Happyland (provincial electoral district)
Happyland is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Centered on the town of Leader, Saskatchewan, this district was named after the Happyland rural municipality.
Created before the 4th Saskatchewan general election in 1917, this constituency was divided and combined with the districts of Kindersley (later Kerrobert-Kindersley) in the north and Maple Creek in the south before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934. This area is now part of the constituencies of Cypress Hills and Kindersley.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
# | MLA | Served | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Stephen Morrey | 1917–1922 | Liberal | |
2. | Franklin Robert Shortreed | June 26, 1922–1925 | Liberal | |
3. | John Joseph Keelan | 1925–1929 | Liberal | |
4. | Donald McPherson Strath | 1929–1934 | Liberal |
Election results
Saskatchewan general election, 1917:
Happyland electoral district | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Stephen Morrey | 2,052 | 48.87% | – | |
Nonpartisan League | Nichol McVean | 1,230 | 29.29% | – | |
Conservative | Wilfred Steer | 917 | 21.84% | – | |
Total | 4,199 | 100.00% |
Saskatchewan general election, 1921:
Happyland electoral district | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Stephen Morrey | 2,603 | 77.82% | +28.95 | |
Independent | Amos Edwin Botsford Denovan | 742 | 22.18% | – | |
Total | 3,345 | 100.00% |
June 26, 1922 By-Election:
Happyland electoral district | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Franklin Robert Shortreed | 2,464 | 54.34% | -23.48 | |
Independent | A. Edward Duffy | 2,070 | 45.66% | +23.48 | |
Total | 4,534 | 100.00% |
Saskatchewan general election, 1925:
Happyland electoral district | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | John Joseph Keelan | 2,427 | 52.88% | -1.46 | |
Progressive | Thomas L. Baldwin | 2,163 | 47.12% | - | |
Total | 4,590 | 100.00% |
Saskatchewan general election, 1929:
Happyland electoral district | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Donald McPherson Strath | 2,436 | 51.27% | -1.61 | |
Independent | William Richard Ducie | 2,315 | 48.73% | - | |
Total | 4,751 | 100.00% |
See also
- Electoral district (Canada)
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
- Leader, Saskatchewan