Weyburn (provincial electoral district)

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Weyburn was a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, from 1908 to 1995.

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The district was created for the second Saskatchewan general election in 1908. It contained the town of Weyburn and extended into the surrounding countryside. [1]

The district was dissolved in the redistribution following the 1991 federal census. It was combined with parts of the Bengough-Milestone district to become Weyburn-Big Muddy, for the 1995 general election. [2]

From 1944 to 1961, Premier Tommy Douglas was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Weyburn riding.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Weyburn, 1908-1995
#MemberYears ServedParty
 1. Robert Menzies Mitchell 1908–1919 Liberal
 2. Charles McGill Hamilton 1919–1929 Liberal
 3. Robert Sterritt Leslie 1929-1934 Progressive
 4. Hugh Elliott Eaglesham 1934–1938 Liberal
 5. George Levi Crane 1938-1944 Liberal
 6. Tommy Douglas 1944–1961 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
 7. Junior Herbert Staveley 1961–1964 Liberal
 8. James Auburn Pepper 1964–1982 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party
 9. Lorne Henry Hepworth 1982-1991 Progressive Conservative
 10. Ronald Wormsbecker 1991-1995 New Democratic Party
Source: Saskatchewan Archives: Election Results by Electoral Division

Election results

1908

1908 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Liberal Yes check.svg Robert Menzies Mitchell 76050.9%
Provincial Rights George Beischel73249.1%
Total1,492100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.

1912

1912 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Liberal Yes check.svg X Robert Menzies Mitchell 1,43361.3%
Conservative Ormond Skinner Mitchell90438.7%
Total2,337100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1917

1917 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Liberal Yes check.svg X Robert Menzies Mitchell 2,61959.0%
Conservative George McKenzie Bowman1,82041.0%
Total4,439100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1919 by-election

July 22, 1919 by-election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Liberal Yes check.svg Charles McGill Hamilton Acclaimed
Total
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

The by-election was called when the incumbent, Robert Menzies Mitchell, resigned to take the position of superintendent of the Saskatchewan Hospital in Weyburn. [3]
Yes check.svg Elected.

1920 by-election

June 25, 1920 by-election,
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Liberal Yes check.svg X Charles McGill Hamilton Acclaimed
Total
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

The by-election was called when Hamilton accepted the position of Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Premier Martin, an office of profit under the Crown, on April 26, 1920. [4]
Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1921

1921 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Liberal Yes check.svg X Charles McGill Hamilton 2,36888.4%
  Independent Thompson McClelland31111.6%
Total2,679100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1925

1925 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Liberal Yes check.svg X Charles McGill Hamilton 2,35159.6%
Conservative Morton Allison Fletcher1,59340.4%
Total3,944100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1929

1929 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Progressive Yes check.svg Robert Sterritt Leslie 3,28851.6%
Liberal X Charles McGill Hamilton 3,08848.4%
Total6,376100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1934

1934 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Liberal Yes check.svg Hugh Elliott Eaglesham 2,28143.9%
Progressive X Robert Sterritt Leslie 1,54429.7%
Farmer–Labour Tommy Douglas 1,34325.8%
  Independent James Logan Coltart290.6%
Total5,197100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1938

1938 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Liberal Yes check.svg George Levi Crane 4,74448.7%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Frederick Claude Williams4,16742.8%
  Independent Conservative John Charles Burnside8288.5%
Total9,739100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1944

1944 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Yes check.svg Tommy Douglas 5,60561.6%
Liberal James Weyburn Adolphe3,48938.4%
Total9,094100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.

1948

1948 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Yes check.svg X Tommy Douglas 6,27356.3%
 Liberal-Progressive ConservativeFergus Charles Eaglesham4,22838.0%
Social Credit Isabel Paxman6385.7%
Total11,139100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1952

1952 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Yes check.svg X Tommy Douglas 6,02059.9%
Liberal Donald Morrow4,03740.1%
Total10,057100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1956

1956 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Yes check.svg X Tommy Douglas 4,93048.2%
Liberal Junior Herbert Staveley4,23441.4%
Social Credit Gustav Theodore Froese1,07010.5%
Total10,234100.1%1
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.
1 Rounding error.

1960

1960 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Yes check.svg X Tommy Douglas 5,05448.4%
Liberal Junior Herbert Staveley4,45342.7%
Progressive Conservative Hugh McGillivray6216.0%
Social Credit William Tabor3072.9%
Total10,435100.0%1
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.
1 Rounding error.

1961 by-election

December 13, 1961 by-election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Liberal Yes check.svg Junior Herbert Staveley5,37954.4%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Oran Reiman4,50545.6%
Total9,884100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

The by-election was called when the incumbent, Premier Douglas, resigned from the provincial Legislative Assembly to enter federal politics.
Yes check.svg Elected.

1964

1964 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Yes check.svg James Auburn Pepper 4,45344.4%
Liberal X Junior Herbert Staveley4,34743.3%
Progressive Conservative Jean Benson1,23412.3%
Total10,034100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1967

1967 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  New Democratic Party Yes check.svg X James Auburn Pepper 4,87646.7%
Liberal Junior Herbert Staveley4,69345.0%
Progressive Conservative Jean Benson8658.3%
Total10,434100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1971

1971 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  New Democratic Party Yes check.svg X James Auburn Pepper 5,79556.0%
Liberal William Erle Roger3,83737.1%
Progressive Conservative Ray L. Bailey7196.9%
Total10,351100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1975

1975 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  New Democratic Party Yes check.svg X James Auburn Pepper 2,97138.1%
Progressive Conservative John Whitell2,52232.4%
Liberal Norm Flaten2,29929.5%
Total7,792100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1978

1978 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  New Democratic Party Yes check.svg X James Auburn Pepper 3,51738.1%
Progressive Conservative Glen Dods3,44932.4%
Liberal Ron Chapdelaine98129.5%
Total7,947100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.

1982

1982 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Progressive Conservative Yes check.svg Lorne Henry Hepworth 5,42660.7%
  New Democratic Party Elaine Driver3,08834.6%
Liberal David J.R. Wright4224.7%
Total8,936100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.

1986

1986 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
Progressive Conservative Yes check.svg X Lorne Henry Hepworth 4,59652.6%
  New Democratic Party Harry-Jae Elder3,22036.9%
Liberal W.F. (Bill) Rudachyk8599.8%
Western Canada Concept Edwin W. Appenheimer550.6%
Total8,73099.9%1
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.
1 Rounding error.

1991

1991 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidatePopular vote %
  New Democratic Party Yes check.svg Ronald Wormsbecker 3,88345.3%
Progressive Conservative X Lorne Henry Hepworth 2,72531.8%
Liberal W.F. (Bill) Rudachyk1,92022.4%
  Independent Edwin W. Appenheimer470.5%
Total8,575100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn

Yes check.svg Elected.
X Incumbent.
1 Rounding error.

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References

  1. An Act to amend the Legislative Assembly Act, Statutes of Saskatchewan 1908, c. 4.
  2. The Representation Act, 1994, Statutes of Saskatchewan 1994, c. R-20.3.
  3. Hawkes, John. The Story of Saskatchewan and its People, 1924, vol. 2, pp. 1347–8.
  4. Saskatchewan Archives - Ministers.