Kindersley (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Kinderseley was a federal electoral district
in Saskatchewan
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1917 to 1968. It was created in 1914 from Battleford
, Moose Jaw
and Saskatoon
ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Battleford—Kindersley
and Swift Current—Maple Creek
ridings.
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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 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....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, 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 1917 to 1968. It was created in 1914 from Battleford
Battleford (electoral district)
Battleford was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1925. This riding was created in 1907 following the admission of Saskatchewan into the Canadian Confederation in 1905 from parts of the Northwest Territories...
, Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw (electoral district)
Moose Jaw was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1953 and from 1968 to 1988.This riding was created in 1907 from parts of Assiniboia West and Calgary ridings...
and Saskatoon
Saskatoon (electoral district)
Saskatoon was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1935 and from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1907 from parts of Assiniboia West, Humboldt and Saskatchewan ridings....
ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Battleford—Kindersley
Battleford—Kindersley
Battleford—Kindersley was a federal electoral district n Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979....
and Swift Current—Maple Creek
Swift Current—Maple Creek
Swift Current—Maple Creek was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988....
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,...
:
- Edward Thomas Wordon MyersEdward Thomas Wordon MyersEdward Thomas Wordon Myers was a physician and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Kindersley in the Canadian House of Commons 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) - Archibald M. CarmichaelArchibald M. CarmichaelArchibald M. Carmichael was a Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Smithdale, Ontario and became a farmer, minister and teacher....
, 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...
(1921-1935) - Otto Buchanan ElliottOtto Buchanan ElliottOtto Buchanan Elliot was a railway station agent, and one of the founding representatives of the Social Credit Party of Canada, a political party in Canada that promoted the social credit theories of monetary reform....
, Social CreditSocial Credit Party of CanadaThe Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
(1935-1940) - Charles Albert Henderson, 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...
(1940-1945) - Frank Eric Jaenicke, 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...
(1945-1949) - Fred LarsonFred Larson (politician)Frederick Hugo Larson was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Lang, Saskatchewan, studied at the University of Saskatchewan, and became a farmer by career....
, Liberal (1949-1953) - Merv JohnsonMerv JohnsonWillis Merwyn Johnson is a Saskatchewan farmer and former politician.Johnson was the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member for Parliament for Kindersley, Saskatchewan...
, C.C.F. (1953-1958) - Robert HanbidgeRobert HanbidgeRobert Leith Hanbidge was a Canadian lawyer, municipal, provincial and federal politician, and the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.-Early life:...
, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
(1958-1963) - Reg CantelonReg CantelonReginald Cantelon was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Indian Head, Northwest Territories and became a school principal and teacher by career....
, Progressive Conservative (1963-1968)
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Kindersley (1914–1966) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...