Weyburn (electoral district)
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Weyburn was a federal electoral district
in Saskatchewan
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1917 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Assiniboia
, Qu'Appelle and Regina
ridings
It was Tommy Douglas
' riding from 1935 until he left Parliament to enter provincial politics in 1944.
It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Moose Mountain
and Qu'Appelle ridings.
|THOMPSON, Richard Frederick
||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|MORRISON, John
||align=right|6,635
|-
|THOMPSON, Richard Frederick
||align=right|2,539
|-
|YOUNG, Edward James
||align=right|4,807
|-
|MORRISON, John
||align=right|2,162
|-
|HILLIAR, Thomas Henry ||align=right|1,957
|-
|YOUNG, Edward James
||align=right|6,068
|-
|MORRISON, John
||align=right|3,493
|-
|YOUNG, Edward James
||align=right|7,259
|-
|MORLEY, John Rennie ||align=right|5,723
|-
|MCMANUS, James Hamilton ||align=right| 1,433
|-
|DOUGLAS, Thomas Clement
||align=right|7,280
|-
|YOUNG, Edward James ||align=right|6,979
|-
|BEISCHEL, George ||align=right|1,557
|-
|FLETCHER, Morton Allison ||align=right|362
|-
|DOUGLAS, Thomas Clement
||align=right|8,509
|-
|METHERAL, Thomas Niddrie ||align=right|7,554
|-
|United Reform
|HILTON, John Harrison ||align=right|269
|-
|MCKAY, Eric Bowness ||align=right|8,174
|-
|METHERAL, Thomas Niddrie ||align=right|5,962
|-
|VENNARD, Elwood Haig ||align=right|1,739
|-
|THAUBERGER, Joseph A.
||align=right|980
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 1917 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Assiniboia
Assiniboia (electoral district)
Assiniboia was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988. This riding was created in 1907 following the admission of Saskatchewan into the Canadian Confederation in 1905...
, Qu'Appelle and Regina
Regina (electoral district)
Regina was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1935.This riding was created in 1907 from parts of the former Northwest Territories ridings Assiniboia West and Qu'Appelle ridings...
ridings
It was Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician...
' riding from 1935 until he left Parliament to enter provincial politics in 1944.
It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Moose Mountain
Moose Mountain (electoral district)
Moose Mountain was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1968.This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Assiniboia, Qu’Appelle and Weyburn ridings...
and Qu'Appelle ridings.
Election results
|-|THOMPSON, Richard Frederick
Richard Frederick Thompson
Richard Frederick Thompson was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Weyburn in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member....
||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|MORRISON, John
John Morrison (Canadian politician)
John Morrison was a Canadian politician.Morrison was a Canadian House of Commons member for the Progressive Party of Canada from 1921 to 1925 representing the riding of Weyburn...
||align=right|6,635
|-
|THOMPSON, Richard Frederick
Richard Frederick Thompson
Richard Frederick Thompson was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Weyburn in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member....
||align=right|2,539
|-
|YOUNG, Edward James
Edward James Young
Edward James Young was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1925 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Weyburn. He was re-elected to Weyburn in 1926 and 1930 but defeated in 1935.- External links :*...
||align=right|4,807
|-
|MORRISON, John
John Morrison (Canadian politician)
John Morrison was a Canadian politician.Morrison was a Canadian House of Commons member for the Progressive Party of Canada from 1921 to 1925 representing the riding of Weyburn...
||align=right|2,162
|-
|HILLIAR, Thomas Henry ||align=right|1,957
|-
|YOUNG, Edward James
Edward James Young
Edward James Young was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1925 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Weyburn. He was re-elected to Weyburn in 1926 and 1930 but defeated in 1935.- External links :*...
||align=right|6,068
|-
|MORRISON, John
John Morrison (Canadian politician)
John Morrison was a Canadian politician.Morrison was a Canadian House of Commons member for the Progressive Party of Canada from 1921 to 1925 representing the riding of Weyburn...
||align=right|3,493
|-
|YOUNG, Edward James
Edward James Young
Edward James Young was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1925 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Weyburn. He was re-elected to Weyburn in 1926 and 1930 but defeated in 1935.- External links :*...
||align=right|7,259
|-
|MORLEY, John Rennie ||align=right|5,723
|-
|MCMANUS, James Hamilton ||align=right| 1,433
|-
|DOUGLAS, Thomas Clement
Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician...
||align=right|7,280
|-
|YOUNG, Edward James ||align=right|6,979
|-
|BEISCHEL, George ||align=right|1,557
|-
|FLETCHER, Morton Allison ||align=right|362
|-
|DOUGLAS, Thomas Clement
Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician...
||align=right|8,509
|-
|METHERAL, Thomas Niddrie ||align=right|7,554
|-
|United Reform
United Reform
The United Reform Movement or United Reform was an attempt in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to create a left wing farmer-labour coalition....
|HILTON, John Harrison ||align=right|269
|-
|MCKAY, Eric Bowness ||align=right|8,174
|-
|METHERAL, Thomas Niddrie ||align=right|5,962
|-
|VENNARD, Elwood Haig ||align=right|1,739
|-
|THAUBERGER, Joseph A.
Joseph Thauberger
Joseph Thauberger was a Canadian farmer and politician. Born in Bessarabia, he emigrated to Canada from Russia with his parents, Andreas Thauberger and Maria Eva née Bähr, in 1911....
||align=right|980
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Weyburn (1914–1947) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...