Yorkton (electoral district)
Yorkton was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Mackenzie and Saltcoats ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Regina East, Regina—Lake Centre and Yorkton—Melville ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- George Washington McPhee, Liberal (1925–1940)
- George Hugh Castleden, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (1940–1949)
- Alan Carl Stewart, Liberal (1949–1953)
- George Hugh Castleden, CCF (1953–1958)
- G. Drummond Clancy, Progressive Conservative (1958–1968)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Washington McPhee | 3,702 | ||||||
| Progressive | Alan Carl Stewart | 2,579 | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick George Garvin | 1,212 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Washington McPhee | 4,421 | ||||||
| Progressive | Roy David Loucks | 3,121 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Washington McPhee | 6,887 | ||||||
| Independent | Robert Barbour | 5,406 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Washington McPhee | 7,491 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Jacob Benson | 4,129 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Hnatyshyn | 4,123 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | William Kelso | 2,088 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 7,658 | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan Grant McLean | 6,773 | ||||||
| National Government | John Hnatyshyn | 4,690 | ||||||
| Communist | Thomas Gerald McManus | 1,047 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 9,158 | ||||||
| Liberal | Alan Carl Stewart | 5,591 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Hnatyshyn | 3,966 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alan Carl Stewart | 8,706 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 8,419 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Stanley Wowk | 1,111 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Renton Dunlop | 858 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 11,027 | ||||||
| Liberal | Patrick Sheehan O'Dwyer | 7,399 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Stanley Obodiac | 1,915 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | John Paluck | 751 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 9,712 | ||||||
| Liberal | Dmytro Hluchaniuk | 8,414 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Drummond Clancy | 2,342 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Robert John Craig | 1,967 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Drummond Clancy | 9,882 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Hugh Castleden | 7,644 | ||||||
| Liberal | Dmytro Hluchaniuk | 4,986 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Drummond Clancy | 10,202 | ||||||
| Liberal | Dmytro Hluchaniuk | 5,768 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Leonard M. Larson | 5,453 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Martin Kelln | 1,775 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Drummond Clancy | 12,443 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Leonard M. Larson | 5,083 | ||||||
| Liberal | J.H. Ross | 4,425 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Wilfrid D. Burnley | 1,148 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Drummond Clancy | 10,561 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Alex G. Kuziak | 7,326 | ||||||
| Liberal | John A. Simpson | 4,338 | ||||||
See also
- Yorkton Saskatchewan provincial electoral district
- Yorkton Northwest Territories territorial electoral district
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
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