Pelly (Saskatchewan electoral district)

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Pelly is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in east-central Saskatchewan, it was centred on the village of Pelly. The riding was created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908, and dissolved before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. This constituency elected the first woman to the Saskatchewan legislature: Sarah Ramsland.

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It is now part of the district of Canora-Pelly.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. John Kenneth Johnston 1908 – 1917 Liberal
 2. Magnus O. Ramsland 1917 – 19181 Liberal
 3. Sarah Katherine Ramsland 1919 – 1925 Liberal
 4. Charles Tran 1925 – 1929 Progressive
 5. Reginald J.M. Parker 1929 – 1944 Liberal
 6. Dan Daniels 1944 – 1948 CCF
 7. John Banks 1948 – 1952 Liberal
 8. Arnold Feusi 1952 – 1956 CCF
 9. Jim Barrie 1956 – 1964 Liberal
 10. Leonard Larson 1964 – 1967 CCF
 11.Jim Barrie1967 – 1971 Liberal
 12.Leonard Larson1971 – 1977 New Democrat
 13. Norm Lusney June 1977 – 1986 New Democrat
 14. Rod Gardner 1986 – 1991 Progressive Conservative
 15. Ron Harper 1991 – 1995 New Democrat

Notes

1 Magnus Ramsland died as a result of the worldwide influenza pandemic of 1918. In the 1919 Pelly by-election, he was succeeded by his widow Sarah Ramsland, the first woman ever elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

Election results

1908 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Kenneth Johnston 36352.31%
  Provincial Rights Richard Serle Dundas33147.69%
Total694100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Kenneth Johnston 68550.18%-2.13
  Conservative E.J. Johnson68049.82%+2.13
Total1,365100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Magnus O. Ramsland 2,40263.39%+13.21
  Conservative Reginald J.M. Parker 1,38736.61%-13.21
Total3,789100.00%
July 29, 1919 By-Election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sarah Katherine Ramsland 1,70354.29%-9.10
  Independent Walter William Whelan1,43445.71%
Total3,137100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sarah Katherine Ramsland 1,45733.64%-20.65
Nonpartisan League George Faulds Stirling1,03823.97%
  Independent Harry W. Slipchenko92521.36%
Independent Conservative Charles Tran 91121.03%
Total4,331100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Charles Tran 1,94653.58%+29.61
Liberal Sarah Katherine Ramsland 1,68646.42%+12.78
Total3,632100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reginald J.M. Parker 3,08671.43%+25.01
  Independent John Kenneth Johnston 1,23428.57%-
Total4,320100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reginald J.M. Parker 4,83557.78%-13.65
  Farmer-Labour Andrew Danyleyko1,63919.59%
  Conservative Frederick G. Garvin1,42617.04%-
United FrontWalter Ernest Wiggins4685.59%
Total8,368100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reginald J.M. Parker 3,93656.04%-1.74
  CCF Gertrude S. Telford3,08843.96%+24.37
Total7,024100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Dan Daniels 3,27351.37%+7.41
Liberal Reginald J.M. Parker 2,54439.93%-16.11
Labor–Progressive William M. Berezowski5548.70%-
Total6,371100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Banks 2,64635.55%-4.38
  CCF Dan Daniels 2,47633.27%-18.10
Labor–Progressive William M. Berezowski1,30117.48%+8.78
Social Credit John W. Kowalyshen1,02013.70%
Total7,443100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Arnold Feusi 3,28649.90%+16.63
Liberal John Banks 2,72741.41%+5.86
Labor–Progressive William M. Berezowski5728.69%-8.79
Total6,585100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Barrie 3,56849.52%+8.11
  CCF Arnold Feusi 3,06942.60%-7.30
Social Credit William A. Horocholyn5687.88%-
Total7,205100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Barrie 3,45549.59%+0.07
  CCF Peter J. Wlasichuk2,92141.93%-0.67
Social Credit George Johnson3044.36%-3.52
  Prog. Conservative Gordon C. Peters2874.12%-
Total6,967100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Leonard Larson 2,70541.07%-0.86
Liberal Jim Barrie 2,66940.53%-9.06
  Prog. Conservative Bohdan E. Lozinsky1,21218.40%+14.28
Total6,586100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Barrie 3,00252.16%+11.63
  NDP Leonard Larson 2,75347.84%+6.77
Total5,755100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Leonard Larson 2,90556.08%+8.24
Liberal Jim Barrie 2,27543.92%-8.24
Total5,180100.00%
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Leonard Larson 3,51150.26%-5.82
Liberal Peter E. McDonald2,25032.21%-11.71
  Progressive Conservative W.J. Ferniuk1,15016.46%-
  Independent George G. Shlakoff751.07%-
Total6,986100.00%
June 8, 1977 By-Election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Norm Lusney 3,72448.29%-1.97
  Progressive Conservative Barrie Johnson2,31430.00%+13.54
Liberal Donn Walsh1,67421.71%-10.50
Total7,712100.00%
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Norm Lusney 3,73956.40%+8.11
  Progressive Conservative Donald F. Boyd2,13032.13%+2.13
Liberal Rudolph Els76011.47%-10.24
Total6,629100.00%
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Norm Lusney 3,38148.05%-8.35
  Progressive Conservative Mervyn C. Abrahamson3,17945.18%+13.05
Liberal Tom Campbell4766.77%-4.70
Total7,036100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Rod Gardner 3,28049.47%+4.29
  NDP Norm Lusney 3,11346.95%-1.10
Liberal A. Ben Ferrie2373.58%-3.19
Total6,630100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Pelly electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Ron Harper 3,99259.59%+12.64
  Progressive Conservative Bernard Rink2,05530.68%-18.79
Liberal Louis Sliwa6529.73%+6.15
Total6,699100.00%

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