Elrose (electoral district)

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Elrose was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southwestern Saskatchewan, this constituency was centred 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.

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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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 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

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Eagle Creek electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Hamilton Harris 80856.62%
  Conservative J.C. Laycock61943.38%
Total1,427100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Archibald Peter McNab 1,25840.74%-15.88
  Conservative Francis Henderson Forgie96331.18%-12.20
  Independent Edward Richard Powell86728.08%
Total3,088100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wilbert Hagarty 1,95752.49%+11.75
  Independent Homer Anthony Metcalf1,70145.63%-
  Independent Adolph M. Wick701.88%-
Total3,728100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wilbert Hagarty 1,71752.57%+0.08
Progressive Francis Henderson Forgie1,54947.43%
Total3,266100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative James Cobban 3,13660.06%-
Liberal Luther Ellis Jones2,08539.94%-12.63
Total5,221100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Andrew Wilson 2,21340.91%+0.97
  Farmer-Labour Halvor Vindeg1,80733.40%-
  Conservative Donald Byron Grant1,39025.69%-34.37
Total5,410100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Louis Henry Hantelman 3,16443.86%+10.46
Liberal George B. Weiler2,67637.10%-3.81
Social Credit Gilbert A. W. Gessel1,01414.05%
  Conservative Henry T. Blackwell3604.99%-20.70
Total7,214100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Maurice Willis 3,77157.21%+13.35
Liberal Hubert Staines1,80727.42%-9.68
  Prog. Conservative Ernest J. Ewing1,01315.37%+10.38
Total6,591100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Maurice Willis 4,15355.73%-1.54
Independent LiberalHarry N. McKenzie3,29944.27%
Total7,452100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Maurice Willis 4,14863.58%+7.85
Liberal James W. Johnson2,37636.42%-
Total6,524100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Maurice Willis 3,84055.50%-8.08
Liberal Robert Hay1,92527.82%-8.60
Social Credit Edward R. Powell1,15416.68%-
Total6,919100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Olaf Turnbull 3,38646.28%-9.22
Liberal George G. Leith 1,82324.92%-2.90
  Prog. Conservative Thomas Myers1,72223.54%-
Social Credit Olive G. Oliphant3855.26%-11.42
Total7,316100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George G. Leith 3,31750.41%+25.49
  CCF Olaf Turnbull 3,26349.59%+3.31
Total6,580100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George G. Leith 3,08151.03%+0.62
  NDP David Loewen2,95748.97%-0.62
Total6,038100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Elrose electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Hayden Owens 3,14752.16%+3.19
Liberal George G. Leith 2,88647.84%-3.19
Total6,033100.00%

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