Yorkton (electoral district)

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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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[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. George Washington McPhee, Liberal (1925-1940)
  2. George Hugh Castleden, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (1940-1949)
  3. Alan Carl Stewart, Liberal (1949-1953)
  4. George Hugh Castleden, CCF (1953-1958)
  5. G. Drummond Clancy, Progressive Conservative (1958-1968)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MCPHEE, George Washington 3,702
     Progressive STEWART, Alan Carl 2,579
     Conservative GARVIN, Frederick George 1,212


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MCPHEE, George Washington 4,421
     Progressive LOUCKS, Roy David 3,121


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MCPHEE, George Washington 6,887
     Independent BARBOUR, Robert 5,406


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MCPHEE, George Washington 7,491
     Co-operative Commonwealth BENSON, Jacob 4,129
     Conservative HNATYSHYN, John 4,123
     Reconstruction KELSO, William 2,088


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Co-operative Commonwealth CASTLEDEN, George Hugh 7,658
     Liberal MCLEAN, Allan Grant 6,773
     National Government HNATYSHYN, John 4,690
     Communist MCMANUS, Thomas Gerald 1,047


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Co-operative Commonwealth CASTLEDEN, George Hugh 9,158
     Liberal STEWART, Alan Carl 5,591
     Progressive Conservative HNATYSHYN, John 3,966


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal STEWART, Alan Carl 8,706
     Co-operative Commonwealth CASTLEDEN, George Hugh 8,419
     Social Credit WOWK, Stanley 1,111
     Progressive Conservative DUNLOP, John Renton 858


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Co-operative Commonwealth CASTLEDEN, George Hugh 11,027
     Liberal O'DWYER, Patrick Sheehan 7,399
     Social Credit OBODIAC, Stanley 1,915
     Labour-Progressive PALUCK, John 751


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Co-operative Commonwealth CASTLEDEN, George Hugh 9,712
     Liberal HLUCHANIUK, Dmytro 8,414
     Progressive Conservative CLANCY, Gordon Drummond 2,342
     Social Credit CRAIG, Robert John 1,967


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative CLANCY, G. Drummond 9,882
     Co-operative Commonwealth CASTLEDEN, George Hugh 7,644
     Liberal HLUCHANIUK, Dmytro 4,986


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative CLANCY, Gordon Drummond 10,202
     Liberal HLUCHANIUK, Dmytro 5,768
     New Democrat LARSON, Leonard M. 5,453
     Social Credit KELLN, Martin 1,775


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative CLANCY, Gordon Drummond 12,443
     New Democrat LARSON, Leonard M. 5,083
     Liberal ROSS, J.H. 4,425
     Social Credit BURNLEY, Wilfrid D. 1,148


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative CLANCY, Gordon Drummond 10,561
     New Democrat KUZIAK, Alex G. 7,326
     Liberal SIMPSON, John A. 4,338

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