Last Mountain (provincial electoral district)

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Last Mountain is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Centered on the town of Strasbourg, it included the northern half of Last Mountain Lake.

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This constituency was created for the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. It was dissolved and combined with the Touchwood district (as Last Mountain-Touchwood) before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975.

A federal electoral district in the same area existed from 1914 to 1935.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. Thomas Arnold Anderson 1908–1912 Provincial Rights
 2. Samuel John Latta 1912–1929 Liberal
 3. Jacob Benson 1929–1934 Progressive
 4. Guy Hartsel Hummel 1934–1938 Liberal
 5.Jacob Benson1938–1952 CCF
 6. Russell Brown 1952–1964 CCF
 7. Donald MacLennan 1964–1971 Liberal
 8. Gordon MacMurchy 1971–1975 New Democrat

Election results

1908 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Provincial Rights Thomas Arnold Anderson 1,20457.12%
Liberal Samuel John Latta 90442.88%
Total2,108100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel John Latta 1,44964.63%+21.75
  Conservative Thomas Arnold Anderson 79335.37%-21.75
Total2,242100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel John Latta 2,34060.51%-4.12
Nonpartisan League John Julian Cameron1,52739.49%
Total3,867100.00%
November 6, 1917 By-Election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel John Latta Acclaimed100.00%
TotalAcclamation
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel John Latta Acclaimed100.00%
TotalAcclamation
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel John Latta 2,50355.06%-
  Conservative Gustavus Mackay2,04344.94%-
Total4,546100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Jacob Benson 3,52158.50%
Liberal Samuel John Latta 2,49841.50%-13.56
Total6,019100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Guy Hummel 2,73240.30%-1.20
  Farmer-Labour Jacob Benson 2,70939.96%-18.54
  Conservative Allan A. Peters1,33819.74%-
Total6,779100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Jacob Benson 3,29938.86%-1.10
Liberal Guy Hummel 3,16837.32%-2.98
  Conservative Alfred J. Dyer1,12113.20%-6.54
Social Credit William H. Schroder90210.62%
Total8,490100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Jacob Benson 3,80353.20%+14.34
Liberal Henry P. Mang2,06428.88%-8.44
  Prog. Conservative James L. Blair1,28117.92%+4.72
Total7,148100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Jacob Benson 3,75547.09%-6.11
Liberal James W. Gardiner 3,00137.63%+8.75
Social Credit Godfrey Kelln1,21915.28%-
Total7,975100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Russell Brown 3,48344.90%-2.19
Liberal James W. Gardiner 2,27229.29%-8.34
  Independent Jacob Benson 1,08714.01%
Social Credit Martin Kelln91511.80%-3.48
Total7,757100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Russell Brown 2,91138.62%-6.28
Liberal Gerhard H. Holfeld2,40431.89%+2.60
Social Credit Martin Kelln2,22329.49%+17.69
Total7,538100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Russell Brown 2,56634.89%-3.73
Social Credit Martin Kelln2,03527.67%-1.82
Liberal Donald MacLennan 2,00027.20%-4.69
  Prog. Conservative Charles A. Nichol75310.24%-
Total7,354100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Donald MacLennan 2,85740.59%+13.39
  CCF Russell Brown 2,79939.77%+4.88
Social Credit Martin Kelln1,38219.64%-8.03
Total7,038100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Donald MacLennan 2,42541.67%+1.08
  NDP Gordon MacMurchy 2,39941.23%+1.46
  Prog. Conservative George Richardson 99517.10%-
Total5,819100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Gordon MacMurchy 2,64651.95%+10.72
Liberal Donald MacLennan 2,44748.05%+6.38
Total5,093100.00%

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