Turtleford (electoral district)
{{Short description|Former provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
Turtleford was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Turtleford.
Created before the 4th Saskatchewan general election in 1917, this constituency was dissolved and combined with the Cut Knife district (as "Battleford-Cut Knife") before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It is now part of the ridings of Cut Knife-Turtleford and Rosthern-Shellbrook.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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! !! style="width: 25px"|# !! style="width: 170px"|MLA !! style="width: 80px"|Served !! style="width: 150px"|Party {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}} | 1. | 1917–1929 | Liberal {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}} | 2. | 1929–1938 | Liberal {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}} | 3. | 1938–1944 | Liberal {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}} | 4. | 1944–1948 | CCF {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}} | 5. | 1948–1952 | Liberal {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}} | 6. | Bob Wooff | 1952–1956 | CCF {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}} | 7. | 1956–1960 | Liberal {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}} | 8. | Bob Wooff | 1960 – Jan. 1961 | CCF {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}} | 9. | Frank Foley | March 1961 – 1964 | Liberal {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} | 10. | Bob Wooff | 1964–1971 | CCF-NDP {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} | 11. | 1971–1975 {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} | 12. | 1975–1982 {{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}} | 13. | 1982–1991 {{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}} | 14. | Lloyd Johnson | 1991–1995 |
Election results
{{Election box begin | title=1917 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Archibald B. Gemmell|1,149|53.34%}}
{{CANelec |SK |Non-Partisan League |John Fleetwood Burns |581 |26.97%}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|Hugh Lockhart
|align="right"|424
|align="right"|19.69%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|2,154
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1921 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Archibald B. Gemmell|1,186|52.73%|-0.61}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent|row}}
|Frederick Webb
|align="right"|1,063
|align="right"|47.27%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|2,249
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1925 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Archibald B. Gemmell|1,118|58.63%|+5.90}}
{{CANelec|SK|Progressive|Louis de Montarnal|789|41.37%|–}}
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,907
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1929 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Charles A. Ayre|1,628|50.39%|-8.24}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent|row}}
|Percival Whitman Farnsworth
|align="right"|1,603
|align="right"|49.61%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|3,231
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1934 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Charles A. Ayre|3,411|52.49%|+2.10}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|Percival Whitman Farnsworth
|align="right"|1,599
|align="right"|24.60%
|align="right"|-25.01
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Farmer-Labour|row}}
|John Stegehuis
|align="right"|1,489
|align="right"|22.91%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,499
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1938 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Bill Kerr|2,925|44.45%|-8.04}}
{{CANelec|SK|Social Credit|James Proctor|2,759|41.93%|–}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|Walter Arnold Hicks
|align="right"|456
|align="right"|6.93%
|align="right"|-17.67
{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|CCF
|John Stegehuis
|align="right"|440
|align="right"|6.69%
|align="right"|-16.22
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,580
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1944 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|CCF
|align="right"|2,506
|align="right"|53.65%
|align="right"|+46.96
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Bill Kerr|1,766|37.81%|-6.64}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|Chester Hicks
|align="right"|399
|align="right"|8.54%
|align="right"|+1.61
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,671
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1948 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Leo Trippe|2,462|40.37%|+2.56}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|CCF
|align="right"|2,280
|align="right"|37.38%
|align="right"|-16.27
{{CANelec|SK|Social Credit|Matthew Slager|1,357|22.25%|-}}
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,099
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1952 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|CCF
|align="right"|2,893
|align="right"|46.36%
|align="right"|+8.98
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Leo Trippe|2,461|39.44%|-0.93}}
{{CANelec|SK|Social Credit|Milton A. Wilson|886|14.20%|-8.05}}
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,240
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1956 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
|-
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Frank Foley|2,322|40.17%|+0.73}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|CCF
|align="right"|2,311
|align="right"|39.98%
|align="right"|-6.38
{{CANelec|SK|Social Credit|F.W. Coxson|1,147|19.85%|+5.65}}
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,780
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1960 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|CCF
|align="right"|2,074
|align="right"|37.28%
|align="right"|-2.70
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Frank Foley|2,062|37.06%|-3.11}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|Harvey S. Scott
|align="right"|871
|align="right"|15.65%
|align="right"|-
{{CANelec|SK|Social Credit|William E. Shier|557|10.01%|-9.84}}
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!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,564
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=February 22, 1961 By-election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Frank Foley|3,126|55.40%|+18.34}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|CCF
|align="right"|2,517
|align="right"|44.60%
|align="right"|+7.32
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,643
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1964 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|CCF
|align="right"|2,221
|align="right"|37.99%
|align="right"|-6.61
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Frank Foley|2,123|36.32%|-19.08}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|William E. Armstrong
|align="right"|1,502
|align="right"|25.69%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,846
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1967 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|NDP
|align="right"|2,152
|align="right"|42.28%
|align="right"|+4.29
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|John Flack|2,125|41.75%|+5.43}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|Hugh E. Konsmo
|align="right"|813
|align="right"|15.97%
|align="right"|-9.72
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,090
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1971 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|NDP
|align="right"|3,092
|align="right"|55.20%
|align="right"|+12.92
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|George E. Cashmore|2,509|44.80%|+3.05}}
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,601
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1975 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|NDP
|align="right"|2,405
|align="right"|39.65%
|align="right"|-15.55
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Cyril Fransoo|1,994|32.88%|-11.92}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|Gordon Mayer
|align="right"|1,666
|align="right"|27.47%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,065
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1978 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|NDP
|align="right"|2,983
|align="right"|51.51%
|align="right"|+11.86
{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|Charlie Wells
|align="right"|2,188
|align="right"|37.78%
|align="right"|+10.31
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Pauline H. Cadrain|620|10.71%|-22.17}}
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,791
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1982 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|Progressive Conservative
|align="right"|3,825
|align="right"|56.39%
|align="right"|+18.61
{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}
|NDP
|align="right"|2,803
|align="right"|41.32%
|align="right"|-10.19
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Pauline H. Cadrain|155|2.29%|-8.42}}
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,783
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1986 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|Progressive Conservative
|align="right"|3,403
|align="right"|50.13%
|align="right"|-6.26
{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}
|NDP
|Chris Sorenson
|align="right"|2,968
|align="right"|43.73%
|align="right"|+2.41
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Lucien Briere|417|6.14%|+3.85}}
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,788
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1991 Saskatchewan general election:
Turtleford electoral district}}
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{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|NDP
|align="right"|3,269
|align="right"|49.97%
|align="right"|+6.24
{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC|row}}
|Jerry Spenst
|align="right"|2,034
|align="right"|31.09%
|align="right"|-19.04
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Neil Currie|1,239|18.94%|+12.80}}
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,542
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
See also
References
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- [http://saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/pdf/elections_results_by_electoral_division_2015.pdf Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division]
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