Wilkie (electoral district)

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Wilkie was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Wilkie, Saskatchewan. Created as "Tramping Lake" before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912, this constituency was renamed "Wilkie" in 1917.

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This riding was arguably one of the most conservative in the province, having only once elected a member of the CCF or NDP – in the CCF's 1944 landslide victory.

The district was dissolved before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It is now part of the ridings of Biggar, Cut Knife-Turtleford, and Kindersley.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. James Murray Scott 1912 – 1917 Liberal
 2. Reuben Martin 1917 – 1921 Liberal
 3. Sidney Bingham 1921 – 1925 Progressive
 4. Robert Erie Nay 1925 – 1929 Liberal
 5. Alexander John McLeod 1929 – 1934 Conservative
 6. John Jardine 1934 – 1938 Liberal
 7. John C. Knowles 1938 – 1944 Liberal
 8. Hans O. Hansen 1944 – 1948 CCF
 9. John W. Horsman 1948 – 1964 Liberal
 10. Cliff McIsaac 1964 – 1975 Liberal
 11. Linda Clifford 1975 – 1978 Liberal
 12. Jim Garner 1978 – 1986 Progressive Conservative
 13. John Britton 1986 – 1995 Progressive Conservative

Election results

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Tramping Lake electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Murray Scott 1,11755.99%
  Conservative Robert James Speers87844.01%
Total1,995100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reuben Martin 1,78348.05%-7.94
  Conservative Henry Oswald Wright1,00527.08%-16.93
Nonpartisan League Donald Jerome Haight92324.87%
Total3,711100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Sidney Bingham 1,69451.50%+26.63
Liberal Reuben Martin 1,59548.50%+0.45
Total3,289100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Nay 2,28169.69%+21.19
Progressive Sidney Bingham 99230.31%-21.19
Total3,273100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Alexander McLeod 2,81451.07%-
Liberal Robert Nay 2,69648.93%-20.76
Total5,510100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Jardine 3,70248.47%-0.46
  Farmer-Labour George Joseph Hindley2,01126.33%-
  Conservative Alexander McLeod 1,92525.20%-25.87
Total7,638100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John C. Knowles 4,05359.17%+10.70
Social Credit Frank R. Beggs2,79740.83%
Total6,850100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Hans O. Hansen 3,56758.53%-
Liberal John C. Knowles 2,52741.47%-17.70
Total6,094100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Horsman 3,14343.97%+2.50
  CCF Hans O. Hansen 2,56635.90%-22.63
Social Credit George Keith Nicholson1,11015.53%-
  Prog. Conservative O. Allan Bentley3294.60%-
Total7,148100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Horsman 3,19945.35%+1.38
  CCF Hans O. Hansen 3,06743.48%+7.58
Social Credit T. Gauley78811.17%-4.36
Total7,054100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Horsman 3,68446.03%+0.68
  CCF Samuel Onerheim2,84935.60%-7.88
Social Credit William R. Leeson1,47018.37%+7.20
Total8,003100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Horsman 3,46345.22%-0.81
  CCF Lewis R. Thomas2,31530.23%-5.37
Social Credit William R. Leeson1,22015.93%-2.44
  Prog. Conservative Walter O. Smith6608.62%-
Total7,658100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Clifford McIsaac 3,59348.53%+3.31
  CCF W. Ray Grant2,16229.20%-1.03
  Prog. Conservative Donald Wallace1,64922.27%+13.65
Total7,404100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Clifford McIsaac 3,81761.04%+12.51
  NDP Norman Heather2,43638.96%+9.76
Total6,253100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Clifford McIsaac 3,30951.31%-9.73
  NDP Dick Scotton3,14048.69%+9.73
Total6,449100.00%
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Linda Clifford 2,83139.36%-11.95
  NDP Delaine Scotton2,22330.91%-17.78
  Progressive Conservative Jim Garner 2,13829.73%-
Total7,192100.00%
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Jim Garner 2,86539.73%+10.00
  NDP Ray Heather2,37132.88%+1.97
Liberal Linda Clifford 1,97527.39%-11.97
Total7,211100.00%
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Jim Garner 5,05666.55%+26.82
  NDP Wayne Birn2,03926.84%-6.04
Liberal Arthur L. Reil5026.61%-20.78
Total7,597100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative John Britton 3,45748.35%-18.20
  NDP Ted Zoller2,15130.09%+3.25
Liberal Nicodemus B. Volk1,54121.56%+14.95
Total7,149100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative John Britton 2,60138.54%-9.81
  NDP Sharon Murrell 2,29534.00%+3.91
Liberal Nick Volk1,85327.46%+5.90
Total6,749100.00%

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