Touchwood (electoral district)

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Touchwood is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located south of the Wynyard district in east-central Saskatchewan, it was centred on the Touchwood Hills.

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. George Maitland Atkinson 1908–1917 Liberal
 2. John Mason Parker 1917–1938 Liberal
 3. Tom Johnston 1938–1956 CCF
 4. Frank Meakes 1956–1964 CCF
 5. George Trapp 1964–1967 Liberal
 6.Frank Meakes1967–1975 New Democrat

Election results

1908 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Maitland Atkinson 56657.87%
  Provincial Rights Joseph Hollis41242.13%
Total978100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Maitland Atkinson 1,06670.04%+12.17
  Conservative William Brice45629.96%-12.17
Total1,522100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Mason Parker 2,16372.10%+2.06
  Conservative John Ernest Johnson83727.90%-2.06
Total3,000100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Mason Parker 1,73458.50%-13.60
Nonpartisan League Alton Ernest Bolton1,23041.50%
Total2,964100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Mason Parker 1,73751.33%-7.17
Progressive George Maitland Atkinson 1,64748.67%+7.17
Total3,384100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Mason Parker 2,45758.72%+7.39
Progressive David C. Cragg1,72741.28%-7.39
Total4,184100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Mason Parker 3,38042.16%-16.56
  Farmer-Labour Edward Hamilton2,27328.36%-12.92
  Independent William James Burak1,84523.02%
  Conservative Caleb Henry Fisher5186.46%-
Total8,016100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Tom Johnston 2,30134.01%+5.65
Liberal John Mason Parker 1,91028.23%-13.93
  Conservative John Hnatyshyn 1,28719.02%+12.56
Social Credit Hugh H. Lyle1,26818.74%
Total6,766100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Tom Johnston 3,33759.99%+25.98
Liberal John J. Collins1,92534.60%+6.37
  Prog. Conservative William Seneshen3015.41%-13.61
Total5,563100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Tom Johnston 2,62742.49%-17.50
Liberal John J. Collins2,45939.77%+5.17
Social Credit Harold Fletcher1,09717.74%-
Total6,183100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Tom Johnston 3,61449.68%+7.19
Liberal John J. Collins2,72637.48%-2.29
Social Credit Gustav D. Pelzer93412.84%-4.90
Total7,274100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Frank Meakes 2,75738.17%-11.51
Liberal Lloyd B. Crawford2,28431.63%-5.85
Social Credit Morris J. Wowk1,96427.20%+14.36
  Prog. Conservative James N. Ormiston 2173.00%-
Total7,222100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Frank Meakes 2,45737.18%-0.99
Liberal Harold K. Van Luven1,84427.90%-3.73
Social Credit Matt Stecyk1,37220.76%-6.44
  Prog. Conservative Thomas W. Drever93614.16%+11.16
Total6,609100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Trapp 2,69240.92%+13.02
  NDP Frank Meakes 2,56639.01%+1.83
  Prog. Conservative Alice M.L. Turner1,32020.07%+5.91
Total6,578100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Frank Meakes 3,00252.53%+13.52
Liberal George Trapp 2,71347.47%+6.55
Total5,715100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Frank Meakes 4,45055.99%+3.46
Liberal Walter E. Schabel2,60532.78%-14.69
  Prog. Conservative Arnold B. Tusa 89311.23%-
Total7,948100.00%

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