Yorkton (federal electoral district)
Yorkton was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
- George Washington McPhee, Liberal (1925–1940)
- George Hugh Castleden, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (1940–1949)
- Alan Carl Stewart, Liberal (1949–1953)
- George Hugh Castleden, CCF (1953–1958)
- G. Drummond Clancy, Progressive Conservative (1958–1968)
Election results
[edit]| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Washington McPhee | 3,702 | ||||||
| Progressive | Alan Carl Stewart | 2,579 | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick George Garvin | 1,212 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Washington McPhee | 4,421 | ||||||
| Progressive | Roy David Loucks | 3,121 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Washington McPhee | 6,887 | ||||||
| Independent | Robert Barbour | 5,406 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Washington McPhee | 7,491 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Jacob Benson | 4,129 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Hnatyshyn | 4,123 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | William Kelso | 2,088 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 7,658 | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan Grant McLean | 6,773 | ||||||
| National Government | John Hnatyshyn | 4,690 | ||||||
| Communist | Thomas Gerald McManus | 1,047 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 9,158 | ||||||
| Liberal | Alan Carl Stewart | 5,591 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Hnatyshyn | 3,966 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alan Carl Stewart | 8,706 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 8,419 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Stanley Wowk | 1,111 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Renton Dunlop | 858 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 11,027 | ||||||
| Liberal | Patrick Sheehan O'Dwyer | 7,399 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Stanley Obodiac | 1,915 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | John Paluck | 751 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 9,712 | ||||||
| Liberal | Dmytro Hluchaniuk | 8,414 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Drummond Clancy | 2,342 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Robert John Craig | 1,967 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Drummond Clancy | 9,882 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 7,644 | ||||||
| Liberal | Dmytro Hluchaniuk | 4,986 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Drummond Clancy | 10,202 | ||||||
| Liberal | Dmytro Hluchaniuk | 5,768 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Leonard M. Larson | 5,453 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Martin Kelln | 1,775 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Drummond Clancy | 12,443 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Leonard M. Larson | 5,083 | ||||||
| Liberal | J.H. Ross | 4,425 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Wilfrid D. Burnley | 1,148 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Drummond Clancy | 10,561 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Alex G. Kuziak | 7,326 | ||||||
| Liberal | John A. Simpson | 4,338 | ||||||
See also
[edit]- Yorkton Saskatchewan provincial electoral district
- Yorkton Northwest Territories territorial electoral district
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
External links
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