Morse is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Morse, Saskatchewan. The district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912, and abolished before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It was the riding of Premier Ross Thatcher.
It is now part of the Lumsden-Morse, Swift Current, and Wood River constituencies.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Malcolm L. Leitch | 1912 – 1921 | Liberal | |
| 2. | John Archibald Maharg | 1921 – 1925 | Independent Pro-Government | |
| 3. | William Paris MacLachlan | 1925 – 1927 | Liberal | |
| 4. | Duncan Morris Robertson | Aug. 1927 – 1929 | Liberal | |
| 5. | Richard Percy Eades | 1929 – 1934 | Conservative | |
| 6. | Neil John MacDonald | 1934 – 1938 | Liberal | |
| 7. | Benjamin T. Hyde | 1938 – 1944 | Liberal | |
| 8. | Sidney M. Spidell | 1944 – 1946 | CCF | |
| 9. | Jim Gibson | Sept. 1946 – 1960 | CCF | |
| 10. | Ross Thatcher | 1960 – 1971 | Liberal | |
| 11. | Jack Wiebe | 1971 – 1978 | Liberal | |
| 12. | Reg Gross | 1978 – 1982 | New Democrat | |
| 13. | Harold Martens | 1982 – 1995 | Progressive Conservative |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Malcolm L. Leitch | 876 | 61.52% | – | |
| Conservative | Henry M. Klassen | 548 | 38.48% | – | |
| Total | 1,424 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Malcolm L. Leitch | 1,553 | 34.45% | -27.07 | |
| Nonpartisan League | Edward Wright Grainger | 1,425 | 31.61% | – | |
| Conservative | Henry Edmund Houze | 871 | 19.32% | -19.16 | |
| Independent | John F. Wiebe | 659 | 14.62% | – | |
| Total | 4,508 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Pro-Government | John Archibald Maharg | Acclaimed | 100.00% | ||
| Total | Acclamation | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Paris MacLachlan | 2,480 | 65.26% | - | |
| Progressive | John Ferguson Byce | 1,320 | 34.74% | - | |
| Total | 3,800 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Duncan Morris Robertson | Acclaimed | 100.00% | ||
| Total | Acclamation | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Percy Eades | 2,814 | 51.51% | - | |
| Liberal | Duncan Morris Robertson | 2,649 | 48.49% | - | |
| Total | 5,463 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Neil John MacDonald | 2,717 | 46.06% | -2.43 | |
| Conservative | Richard Percy Eades | 1,752 | 29.70% | -21.81 | |
| Farmer-Labour | John McCaig | 1,430 | 24.24% | – | |
| Total | 5,899 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Benjamin T. Hyde | 2,861 | 43.59% | -2.47 | |
| CCF | Henry Peter Thiessen | 1,808 | 27.55% | +3.31 | |
| Conservative | Clifford B. Martin | 1,416 | 21.58% | -8.12 | |
| Social Credit | William E. Armstrong | 478 | 7.28% | – | |
| Total | 6,563 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF | Sidney M. Spidell | 2,763 | 49.25% | +21.70 | |
| Liberal | Benjamin T. Hyde | 2,122 | 37.83% | -5.76 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Clifford B. Martin | 725 | 12.92% | -8.66 | |
| Total | 5,610 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF | Jim Gibson | 3,006 | 46.15% | -3.10 | |
| Liberal | Herbert Wiebe | 2,410 | 37.00% | -0.83 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Rupert D. Ramsay | 1,098 | 16.85% | +3.93 | |
| Total | 6,514 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF | Jim Gibson | 3,069 | 45.75% | -0.40 | |
| Liberal | Ronald D. Miller | 2,465 | 36.74% | -0.26 | |
| Social Credit | Fred Erhardt | 694 | 10.34% | - | |
| Prog. Conservative | John Kinchen Rosa | 481 | 7.17% | -9.68 | |
| Total | 6,709 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF | Jim Gibson | 3,263 | 56.58% | +10.83 | |
| Liberal | David S. Gall | 2,504 | 43.42% | +6.68 | |
| Total | 5,767 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF | Jim Gibson | 2,590 | 42.55% | -14.03 | |
| Liberal | Earl Burgess | 2,352 | 38.64% | -4.78 | |
| Social Credit | Gustav Pilzer | 1,145 | 18.81% | - | |
| Total | 6,087 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ross Thatcher | 2,791 | 42.29% | +3.65 | |
| CCF | Robert Davis | 2,629 | 39.83% | -2.72 | |
| Social Credit | Peter Harder | 657 | 9.96% | -8.85 | |
| Prog. Conservative | George Gurney | 523 | 7.92% | - | |
| Total | 6,600 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ross Thatcher | 3,188 | 51.92% | +9.63 | |
| CCF | Paul W. Beach | 2,952 | 48.08% | +8.25 | |
| Total | 6,140 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ross Thatcher | 3,396 | 52.34% | +0.42 | |
| NDP | Louis H. Lewry | 2,398 | 36.96% | -11.12 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Earl Cooper | 694 | 10.70% | - | |
| Total | 6,488 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ross Thatcher | 3,502 | 55.72% | +3.38 | |
| NDP | Paul W. Beach | 2,783 | 44.28% | +7.32 | |
| Total | 6,285 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jack Wiebe | 2,700 | 47.75% | -7.97 | |
| NDP | James R. Murdoch | 2,274 | 40.22% | -4.02 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Edward Nasserden | 680 | 12.03% | - | |
| Total | 5,654 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jack Wiebe | 2,517 | 36.66% | -11.09 | |
| NDP | Reg Gross | 2,502 | 36.44% | -3.78 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Martens | 1,847 | 26.90% | +14.87 | |
| Total | 6,866 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Reg Gross | 2,587 | 37.97% | +1.53 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Martens | 2,203 | 32.33% | +5.43 | |
| Liberal | Jack Wiebe | 2,024 | 29.70% | -6.96 | |
| Total | 6,814 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Martens | 3,565 | 49.94% | +17.61 | |
| NDP | Reg Gross | 2,409 | 33.75% | -4.22 | |
| Western Canada Concept | Ray L. Bailey | 887 | 12.43% | – | |
| Liberal | Don Meyer | 277 | 3.88% | -25.82 | |
| Total | 7,138 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Martens | 3,694 | 56.12% | +6.18 | |
| NDP | Reg Gross | 2,209 | 33.56% | -0.19 | |
| Liberal | Al Harder | 605 | 9.19% | +5.31 | |
| Western Canada Concept | Burton Rempel | 74 | 1.13% | -11.30 | |
| Total | 6,582 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Martens | 2,682 | 44.42% | -11.70 | |
| NDP | Carl Siemens | 2,101 | 34.80% | +1.24 | |
| Liberal | Ken Nelson | 1,255 | 20.78% | +11.59 | |
| Total | 6,038 | 100.00% | |||
See also
- Electoral district (Canada)
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
- Morse, Saskatchewan
References
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