Tisdale (provincial electoral district)

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Tisdale was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Tisdale, Saskatchewan. Created before the 4th Saskatchewan general election in 1917, this riding was dissolved and combined with the Melfort district (as Melfort-Tisdale) before the 12th Saskatchewan general election in 1952.

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It is now part of the constituencies of Melfort and Carrot River Valley. Another provincial electoral district in the same area called "Kelsey-Tisdale" existed from 1975 to 1995.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. Hugh Evan Jones 1917 – 1925 Liberal
 2. Walter C. Buckle 1925 – 1934 Conservative
 3. Harvie Dorrance 1934 – 1938 Liberal
 4. John Hewgill Brockelbank 1938 – 1952 CCF

Election results

1917 Saskatchewan general election: Tisdale electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hugh Evan Jones 53054.08%
  Conservative Robert McLean45045.92%
Total980100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Tisdale electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hugh Evan Jones 1,31454.25%+0.17
  Independent James Hugh McPhail1,10845.75%
Total2,422100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Tisdale electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Walter C. Buckle 1,34948.09%-
Liberal Hugh Evan Jones 1,26645.14%-9.11
Progressive John T. Seekins1906.77%
Total2,805100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Tisdale electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Walter C. Buckle 2,93960.18%+12.09
Liberal Moot Fritshaw1,94539.82%-5.32
Total4,884100.00%
October 7, 1929 By-Election: Tisdale electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Walter C. Buckle Acclaimed100.00%
TotalAcclamation
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Tisdale electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harvie Dorrance 3,42541.92%-
  Conservative Walter C. Buckle 2,40729.46%-
  Farmer-Labour Jay B. Ennis2,33828.62%-
Total8,170100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Tisdale electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF John H. Brockelbank 4,20244.74%+16.12
Liberal Harvie Dorrance 3,42136.43%-5.49
Social Credit Robert M. Locker1,11511.87%
  Conservative Garth F. Johnston6546.96%-22.50
Total9,392100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Tisdale electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF John H. Brockelbank 5,28364.00%+19.26
Liberal Clarence R. O'Connor2,26927.49%-8.94
  Prog. Conservative Isaac F. Stothers7038.51%+1.55
Total8,255100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Tisdale electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF John H. Brockelbank 5,24250.44%-13.56
Liberal Donald L.W. Hood3,98038.29%+10.80
  Prog. Conservative William L. Hayes1,17111.27%+2.76
Total10,393100.00%

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