Humboldt (electoral district)
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Humboldt was a federal electoral district
in Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1904 to 1953. When it was created in 1903, it was part of the Northwest Territories
. When Saskatchewan
became a province in 1905, Humboldt riding was in that province. It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Humboldt—Melfort
, Mackenzie
and Rosthern
ridings.
:
|NEELY, David Bradley ||align=right|3,524
|-
|LITTLE, James ||align=right|2,145
|-
|NEELY, David Bradley ||align=right|7,265
|-
|HEARN, John Harvey ||align=right|2,947
|-
|LANG, Norman ||align=right| 5,536
|-
|BARRY, Joseph Leonard ||align=right|3,362
|-
|STEWART, Charles Wallace ||align=right|10,280
|-
|MEILICKE, Otto Frederick ||align=right|4,707
|-
|LANG, Norman ||align=right|1,215
|-
|TOTZKE, Albert Frederick ||align=right|3,212
|-
|STEWART, Charles Wallace ||align=right|2,536
|-
|WILSON, Edward S. ||align=right|967
|-
|TOTZKE, Albert Frederick ||align=right|6,264
|-
|WILSON, Edward Sexton ||align=right|2,447
|-
|TOTZKE, Albert Frederick ||align=right|7,915
|-
|WILSON, Edward Sexton ||align=right|3,984
|-
|KELLERMAN, Frank Henry ||align=right|2,116
|-
|FLEMING, Harry Raymond ||align=right| 6,877
|-
|BURTON, Joseph William ||align=right|4,592
|-
|MCCAFFERY, Joseph Patrick ||align=right|2,395
|-
|BLAND, Thomas ||align=right|1,171
|-
|FLEMING, Harry Raymond ||align=right|8,808
|-
|BOLSTER, Frank John ||align=right|7,536
By-election: On Mr. Fleming's death, 5 November 1942
|-
|BURTON, Joseph William ||align=right|8,910
|-
|KRENN, Frank Stephen ||align=right| 5,287
|-
|LANGENHOFF, Theodore Fred ||align=right|251
|-
|BURTON, Joseph William ||align=right|7,843
|-
|LOEHR, Arnold W. ||align=right|6,380
|-
|SCHMEISER, Charles A. ||align=right|1,094
|-
|HETLAND, Joseph Ingolph ||align=right|8,123
|-
|BURTON, Joseph William ||align=right|7,302
|-
|BENDAS, Orest ||align=right|1,022
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Canada
Canada
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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1904 to 1953. When it was created in 1903, it was part of the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
. When Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
became a province in 1905, Humboldt riding was in that province. It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Humboldt—Melfort
Humboldt—Melfort
Humboldt—Melfort was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1952 to 1968. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Humboldt, Melfort and Yorkton ridings...
, Mackenzie
Mackenzie (electoral district)
Mackenzie was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1997.This riding was created in 1903, when Saskatchewan was still a part of the Northwest Territories...
and Rosthern
Rosthern (electoral district)
Rosthern was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Humboldt, Long Lake, Prince Albert and Saskatoon ridings....
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
:
- A.J. Adamson, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1904-1908) - David Bradley NeelyDavid Bradley NeelyDavid Bradley Neely was a physician and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Humboldt in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1908 and Humboldt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1917 as a Liberal.He was born in Harkaway, Ontario, the son of Thomas...
, Liberal (1908-1917) - Norman LangNorman LangNorman Lang was a farmer, rancher and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Humboldt from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member....
, UnionistUnionist Party (Canada)The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden during the First World War....
(1917-1921) - Charles Wallace StewartCharles Wallace StewartCharles Wallace Stewart was a Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in York County, Ontario and became a farmer. From 1908 to 1918, he was reeve of Pleasantdale, Saskatchewan,...
, ProgressiveProgressive Party of CanadaThe Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
(1921-1925) - Albert Frederick TotzkeAlbert Frederick TotzkeAlbert Frederick Totzke was a pharmacist and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Vonda in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1908 to 1917 and Humboldt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935 as a Liberal.He was born in Berlin, Ontario , the son of Carl...
, Liberal (1925-1935) - Harry Raymond FlemingHarry Raymond FlemingHarry Raymond Fleming, M.D., was a Saskatchewan physician and politician.He was born and raised on Amherst Island, Ontario and was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario where he also developed business interests. After receiving his medical degree, he entered the teaching profession...
, Liberal (1935-1942) - Joseph William BurtonJoseph William BurtonJoseph William Burton was a Canadian politician and farmer.Burton was a grand knight of the Knights of Columbus and a staunch Roman Catholic and socialist who argued during political meetings meetings in Humboldt, Saskatchewan that the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was more in line with the...
, Co-operative Commonwealth FederationCo-operative Commonwealth FederationThe Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
(1943-1949) - Joseph Ingolph HetlandJoseph Ingolph HetlandJoseph Ingolph Hetland was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States and moved to Canada in 1907....
, Liberal (1949-1953)
Election results
|-|NEELY, David Bradley ||align=right|3,524
|-
|LITTLE, James ||align=right|2,145
|-
|NEELY, David Bradley ||align=right|7,265
|-
|HEARN, John Harvey ||align=right|2,947
|-
|LANG, Norman ||align=right| 5,536
|-
|BARRY, Joseph Leonard ||align=right|3,362
|-
|STEWART, Charles Wallace ||align=right|10,280
|-
|MEILICKE, Otto Frederick ||align=right|4,707
|-
|LANG, Norman ||align=right|1,215
|-
|TOTZKE, Albert Frederick ||align=right|3,212
|-
|STEWART, Charles Wallace ||align=right|2,536
|-
|WILSON, Edward S. ||align=right|967
|-
|TOTZKE, Albert Frederick ||align=right|6,264
|-
|WILSON, Edward Sexton ||align=right|2,447
|-
|TOTZKE, Albert Frederick ||align=right|7,915
|-
|WILSON, Edward Sexton ||align=right|3,984
|-
|KELLERMAN, Frank Henry ||align=right|2,116
|-
|FLEMING, Harry Raymond ||align=right| 6,877
|-
|BURTON, Joseph William ||align=right|4,592
|-
|MCCAFFERY, Joseph Patrick ||align=right|2,395
|-
|BLAND, Thomas ||align=right|1,171
|-
|FLEMING, Harry Raymond ||align=right|8,808
|-
|BOLSTER, Frank John ||align=right|7,536
By-election: On Mr. Fleming's death, 5 November 1942
|-
|BURTON, Joseph William ||align=right|8,910
|-
|KRENN, Frank Stephen ||align=right| 5,287
|-
|LANGENHOFF, Theodore Fred ||align=right|251
|-
|BURTON, Joseph William ||align=right|7,843
|-
|LOEHR, Arnold W. ||align=right|6,380
|-
|SCHMEISER, Charles A. ||align=right|1,094
|-
|HETLAND, Joseph Ingolph ||align=right|8,123
|-
|BURTON, Joseph William ||align=right|7,302
|-
|BENDAS, Orest ||align=right|1,022
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Humboldt, Northwest Territories (1905–1952) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Riding history for Humboldt, Saskatchewan (1905–1952) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...