Happyland (provincial electoral district)

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Happyland is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Centred on the town of Leader, this district was named after the Happyland rural municipality.

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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

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 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

1917 Saskatchewan general election: Happyland electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stephen Morrey 2,05248.87%
Nonpartisan League Nichol McVean1,23029.29%
  Conservative Wilfred Steer91721.84%
Total4,199100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Happyland electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stephen Morrey 2,60377.82%+28.95
  Independent Amos Edwin Botsford Denovan74222.18%
Total3,345100.00%
June 26, 1922 By-Election: Happyland electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Franklin Robert Shortreed 2,46454.34%-23.48
  Independent A. Edward Duffy2,07045.66%+23.48
Total4,534100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Happyland electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Joseph Keelan 2,42752.88%-1.46
Progressive Thomas L. Baldwin2,16347.12%-
Total4,590100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Happyland electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Donald McPherson Strath 2,43651.27%-1.61
  Independent William Richard Ducie2,31548.73%-
Total4,751100.00%

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