Elrose (electoral district)

Elrose was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southwestern Saskatchewan, this constituency was centered on the town of Elrose. The riding was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 as "Eagle Creek"; it was renamed "Elrose" in 1917.

The district was dissolved and combined with the Rosetown riding (as Rosetown-Elrose) before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975. It is now part of a revived Rosetown-Elrose constituency.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

# MLA Served Party
     1. George Hamilton Harris 1912–1917 Liberal
     2. Archibald Peter McNab 1917–1921 Liberal
     3. Wilbert Hagarty 1921–1929 Liberal
     4. James Cobban 1929–1934 Conservative
     5. John Andrew Wilson 1934–1938 Liberal
     6. Louis Henry Hantelman 1938–1944 CCF
     7. Maurice Willis 1944–1960 CCF
     8. Olaf Turnbull 1960–1964 CCF
     9. George G. Leith 1964–1971 Liberal
     10. Hayden Owens 1971–1975 New Democrat

Election results

Saskatchewan general election, 1912:

Eagle Creek electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal George Hamilton Harris 808 56.62%
     Conservative J.C. Laycock 619 43.38%
Total 1,427 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1917:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Archibald Peter McNab 1,258 40.74% -15.88
     Conservative Francis Henderson Forgie 963 31.18% -12.20
     Independent Edward Richard Powell 867 28.08%
Total 3,088 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1921:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Wilbert Hagarty 1,957 52.49% +11.75
     Independent Homer Anthony Metcalf 1,701 45.63% -
     Independent Adolph M. Wick 70 1.88% -
Total 3,728 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1925:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Wilbert Hagarty 1,717 52.57% +0.08
     Progressive Francis Henderson Forgie 1,549 47.43%
Total 3,266 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1929:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative James Cobban 3,136 60.06% -
     Liberal Luther Ellis Jones 2,085 39.94% -12.63
Total 5,221 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1934:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal John Andrew Wilson 2,213 40.91% +0.97
     Farmer-Labour Halvor Vindeg 1,807 33.40% -
     Conservative Donald Byron Grant 1,390 25.69% -34.37
Total 5,410 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1938:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Louis Henry Hantelman 3,164 43.86% +10.46
     Liberal George B. Weiler 2,676 37.10% -3.81
     Social Credit Gilbert A. W. Gessel 1,014 14.05%
     Conservative Henry T. Blackwell 360 4.99% -20.70
Total 7,214 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1944:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Maurice Willis 3,771 57.21% +13.35
     Liberal Hubert Staines 1,807 27.42% -9.68
     Prog. Conservative Ernest J. Ewing 1,013 15.37% +10.38
Total 6,591 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1948:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Maurice Willis 4,153 55.73% -1.54
     Independent Liberal Harry N. McKenzie 3,299 44.27%
Total 7,452 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1952:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Maurice Willis 4,148 63.58% +7.85
     Liberal James W. Johnson 2,376 36.42% -
Total 6,524 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1956:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Maurice Willis 3,840 55.50% -8.08
     Liberal Robert Hay 1,925 27.82% -8.60
     Social Credit Edward R. Powell 1,154 16.68% -
Total 6,919 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1960:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Olaf Turnbull 3,386 46.28% -9.22
     Liberal George G. Leith 1,823 24.92% -2.90
     Prog. Conservative Thomas Myers 1,722 23.54% -
     Social Credit Olive G. Oliphant 385 5.26% -11.42
Total 7,316 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1964:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal George G. Leith 3,317 50.41% +25.49
     CCF Olaf Turnbull 3,263 49.59% +3.31
Total 6,580 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1967:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal George G. Leith 3,081 51.03% +0.62
     NDP David Loewen 2,957 48.97% -0.62
Total 6,038 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1971:

Elrose electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Hayden Owens 3,147 52.16% +3.19
     Liberal George G. Leith 2,886 47.84% -3.19
Total 6,033 100.00%

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