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Melville (provincial Electoral District)
Melville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934. The ''Representation Act, 2002'' (Saskatchewan) merged this riding with parts of the Saltcoats electoral district to form the new riding of Melville-Saltcoats. It was the riding of Premier James Garfield Gardiner and his son James Wilfrid Gardiner. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , Conservative , Elisha Forest Scharf , align="right", 1,930 , align="right", 22.93% , align="right", – , Farmer-Labour , Wilfrid Wass , align="right", 1,504 , align="right", 17.87% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,417 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", Acclamation !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !alig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Saskatchewan Provincial Electoral Districts
This is a list of provincial electoral districts in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Current electoral districts * Athabasca (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district), Athabasca (1934) * Arm River (electoral district), Arm River (2016) * Batoche (electoral district), Batoche (2003) * Biggar-Sask Valley (2016) * Cannington (electoral district), Cannington (1995) * Canora-Pelly (1995) * Carrot River Valley (electoral district), Carrot River Valley (1995) * Cumberland (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district), Cumberland (1975) * Cut Knife-Turtleford (2003) * Cypress Hills (electoral district), Cypress Hills (1995) * Estevan (electoral district), Estevan (1975) * Humboldt-Watrous (2016) * Indian Head-Milestone (1995) * Kelvington-Wadena (1975) * Kindersley (provincial electoral district), Kindersley (1975) * Last Mountain-Touchwood (1975) * Lloydminster (electoral district), Lloydminster (1995) * Lumsden-Morse (2016) * Martensville-Warman (2016) * Meadow Lake (provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Percy Brown
Allan Percy Brown (19 July 1912 – 2 March 1994) was a merchant, boxer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Melville from 1952 to 1956 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member. He was born in Lebret, Saskatchewan, the son of George Brown, and grew up there, in Cana, and in Melville. Brown worked for the Canadian National Railway during his holidays while attending school. By the age of 16, he had become the welterweight boxing champion of Saskatchewan. Brown later became welterweight champion of Canada, losing only three out of 104 bouts. After retiring from the ring, he worked as a hotel manager and as a boxing coach. Brown opened a photography business with his brother in 1945. He married Ola Atkey during the late 1930s. Brown was defeated by James Wilfrid Gardiner when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1956. He then became secretary for the provincial CCF. Brown left this positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1956 Saskatchewan general election, the thirteenth in the province's history, was held on June 20, 1956, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Saskatchewan Section), Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Premier of Saskatchewan, Premier Tommy Douglas was re-elected to a fourth consecutive majority government. Summary Tommy Douglas' Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) secured a majority government, despite its share of the popular vote decreasing close to 10%. The party won 6 fewer seats than it had in the 1952 Saskatchewan general election, 1952 election. The election victory secured a fourth term in office. The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, Liberal Party of Alexander H. McDonald also lost votes, but picked up an additional three seats. The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan, Social Credit Party rebounded from its poor results in previous elections, surging to win over 21% of the popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1952 Saskatchewan general election, the twelfth in the history of the province, was held on June 11, 1952, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Premier Thomas C. Douglas, Tommy Douglas was re-elected for a third term with a majority government. Summary Tommy Douglas' Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was re-elected with an increased majority and their highest share of the popular vote, an outright majority of 54.1%. This was the highest share of the vote won by any government since Thomas Walter Scott's Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, Liberals took 57% of the vote in the 1912 Saskatchewan general election, 1912 election. After the 1952 election, the CCF held 42 of 53 seats in the Assembly. The Liberal Party of Walter Tucker (Canadian politician), Walter Tucker increased its share of the popular vote to almost 40%, but lost 9 of the seats it had held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1948 Saskatchewan general election, the eleventh in the history of the province, was held on June 24, 1948, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Premier Tommy Douglas, first elected in 1944, was re-elected with a majority in the legislature. Summary Tommy Douglas' Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was re-elected with a reduced majority. While the CCF had won an outright majority of the popular vote in the 1944 election, the party won a large plurality in 1948, while seeing their seat share fall to 31 out of 51 in the Assembly. Although the share of the popular vote won by Walter Tucker's Liberal Party fell by almost five percentage points, the party increased its representation in the legislature from 5 seats to 19. The Social Credit Party, which had won 2 seats and 16% of the popular vote in the 1938 election—only to disappear in the 1944 election—returned to win over 8% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1944 Saskatchewan general election, the tenth in the history of the province, was held on June 15, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, under the leadership of Tommy Douglas, was elected to a majority government. Summary The 1944 election was held six years after the previous election in 1938. While there is normally a five-year limit on the lifespan of Parliaments and provincial assemblies in Canada, the emergency brought on by the Second World War allowed the government to delay the election temporarily, which William Patterson's governing Liberal Party opted to do. The 1944 election marked the first time a nominally socialist government was elected anywhere in Canada. With the victory, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) leader Tommy Douglas became the premier of Saskatchewan. The CCF, which had spent two terms as the Official Opposition, won 47 of the 52 seats in the legislature, and ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Morton Dunn
Charles Morton Dunn (July 17, 1892 – November 15, 1975) was a life insurance agent and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Pheasant Hills from 1929 to 1934 and Francis from 1934 to 1938 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan () is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, in the ... as a Liberal. He was born in Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia, the son of John Henry Dunn and Anne E. Morton, and was educated at the Annapolis Royal Academy. Dunn came to Saskatchewan and was employed by Mutual Life of Canada. He served as president of the Life Underwriters Association of Canada. In 1915, he married Katherine McLeod. Dunn was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Highways. In 1938, he was defeated when he ran for reelection in Melville and again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1938 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 8, 1938, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, Liberal Party was returned to power under its new leader, William John Patterson, but it lost twelve of the seats it had held in the previous legislature. The Liberals faced several new forces in this election. The New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, a democratic socialism, democratic socialist party led by George Hara Williams, became the Leader of the Opposition (Saskatchewan), official opposition winning over 18% of the vote and ten seats in its first election. The party previously had five seats after the Farmer-Labour Group became the Saskatchewan CCF following the previous election. The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan, which promoted the social credit theories of monetary reform, rode a wave of popularity from the 1935 Alberta general election, 1935 electoral success of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Party Of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Founded in 1905 by former Northwest Territories Premier Frederick Haultain, the party was first known as the Provincial Rights Party. In 1912, its name changed to the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan, and in 1942 it adopted its current name. Members are commonly known as Tories. The party has formed government in Saskatchewan three times, first in a coalition government from 1929 to 1934, and then in consecutive majority governments from 1982 to 1991. The party was badly damaged by an expense fraud scandal in the 1990s. In 1997, the party went dormant when much of its membership migrated to the newly established Saskatchewan Party. Although the party has been active again since the 2007 provincial election, no PC candidates have been elected since 1995. History Early years (1905–1934) The party was founded in 1905. Saskatchewan joined Confederation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Osika
Ronald (Ron) Osika (born February 27, 1939) is a former Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1995 to 2003. The son of Polish immigrants, he was born on a homestead near Hafford, Saskatchewan, and educated in The Battlefords. A former officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Osika's first foray into politics was an unsuccessful bid for a Reform Party nomination in 1992."Former Liberals in coalition government formally join Saskatchewan NDP", ''Canadian Press'', September 5, 2003 He was first elected from Melville as Liberal MLA in the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1995 provincial election that saw the Liberals go from a single seat to 11 to form the official opposition. Osika served as interim Leader of the Opposition in November 1995 after Lynda Haverstock was forced to resign as leader by her caucus. He remained leader until November 1996 when Jim Melenchuk was chosen as Haverstock's permanent replacement. The 1999 provinci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Carlson
Evan Carlson (born June 28, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Melville in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 1995. Background Born and raised in Melville, Carlson worked as a farmer before entering politics, and served on the board of the Melville Credit Union. Politics He was first elected in the 1991 provincial election, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Grant Schmidt. However, he was defeated in the 1995 provincial election by Ron Osika of the Liberals. He subsequently stood as the federal New Democratic Party candidate in Yorkton—Melville in the 1997 federal election, but lost to Reform Party incumbent Garry Breitkreuz. Career after politics He was subsequently employed as a victim support worker with the Saskatoon Police Service from 1999 to 2003, and is currently a mental health worker with the Saskatoon Health Region. He is also on the board of an emergency housing shelter in Saskatoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Founded in 1905 by former Northwest Territories Premier Frederick Haultain, the party was first known as the Provincial Rights Party. In 1912, its name changed to the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan, and in 1942 it adopted its current name. Members are commonly known as Tories. The party has formed government in Saskatchewan three times, first in a coalition government from 1929 to 1934, and then in consecutive majority governments from 1982 to 1991. The party was badly damaged by an expense fraud scandal in the 1990s. In 1997, the party went dormant when much of its membership migrated to the newly established Saskatchewan Party. Although the party has been active again since the 2007 provincial election, no PC candidates have been elected since 1995. History Early years (1905–1934) The party was founded in 1905. Saskatchewan joined Confederation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
