Yorkton (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Yorkton was a federal electoral district
in Saskatchewan
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1925 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Mackenzie
and Saltcoats
ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Regina East
, Regina—Lake Centre
and Yorkton—Melville
ridings.
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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 1925 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Mackenzie
Mackenzie (electoral district)
Mackenzie was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1997.This riding was created in 1903, when Saskatchewan was still a part of the Northwest Territories...
and Saltcoats
Saltcoats (electoral district)
Saltcoats 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 from parts of Assiniboia East, and Qu'Appelle ridings...
ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Regina East
Regina East
Regina East was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Humboldt—Melfort, Melville, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, QuAppelle, Regina City and Yorkton ridings.It was abolished...
, Regina—Lake Centre
Regina—Lake Centre
Regina—Lake Centre was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979....
and Yorkton—Melville
Yorkton—Melville
Yorkton—Melville is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.-History:The electoral district was created in 1966 from Yorkton, Melville and Mackenzie ridings....
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding 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,...
:
- George Washington McPheeGeorge Washington McPheeGeorge Washington McPhee was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan. He represented 2nd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 1911 and Yorkton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1940 as a Liberal.He was born in St...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1925-1940) - George Hugh CastledenGeorge Hugh CastledenGeorge Hugh Castleden was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Moosomin, Northwest Territories and became a teacher by career....
, Co-operative Commonwealth FederationCo-operative Commonwealth FederationThe Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
(CCF) (1940-1949) - Alan Carl StewartAlan Carl StewartAlan Carl Stewart was a Canadian provincial and federal politician.Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, he was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1929...
, Liberal (1949-1953) - George Hugh Castleden, CCF (1953-1958)
- G. Drummond Clancy, 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....
(1958-1968)
Election results
See also
- Yorkton Saskatchewan provincial electoral districtYorkton (provincial electoral district)Yorkton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It has historically almost always voted for the governing party, selecting an opposition candidate only twice in its history ....
- Yorkton Northwest Territories territorial electoral districtYorkton (N.W.T. electoral district)Yorkton was a territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories from 1894 - 1905,After 1905 when Saskatchewan split from the territories, the district of Yorkton continues to exist to present day....
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Yorkton (1924–1966) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...