorge William McDonaldGeorge William McDonald was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922 as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party, and later sat in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1940 as a Liberal-Progressive.McDonald was born in Lucknow,...
- Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues.... - 1940-1952: James Arthur Ross - National Government (1940-1945), Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
(1945-1952)
Election results
|-|James Arthur Ross
|align="right"| 6,108
|-
|Edward Ingo Dow
Edward Dow
Edward Ingo Dow was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1962, from 1966 to 1968, and from 1968 to 1969....
|align="right"| 5,495
|-
|George Thomas Watson
|align="right"| 1,083
|-
|James Arthur Ross
|align="right"| 6,177
|-
|Thomas Matthew McIlwraith
|align="right"| 2,640
|-
|Roderick Guy Craven
|align="right"| 1,838
|-
|James Arthur Ross
|align="right"| 4,991
|-
|George William McDonald
George William McDonald
George William McDonald was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922 as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party, and later sat in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1940 as a Liberal-Progressive.McDonald was born in Lucknow,...
|align="right"| 4,861
|-
|Alex H. Parkes
|align="right"| 1,370
|-
|George William McDonald
George William McDonald
George William McDonald was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922 as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party, and later sat in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1940 as a Liberal-Progressive.McDonald was born in Lucknow,...
|align="right"| 4,504
|-
|Errick French Willis
|align="right"| 4,501
|-
|Alex H. Parkes
|align="right"| 953
|-
|William Humboldt Clandenning
|align="right"| 631
|-
|Errick French Willis
|align="right"| 6,252
|-
|James Steedsman
James Steedsman
James Steedsman was a Manitoba farmer who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the agrarian Progressive Party of Canada.He was born in Molesworth, Ontario and schooled in Oxford County, Ontario...
|align="right"| 5,780
|-
|James Steedsman
James Steedsman
James Steedsman was a Manitoba farmer who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the agrarian Progressive Party of Canada.He was born in Molesworth, Ontario and schooled in Oxford County, Ontario...
|align="right"| 6,105
|-
|Errick French Willis
|align="right"| 4,946
|-
|James Steedsman
James Steedsman
James Steedsman was a Manitoba farmer who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the agrarian Progressive Party of Canada.He was born in Molesworth, Ontario and schooled in Oxford County, Ontario...
|align="right"| 3,509
|-
|William Willson
|align="right"| 3,258
|-
|John Williams
John Williams (Manitoba politician)
John Williams was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1910, and again from 1914 to 1922. Williams was a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party, and briefly served as a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C...
|align="right"| 1,563
|-
|James Steedsman
James Steedsman
James Steedsman was a Manitoba farmer who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the agrarian Progressive Party of Canada.He was born in Molesworth, Ontario and schooled in Oxford County, Ontario...
|align="right"| 7,380
|-
|Richard Gardiner Willis
Richard Gardiner Willis
Richard Gardiner Willis was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the leader of the Manitoba Conservative Party from 1919 to 1922, and served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 until his death....
|align="right"| 3,714
|-
|Albert Ernest Finley
Albert Ernest Finley
Albert Ernest Finley was a physician and political figure in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Souris in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist member....
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-
|Frederick Laurence Schaffner
Frederick Laurence Schaffner
Frederick Laurence Schaffner was a Canadian physician and politician.Born in Williamstown, Nova Scotia, the son of William C. Schaffner and A. Schaffner, his father of German and his mother of English descent, Schaffner was received a B.A. degree from Acadia University and a M.D., C.M. degree from...
|align="right"| 3,150
|-
|Archibald McIntyre Campbell
|align="right"| 3,086
|-
|Frederick Laurence Schaffner
|align="right"| 3,310
|-
|Archibald McIntyre Campbell
|align="right"| 2,429
|-
|Frederick Laurence Schaffner
|align="right"| 3,123
|-
|George Paterson
|align="right"| 2,603
See also
- Brandon—SourisBrandon—SourisBrandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.-Demographics:-Geography:The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Manitoba...
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Souris (1903–1952) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...