Pheasant Hills (provincial electoral district)

Pheasant Hills was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centered just north of the town of Grenfell. This district was one of 25 created before the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905.

Originally named "Grenfell", this constituency was renamed Pheasant Hills in 1908, after a range of hills north of the Qu'Appelle River valley near Grenfell, Saskatchewan. The district was abolished before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938.

It is now part of the constituencies of Moosomin, Last Mountain-Touchwood, and Melville-Saltcoats.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

# MLA Served Party
     1. Andrew William Argue 1905 – 1908 Provincial Rights
     2. Henry Hayes Willway 1908 – 1912 Provincial Rights
     3. Andrew B. A. Cunningham 1912 – 1917 Liberal
     4. James Arthur Smith 1917 – 1929 Liberal
     5. Charles Morton Dunn 1929 – 1934 Liberal
     6. Asmundur A. Loptson 1934 – 1938 Liberal

Election results

Saskatchewan general election, 1905:

Grenfell electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Provincial Rights Andrew William Argue 691 51.72%
     Liberal Christopher John Rosborough 645 48.28%
Total 1,336 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1908:

Pheasant Hills electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Provincial Rights Henry Hayes Willway 828 56.95% +5.23
     Liberal Hugh Wallace Lindsay 626 43.05% -5.23
Total 1,454 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1912:

Pheasant Hills electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Andrew B. A. Cunningham 1,143 57.90% +14.85
     Conservative Henry Hayes Willway 831 42.10% -14.85
Total 1,974 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1917:

Pheasant Hills electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal James Arthur Smith 2,416 68.75% +10.85
     Conservative William C. Arnold 1,098 31.25% -10.85
Total 3,514 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1921:

Pheasant Hills electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal James Arthur Smith 1,590 46.27% -22.48
     Independent Hugh Wallace Lindsay 1,052 30.62%
     Independent William Howland Blyth 794 23.11%
Total 3,436 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1925:

Pheasant Hills electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal James Arthur Smith 2,077 52.36% +6.09
     Independent Samuel Howard Potter 1,890 47.64% -
Total 3,967 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1929:

Pheasant Hills electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Charles Morton Dunn 3,007 53.15% +0.79
     Independent John William Redgwick 2,650 46.85% -0.79
Total 5,657 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1934:

Pheasant Hills electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Asmundur A. Loptson 4,310 57.64% +4.49
     Farmer-Labour H.J. Benson 1,804 24.13%
     Conservative Chris Ness 1,363 18.23% -
Total 7,477 100.00%

See also

Grenfell – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).

References

Coordinates: 50°33′N 102°57′W / 50.550°N 102.950°W