Saskatoon (electoral district)

Saskatoon was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1935 and from 1949 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1907 from parts of Assiniboia West, Humboldt and Saskatchewan ridings.

It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Rosthern and Saskatoon City ridings.

It was recreated in 1947 from parts of Rosthern and Saskatoon City ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Moose Jaw, Saskatoon—Biggar, and Saskatoon—Humboldt ridings.

Election results

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1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal George Ewan McCraney 3,645
Conservative Murdoch Alex. MacInnes 2,168
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal George Ewan McCraney 5,328
Conservative Donald MacLean 3,756
Independent Newel Edward Baumunk 656
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) James Robert Wilson 9,639
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) James William Casey 1,833
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive John Evans 8,057
Liberal Peter Donald Stewart 3,943
Conservative James Robert Wilson 2,909
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Alexander MacGillivray Young 5,303
Conservative Frank MacMillan 5,114
Progressive Walter Lee Kirkpatrick 1,417
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Alexander MacGillivray Young 8,058
Conservative Frank MacMillan 5,706
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Frank MacMillan 11,663
Liberal Alexander MacGillivray Young 9,799
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Roy Knight 11,749
Liberal Charles Wesley McCool 8,868
Progressive Conservative Alfred Henry Bence 7,013
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Roy Knight 12,056
Liberal Charles W. McCool 7,028
Progressive Conservative Donald C. Disbery 4,661
Social Credit Malcolm James Haver 990
Labor–Progressive William Michael Berezowski 264
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Henry Frank Jones 12,905
Co-operative Commonwealth Roy Knight 12,022
Liberal Alex W. Prociuk 6,786
Social Credit Noble Ernest Britton 2,003
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Henry Frank Jones 24,622
Co-operative Commonwealth Roy Knight 10,324
Liberal Jessie Caldwell 5,505
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Henry Frank Jones 25,341
New Democratic David E. Mahood 9,842
Liberal John George Egnatoff 8,592
Social Credit Donald Harder 1,556
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Henry Frank Jones 26,237
Liberal Sidney Buckwold 13,499
New Democratic David E. Mahood 8,262
Social Credit John Wesley Vail 1,256
By-election on 22 June 1964

On Jones' death, 4 March 1964

Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Eloise Jones 16,551
Liberal Sidney Buckwold 14,168
New Democratic Jim Harding 9,459
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Lewis Brand 21,036
New Democratic Ben Smillie 15,025
Liberal Ernest J. Cole 10,529
Social Credit Delbert M. Dynna 619

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