Regina City (provincial electoral district)

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Regina City is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

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Regina City elected a single MLA 1905 to 1917. It elected two members 1921 to 1948, three members in 1952 and 1956, and four members in 1960. In each election where Regina elected multiple MLAs, each voter could cast as many votes as there were seats to be filled (block voting).

Its MLA 1916-1922 was Premier William Melville Martin.

The district of Regina City existed from 1905 to 1964 when it was divided into:

MLAs

  1. James Franklin Bole, Liberal (1905-1916)
  2. William Melville Martin, Liberal (1916-1922)
  3. James Albert Cross, Liberal (1921-1925)
  4. Donald Alexander McNiven, Liberal (1922-1929)
  5. M. A. MacPherson, Conservative (1925-1934)
  6. James Grassick, Conservative (1929-1934)
  7. Percy McCuaig Anderson, Liberal (1934-1944)
  8. William Franklin Kerr, Liberal (1934-1938)
  9. Bamm David Hogarth, Liberal (1938)
  10. Bernard J. McDaniel, Liberal (1938-1944)
  11. Charles Cromwell Williams, CCF (1944-1964)
  12. Clarence Melvin Fines, CCF (1944-1960)
  13. Marjorie Alexandra Cooper, CCF (1952-1964)
  14. Allan Emrys Blakeney, CCF (1960-1964)
  15. Edward Charles Whelan, CCF (1960-1964)

Election results

1960 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Charles Cromwell Williams 23,42511.14Green check.svgY
Co-operative Commonwealth Allan Blakeney 22,38210.64Green check.svgY
Co-operative Commonwealth Marjorie Alexandra Cooper 22,20510.56Green check.svgY
Co-operative Commonwealth Ed Whelan 21,80610.37Green check.svgY
Liberal Frederick William Johnson16,6627.92
Liberal Leslie Charles Sherman16,3167.76
Liberal James Gillis Collins15,5787.41
Liberal Mavis Jeanne Adams14,5896.94
Progressive Conservative John Leishman7,9443.78
Social Credit Henry Austin Hunt7,6523.64
Social Credit Bert Louis Iannone7,2063.43
Progressive Conservative M. A. MacPherson7,1943.42
Social Credit G. Lindsay Bower7,1033.38
Social Credit William G. Gemlin7,0583.36
Progressive Conservative Donald Bowman6,3583.02
Progressive Conservative Walter Schmidt5,1752.46
Independent Leslie Hibbs6980.33
Independent Herbert Kenneth Cooper6240.30
Communist William C. Beeching3450.16
Total number of valid votes210,237100.00
Eligible voters63,391
Source: Canadian Elections Database [1]
1956 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Charles Cromwell Williams 23,77117.55Green check.svgY
Co-operative Commonwealth Marjorie Alexandra Cooper 23,38916.53Green check.svgY
Co-operative Commonwealth Clarence Melvin Fines 21,65815.99Green check.svgY
Liberal Leslie Charles Sherman11,9848.85
Liberal George Alexander Jupp11,9058.79
Liberal John M. Riffel11,6128.58
Social Credit Frederick William Mullin10,6297.85
Social Credit Les Hammond10,5887.82
Social Credit Henry Austin Hunt10,4557.72
Labor–Progressive Frederick Nelson Clarke4190.31
Total number of valid votes136,859100.00
Eligible voters55,101
Source: Canadian Elections Database [2]
1952 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Charles Cromwell Williams 25,77419.97Green check.svgY
Co-operative Commonwealth Clarence Melvin Fines 25,01819.39Green check.svgY
Co-operative Commonwealth Marjorie Alexandra Cooper 24,70619.15Green check.svgY
Liberal Garnet Nelson Menzies16,23212.58
Liberal Harry Grayson Robert Walker15,83312.27
Liberal John Cunningham Knowles15,32811.88
Independent Progressive ConservativeGeorge Alexander Jupp1,5421.19
Social Credit William C. Gamelin1,4461.12
Social Credit Nick Iannoue1,3291.03
Social Credit Anthony E. Kovatch1,2590.98
Labor–Progressive William C. Beeching5790.45
Total number of valid votes128,467100.00
Eligible voters48,645
Source: Canadian Elections Database [3]
1948 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Charles Cromwell Williams 20,47526.84Green check.svgY
Co-operative Commonwealth Clarence Melvin Fines 20,47426.84Green check.svgY
Progressive Conservative Allan Williams Embury16,74021.94
Liberal Wilfred George Brown16,57821.73
Social Credit Walter E. Stowe1,0491.38
Social Credit Anthony E. Kovatch9711.27
Total number of valid votes76,287100.00
Source: Canadian Elections Database [4]
1944 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Charles Cromwell Williams 14,78425.89Green check.svgY
Co-operative Commonwealth Clarence Melvin Fines 14,12924.75Green check.svgY
Liberal Charles Roberts Davidson10,98219.23
Liberal Bernard J. McDaniel10,55118.48
Progressive Conservative Hugh McGillivray3,5366.19
Progressive Conservative Claude H. J. Burrows3,1145.45
Total number of valid votes57,906100.00
Source: Canadian Elections Database [5]
1938 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Liberal Percy McCuaig Anderson 12,74922.52Green check.svgY
Liberal Bamm David Hogarth 12,64122.33Green check.svgY
Conservative Hugh McGillivray7,93414.02
Conservative Frederick Bertram Bagshaw6,57611.62
Independent LaborAlban Cedric Ellison5,3299.41
Labor–Progressive Samuel Barrington East4,4267.82
Labor–Progressive Thomas Gerald McManus4,0887.22
Independent LaborAlexander Duff Connon1,8973.35
Social Credit John Harold Crawford9661.71
Total number of valid votes56,606100.00
Source: Canadian Elections Database [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "1960 Saskatchewan Election: Regina City". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "1956 Saskatchewan Election: Regina City". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "1952 Saskatchewan Election: Regina City". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "1948 Saskatchewan Election: Regina City". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "1944 Saskatchewan Election: Regina City". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "1944 Saskatchewan Election: Regina City". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

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