Milestone (electoral district)
Coordinates: 50°00′N 104°45′W / 50.000°N 104.750°W Milestone is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, south of Regina. Originally named "South Regina", this constituency was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. It was dissolved and merged with the Bengough district (as Bengough-Milestone) before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975.
It is now part of the constituency of Indian Head-Milestone.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | James Alexander Calder | 1905 – 1908 | Liberal | |
| 2. | Albert Eugene Whitmore | 1908 – 1912 | Provincial Rights | |
| 3. | Bernard Larson | 1912 – 1923 | Liberal | |
| 4. | Frederick Lewis | Nov. 1923 – 1929 | Liberal | |
| 5. | Joseph Patterson | 1929 – 1934 | Independent, Conservative | |
| 6. | William Pedersen | 1934 – 1944 | Liberal | |
| 7. | Frank Malcolm | 1944 – 1948 | CCF | |
| 8. | Jacob Erb | 1948 – 1964 | CCF | |
| 9. | Cyril MacDonald | 1964 – 1975 | Liberal |
Election results
| Saskatchewan general election, 1905:
South Regina electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | James Alexander Calder | 872 | 52.15% | – | |
| Provincial Rights | James Benjamin Hawkes | 800 | 47.85% | – | |
| Total | 1,672 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1908:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Provincial Rights | Albert Eugene Whitmore | 1,097 | 51.55% | +3.70 | |
| Liberal | James Alexander Calder | 1,031 | 48.45% | -3.70 | |
| Total | 2,128 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1912:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Bernard Larson | 1,050 | 54.95% | +3.40 | |
| Conservative | Thomas John How | 861 | 45.05% | -3.40 | |
| Total | 1,911 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1917:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Bernard Larson | 1,779 | 53.18% | -1.77 | |
| Independent | James Balfour | 1,566 | 46.82% | – | |
| Total | 3,345 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1921:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Bernard Larson | Acclaimed | 100.00% | ||
| Total | Acclamation | ||||
| October 29, 1923 By-Election:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Frederick Lewis | 1,816 | 56.12% | - | |
| Progressive | Joseph Patterson | 1,420 | 43.88% | – | |
| Total | 3,236 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1925:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Frederick Lewis | 1,577 | 48.08% | -8.04 | |
| Progressive | Anthony McClelland | 863 | 26.31% | -17.57 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Edward Westbrook | 840 | 25.61% | - | |
| Total | 3,280 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1929:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Joseph Patterson | 2,913 | 59.80% | - | |
| Liberal | William Pedersen | 1,958 | 40.20% | -7.88 | |
| Total | 4,871 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1934:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William Pedersen | 1,991 | 44.60% | +4.40 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Patterson | 1,365 | 30.58% | -29.22 | |
| Farmer-Labour | E. Blaine Moats | 1,108 | 24.82% | – | |
| Total | 4,464 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1938:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William Pedersen | 2,820 | 47.79% | +3.19 | |
| Independent | Sam Horner | 2,451 | 41.53% | - | |
| Social Credit | Sam Horton | 630 | 10.68% | – | |
| Total | 5,901 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1944:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Frank Malcolm | 3,302 | 59.94% | - | |
| Liberal | William Pedersen | 2,207 | 40.06% | -7.73 | |
| Total | 5,509 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1948:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Jacob Erb | 2,803 | 45.31% | -14.63 | |
| Liberal-Progressive Conservative | Lionel Aston | 2,363 | 38.20% | – | |
| Social Credit | George M. Howell | 1,020 | 16.49% | - | |
| Total | 6,186 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1952:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Jacob Erb | 3,558 | 51.63% | +6.32 | |
| Liberal | John M. Heffley | 2,982 | 43.28% | - | |
| Social Credit | John R. Schmidt | 351 | 5.09% | -11.40 | |
| Total | 6,891 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1956:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Jacob Erb | 2,839 | 44.00% | -7.63 | |
| Liberal | Bernard Murphy | 2,410 | 37.35% | -5.93 | |
| Social Credit | Zack Geib | 1,203 | 18.65% | +13.56 | |
| Total | 6,452 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1960:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Jacob Erb | 2,397 | 40.72% | -3.28 | |
| Liberal | Cyril MacDonald | 2,159 | 36.67% | -0.68 | |
| Social Credit | Garth Boesch | 928 | 15.76% | -2.89 | |
| Prog. Conservative | John R. McMorris | 403 | 6.85% | - | |
| Total | 5,887 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1964:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Cyril MacDonald | 2,568 | 46.16% | +9.49 | |
| CCF | James M. Hubbs | 1,972 | 35.45% | -5.27 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Leonard F. Westrum | 1,023 | 18.39% | +11.54 | |
| Total | 5,563 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1967:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Cyril MacDonald | 2,491 | 49.61% | +3.45 | |
| NDP | Fred F. Petruic | 1,920 | 38.24% | +2.79 | |
| Prog. Conservative | J.K. Glenn | 610 | 12.15% | -6.24 | |
| Total | 5,021 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1971:
Milestone electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Cyril MacDonald | 2,671 | 52.75% | +3.14 | |
| NDP | Edna Bradley | 2,393 | 47.25% | +9.01 | |
| Total | 5,064 | 100.00% | |||
See also
- Electoral district (Canada)
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
- Milestone, Saskatchewan
References
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