Turtleford (electoral district)

Turtleford was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centered on the town of Turtleford.

Created before the 4th Saskatchewan general election in 1917, this constituency was dissolved and combined with the Cut Knife district (as "Battleford-Cut Knife") before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It is now part of the ridings of Cut Knife-Turtleford and Rosthern-Shellbrook.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

# MLA Served Party
     1. Archibald B. Gemmell 1917–1929 Liberal
     2. Charles A. Ayre 1929–1938 Liberal
     3. Bill Kerr 1938–1944 Liberal
     4. Bob Wooff 1944–1948 CCF
     5. Leo Trippe 1948–1952 Liberal
     6. Bob Wooff 1952–1956 CCF
     7. Frank Foley 1956–1960 Liberal
     8. Bob Wooff 1960 –
Jan. 1961
CCF
     9. Frank Foley March 1961–1964 Liberal
     10. Bob Wooff 1964–1971 CCF-NDP
     11. Michael Feduniak 1971–1975 New Democrat
     12. Lloyd Johnson 1975–1982 New Democrat
     13. Colin Maxwell 1982–1991 Progressive Conservative
     14. Lloyd Johnson 1991–1995 New Democrat

Election results

Saskatchewan general election, 1917:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Archibald B. Gemmell 1,149 53.34%
Nonpartisan LeagueJohn Fleetwood Burns 581 26.97%
     Conservative Hugh Lockhart 424 19.69%
Total 2,154 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1921:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Archibald B. Gemmell 1,186 52.73% -0.61
     Independent Frederick Webb 1,063 47.27%
Total 2,249 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1925:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Archibald B. Gemmell 1,118 58.63% +5.90
     Progressive Louis de Montarnal 789 41.37%
Total 1,907 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1929:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Charles A. Ayre 1,628 50.39% -8.24
     Independent Percival Whitman Farnsworth 1,603 49.61% -
Total 3,231 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1934:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Charles A. Ayre 3,411 52.49% +2.10
     Conservative Percival Whitman Farnsworth 1,599 24.60% -25.01
     Farmer-Labour John Stegehuis 1,489 22.91%
Total 6,499 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1938:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Bill Kerr 2,925 44.45% -8.04
     Social Credit James Proctor 2,759 41.93%
     Conservative Walter Arnold Hicks 456 6.93% -17.67
     CCF John Stegehuis 440 6.69% -16.22
Total 6,580 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1944:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Bob Wooff 2,506 53.65% +46.96
     Liberal Bill Kerr 1,766 37.81% -6.64
     Prog. Conservative Chester Hicks 399 8.54% +1.61
Total 4,671 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1948:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Leo Trippe 2,462 40.37% +2.56
     CCF Bob Wooff 2,280 37.38% -16.27
     Social Credit Matthew Slager 1,357 22.25% -
Total 6,099 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1952:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Bob Wooff 2,893 46.36% +8.98
     Liberal Leo Trippe 2,461 39.44% -0.93
     Social Credit Milton A. Wilson 886 14.20% -8.05
Total 6,240 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1956:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Frank Foley 2,322 40.17% +0.73
     CCF Bob Wooff 2,311 39.98% -6.38
     Social Credit F.W. Coxson 1,147 19.85% +5.65
Total 5,780 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1960:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Bob Wooff 2,074 37.28% -2.70
     Liberal Frank Foley 2,062 37.06% -3.11
     Prog. Conservative Harvey S. Scott 871 15.65% -
     Social Credit William E. Shier 557 10.01% -9.84
Total 5,564 100.00%
February 22, 1961 By-election:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Frank Foley 3,126 55.40% +18.34
     CCF Bob Wooff 2,517 44.60% +7.32
Total 5,643 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1964:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Bob Wooff 2,221 37.99% -6.61
     Liberal Frank Foley 2,123 36.32% -19.08
     Prog. Conservative William E. Armstrong 1,502 25.69% -
Total 5,846 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1967:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Bob Wooff 2,152 42.28% +4.29
     Liberal John Flack 2,125 41.75% +5.43
     Prog. Conservative Hugh E. Konsmo 813 15.97% -9.72
Total 5,090 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1971:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Michael Feduniak 3,092 55.20% +12.92
     Liberal George E. Cashmore 2,509 44.80% +3.05
Total 5,601 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1975:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Lloyd Johnson 2,405 39.65% -15.55
     Liberal Cyril Fransoo 1,994 32.88% -11.92
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Mayer 1,666 27.47% -
Total 6,065 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1978:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Lloyd Johnson 2,983 51.51% +11.86
     Progressive Conservative Charlie Wells 2,188 37.78% +10.31
     Liberal Pauline H. Cadrain 620 10.71% -22.17
Total 5,791 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1982:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Colin Maxwell 3,825 56.39% +18.61
     NDP Lloyd Johnson 2,803 41.32% -10.19
     Liberal Pauline H. Cadrain 155 2.29% -8.42
Total 6,783 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1986:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Colin Maxwell 3,403 50.13% -6.26
     NDP Chris Sorenson 2,968 43.73% +2.41
     Liberal Lucien Briere 417 6.14% +3.85
Total 6,788 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1991:

Turtleford electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Lloyd Johnson 3,269 49.97% +6.24
     Prog. Conservative Jerry Spenst 2,034 31.09% -19.04
     Liberal Neil Currie 1,239 18.94% +12.80
Total 6,542 100.00%

See also

References

Coordinates: 53°30′N 109°05′W / 53.500°N 109.083°W