Maple Creek (provincial electoral district)

Coordinates: 49°50′N 109°25′W / 49.833°N 109.417°W / 49.833; -109.417
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Maple Creek is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centered on the town of Maple Creek. This district was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. It was dissolved and merged with part of the Shaunavon riding before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995 to form the constituency of Cypress Hills.

A federal electoral district in the same area existed from 1914 to 1953.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

# MLA Served Party
  1. David James Wylie 1905 – 1917 Provincial Rights, Conservative
  2. Alexander John Colquhoun 1917 – 1921 Liberal
  3. Peter Lawrence Hyde 1921 –
Dec. 1927
Liberal
  4. George Spence 1928 – 1934 Liberal
  5. John Mildenberger 1934 – 1944 Liberal
  6. Beatrice Trew 1944 – 1948 CCF
  7. Alex Cameron 1948 – 1971 Liberal
  8. Gene Flasch 1971 – 1975 New Democrat
  9. Bill Stodalka 1975 – 1978 Liberal
  10. Joan Duncan 1978 – 1991 Progressive Conservative
  11. Jack Goohsen 1991 – 1995 Progressive Conservative

Election results[edit]

1905 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Provincial Rights David James Wylie 555 55.78%
Liberal John Dixon 440 44.22%
Total 995 100.00%
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Provincial Rights David James Wylie 613 66.78% +11.00
Liberal William Richard Abbott 305 33.22% -11.00
Total 918 100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative David James Wylie 669 57.62% -9.16
Liberal N.L. Robson 492 42.38% +9.16
Total 1,161 100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander John Colquhoun 2,229 53.41% +11.03
  Conservative David James Wylie 1,944 46.59% -11.03
Total 4,173 100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Lawrence Hyde 1,910 59.89% +6.48
  Independent David Stuart Horne 1,279 40.11%
Total 3,189 100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Lawrence Hyde Acclaimed 100.00%
Total Acclamation
December 1, 1927 By-Election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Spence 1,476 74.62% -
Progressive Charles Frederick Colburn 502 25.38%
Total 1,978 100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Spence 2,104 53.09% -21.53
  Independent David Stuart Horne 1,859 46.91% -
Total 3,963 100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Mildenberger 3,114 51.57% -1.52
  Conservative James McDougald 1,784 29.55% -
  Farmer-Labour Jacob James Hubening 1,140 18.88%
Total 6,038 100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Mildenberger 4,058 52.32% +0.75
Social Credit Oliver Reid 2,136 27.54%
Unity A.J. Mercer 1,562 20.14%
Total 7,756 100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Beatrice Trew 3,656 49.15% -
Liberal John Mildenberger 2,872 38.61% -13.71
  Prog. Conservative George C. Stewart 911 12.24% -
Total 7,439 100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Cameron 2,920 36.50% -2.11
  CCF Beatrice Trew 2,590 32.37% -16.78
Social Credit A.J. Miller 2,491 31.13% -
Total 8,001 100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Cameron 3,671 52.73% +16.23
  CCF Walter Melrose 3,291 47.27% +14.90
Total 6,962 100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Cameron 2,777 36.68% -16.05
  CCF Les G. Benjamin 2,511 33.16% -14.11
Social Credit W. Alex Herle 2,284 30.16% -
Total 7,572 100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Cameron 3,086 43.19% +6.51
  CCF Les G. Benjamin 2,360 33.02% -0.14
Social Credit Morris Reis 1,000 13.99% -16.17
  Progressive Conservative Marlyn K. Clary 700 9.80% -
Total 7,146 100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Cameron 2,977 43.84% +0.65
  CCF William P. Rolick 2,424 35.70% +2.68
  Progressive Conservative Marlyn K. Clary 1,389 20.46% +10.66
Total 6,790 100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Cameron 2,683 48.44% +4.60
  NDP Ernie Howes 1,901 34.32% -1.38
  Progressive Conservative Marlyn K. Clary 955 17.24% -3.22
Total 5,539 100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Gene Flasch 2,858 47.84% +13.52
Liberal Alex Cameron 2,412 40.38% -8.06
  Progressive Conservative Marlyn K. Clary 704 11.78% -5.46
Total 5,974 100.00%
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Stodalka 2,698 37.62% -2.76
  Progressive Conservative Eric Richardson 2,241 31.25% +19.47
  NDP Gene Flasch 2,232 31.13% -16.71
Total 7,171 100.00%
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Joan Duncan 3,496 48.80% +17.55
  NDP Norman Arndt 2,327 32.48% +1.35
Liberal W.V. (Fred) Deis 1,341 18.72% -18.90
Total 7,164 100.00%
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Joan Duncan 4,228 55.53% +6.73
  NDP J.R. Porter 2,158 28.34% -4.14
Western Canada Concept Larry English 806 10.59%
Liberal Bernie Ford 422 5.54% -13.18
Total 7,614 100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Joan Duncan 4,199 60.87% +5.34
  NDP Barry Elderkin 2,185 31.68% +3.34
Liberal Harold Pawlitza 514 7.45% +1.91
Total 6,898 100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Maple Creek electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Prog. Conservative Jack Goohsen 2,627 40.55% -20.32
  NDP Bryan Oster 1,987 30.67% -1.01
Liberal Shirley Helmerson 1,865 28.78% +21.33
Total 6,479 100.00%

See also[edit]

Maple Creek – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).

References[edit]

49°50′N 109°25′W / 49.833°N 109.417°W / 49.833; -109.417