Souris (Saskatchewan electoral district)

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Souris was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. The constituency was dissolved and combined with the Estevan district (as Souris-Estevan) before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934.

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It is now part of the provincial constituencies of Estevan and Cannington.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. James Thomas Brown 1905 – 1908 Provincial Rights
 2. Archibald W. Riddell 1908 – 1912 Provincial Rights
 3. Richard Forsyth 1912 – 1917 Liberal
 4. William Oliver Fraser 1917 – 1921 Conservative
 5. John Patrick Gordon 1921 – 1925 Conservative
 6. Jesse P. Tripp 1925 – 1929 Liberal
 7.William Oliver Fraser1929 – 1934 Conservative

Election results

1905 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Provincial Rights James Thomas Brown 1,78855.10%
Liberal William Turner Lockhart1,45744.90%
Total3,245100.00%
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Provincial Rights Archibald W. Riddell 1,13260.76%+5.66
Liberal John Young73139.24%-5.66
Total1,863100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Forsyth 75651.15%+11.91
  Conservative J.J. Heaslip72248.85%-11.91
Total1,478100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative William Oliver Fraser 1,90556.55%+7.70
Liberal Richard Forsyth 1,46443.45%-7.70
Total3,369100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative John Patrick Gordon 1,26050.58%-5.97
Liberal Edward Waddington1,23149.42%+5.97
Total2,491100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jesse P. Tripp 1,40951.86%+2.44
  Conservative John Patrick Gordon 1,30848.14%-2.44
Total2,717100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Souris electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative William Oliver Fraser 1,78450.62%+2.48
Liberal Jesse P. Tripp 1,74049.38%-2.48
Total3,524100.00%

See also

Souris – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).

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