Willow Bunch (provincial electoral district)

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Willow Bunch is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the rural municipality of Willow Bunch. This district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912. The constituency was dissolved and combined with the Notukeu district (as Notukeu-Willow Bunch) before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938.

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It is now part of the Wood River constituency.

A federal electoral district in the same area called "Willow Bunch" existed from 1924 until 1935.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. William W. Davidson 1912 – 1917 Conservative
 2. Abel James Hindle 1917 – 1925 Liberal
 3. James Albert Cross Sept. 1925 – 1929 Liberal
 4. Charles William Johnson 1929 – 1938 Liberal

Election results

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Willow Bunch electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative William W. Davidson 82550.46%
Liberal S.C. Wright81049.54%
Total1,635100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Willow Bunch electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Abel James Hindle 2,70166.84%+17.30
  Conservative James Lambe1,34033.16%-17.30
Total4,041100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Willow Bunch electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Abel James Hindle 3,04054.55%-12.29
Progressive John Henry Wallace2,53345.45%
Total5,573100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Willow Bunch electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Abel James Hindle 2,94958.28%+3.73
Progressive James Henry Stewart2,11141.72%-3.73
Total5,060100.00%
August 31, 1925 By-Election: Willow Bunch electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Albert Cross Acclaimed100.00%
TotalAcclamation
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Willow Bunch electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles William Johnson 4,42350.61%-
  Conservative William James Gibbins4,31649.39%-
Total8,739100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Willow Bunch electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles William Johnson 2,44847.88%-2.73
  Conservative Edgar B. Linnell1,44528.27%-21.12
  Farmer-Labour Charles Morley W. Emery1,21923.85%
Total5,112100.00%

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