Humboldt (provincial electoral district)

Humboldt was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in central Saskatchewan, this constituency was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905.

Humboldt
Saskatchewan electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
District created1905
First contested1905
Last contested2011
Demographics
Electors10,636
Census division(s)Division 15
Census subdivision(s)Humboldt

Incorporated as a city in 2000, Humboldt (pop. 4,998) was the largest centre in the riding. Smaller communities in the district included the towns of Lanigan, Allan, Colonsay, Aberdeen, Clavet, and Bruno; and the villages of Vonda, Viscount, Muenster, and Meacham.

See also the mirrored article, which has information on the former federal electoral district of the same name.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament Years Member Party
21st 1986–1991     Eric Upshall New Democrat
22nd 1991–1995
23rd 1995–1997     Arlene Julé Liberal Party
1997–1999     Saskatchewan Party
24th 1999–2003
25th 2003–2007 Donna Harpauer
26th 2007–2011
27th 2011–2016
District dissolved into Humboldt-Watrous,
Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota, Batoche, Melfort
and Arm River

Election results

2011 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanDonna Harpauer5,67773.02%+15.45%
  NDP Gord Bedient 1,807 23.24% -4.77%
GreenLynn Oliphant2913.74%+1.27%
Total 7,775 100.00%
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanDonna Harpauer5,04957.57%+15.64%
  NDP Brenda Curtis 2,456 28.01% -12.07%
  Liberal Brent Loehr 1,048 11.95% -6.04%
GreenAnita Rocamora2172.47%-
Total 8,770 100.00%
2003 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanDonna Harpauer3,46441.99%-2.92%
  NDP Bryan Barnes 3,291 39.89% +4.89%
  Liberal Les C. Alm 1,495 18.12% +0.97%
Western IndependenceDel Anderson1381
Total 8,250 100.00%
1 "VOIDED - Candidacy Withdrawn" (see "Humboldt" under Elections Saskatchewan: Twenty-Fifth Provincial General Election.)
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanArlene Julé3,82144.91%
  NDP Armand Roy 2,978 35.00% -6.41%
  Liberal Joanne Perrault 1,459 17.15% -26.75%
New GreenRon Schriml2502.94%
Total 8,508 100.00%
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Arlene Julé 3,594 43.90% +6.37%
  NDP Armand Roy 3,390 41.41% -20.38%
  Prog. Conservative David Leuschen 1,202 14.69% +14.01%
Total 8,186 100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Eric Upshall 4,422 61.79% +16.96%
  Liberal Arlene Julé 2,686 37.53% +24.66%
  Prog. Conservative Dale Blair 49 0.68% -41.62%
Total 7,157 100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Eric Upshall 3,914 44.83% +0.76%
  Prog. Conservative Louis Domotor 3,693 42.30% -7.73%
  Liberal Larry Benning 1,124 12.87% +8.84%
Total 8,731 100.00%
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Prog. Conservative Louis Domotor 4,480 50.03% +18.66%
  NDP Edwin Tchorzewski 3,946 44.07% -10.86%
  Liberal Liguori A. LeBlanc 361 4.03% -9.67%
Western Canada ConceptGlen Strueby1681.87%
Total 8,955 100.00%
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Edwin Tchorzewski 4,272 54.93% +14.46%
  Prog. Conservative John Bajbula 2,439 31.37% -0.06%
  Liberal Peter Cline 1,065 13.70% -14.40%
Total 7,776 100.00%
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Edwin Tchorzewski 3,006 40.47% -11.85%
  Prog. Conservative Ray Perpick 2,334 31.43% -
  Liberal Peter Cline 2,087 28.10% -19.58%
Total 7,427 100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Edwin Tchorzewski 3,366 52.32% +12.82%
  Liberal Mathieu Breker 3,067 47.68% -2.95%
Total 6,433 100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Mathieu Breker 3,693 50.63% +0.91%
  NDP Palma Little 2,881 39.50% +3.85%
  Prog. Conservative Frank J. Martin 720 9.87% -4.76%
Total 7,294 100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Mathieu Breker 4,226 49.72% +1.70%
  CCF Sylvester E. Wiegers 3,030 35.65% +2.43%
  Prog. Conservative Frank J. Martin 1,244 14.63% +9.44%
Total 8,500 100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Mary Batten 3,939 48.02% +9.70%
  CCF George Thomas 2,725 33.22% -3.32%
  Social Credit Conrad J. Lang 1,113 13.57% -11.77%
  Prog. Conservative George B. Bailey 426 5.19% -
Total 8,203 100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Mary Batten 3,223 38.32% +6.85%
  CCF Joseph William Burton 3,056 36.34% -8.42%
  Social Credit Joseph Thauberger 2,131 25.34% +1.57%
Total 8,410 100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Joseph William Burton 3,763 44.76% +10.96%
  Liberal Arnold Loehr 2,646 31.47% -2.74%
  Social Credit Joseph Thauberger 1,998 23.77% -8.22%
Total 8,407 100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Arnold Loehr 2,689 34.21% -6.18%
  CCF Ben Putnam 2,657 33.80% -20.40%
  Social Credit Joseph Thauberger 2,515 31.99% -
Total 7,861 100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Ben Putnam 3,587 54.20% +3.30%
  Liberal Arnold Loehr 2,673 40.39% -8.71%
  Prog. Conservative Stephen D. Weese 358 5.41% -
Total 6,618 100.00%
August 4, 1938 By-Election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Joseph William Burton 3,909 50.90% +4.75%
  Liberal Charles Morton Dunn 3,771 49.10% +0.41%
Total 7,680 100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal James Chisholm King 3,636 48.69% -23.51%
  CCF Joseph William Burton 3,446 46.15% +18.35%
  Social Credit John Joseph Lins 385 5.16%
Total 7,467 100.00%
November 19, 1935 By-Election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal James Chisholm King 4,540 72.20% +6.34%
  CCF Joseph William Burton 1,748 27.80% -6.34%
Total 6,288 100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal James Hogan 5,345 65.86% +7.08%
     Farmer-Labour Joseph William Burton 2,771 34.14%
Total 8,116 100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Henry M. Therres 3,251 58.78% -3.34%
  Independent Jacob H. Riesen 2,280 41.22%
Total 5,531 100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LiberalHenry M. Therres2,65362.12%
  Liberal Arnold Loehr 1,618 37.88%
Total 4,271 100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Henry M. Therres Acclaimed 100.00%
Total Acclamation
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon 2,180 71.01% -4.45%
  Conservative Alexander Donald MacIntosh 890 28.99% +4.45%
Total 3,070 100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon 1,073 75.46% +6.03%
  Conservative Alexander Donald MacIntosh 349 24.54%
Total 1,422 100.00%
December 7, 1908 By-Election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal William Richard Motherwell 847 69.43% -3.60%
  Independent Sinclair Elliott 373 30.57%
Total 1,220 100.00%
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal David B. Neely 759 65.83%
Independent LiberalLewis Lawrence Kramer39434.17%
Total 1,153 100.00%
1905 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal David B. Neely Acclaimed 100.00%
Total Acclamation

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly – Humboldt

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  1. David B. Neely 1905–1908 Liberal
  2. William Richard Motherwell Dec. 1908–1912 Liberal
  3. William Turgeon 1912–1921 Liberal
  4. Henry M. Therres 1921–1934 Liberal, Ind. Liberal
  5. James Hogan 1934–1935 Liberal
  6. James Chisholm King Nov. 1935–1938 Liberal
  7. Joseph William Burton Sept. 1938–1944 CCF
  8. Ben Putnam 1944–1948 CCF
  9. Arnold Loehr 1948–1952 Liberal
  10. Joseph William Burton 1952–1956 CCF
  11. Mary Batten 1956–1964 Liberal
  12. Mathieu Breker 1964–1971 Liberal
  13. Edwin Tchorzewski 1971–1982 New Democrat
  14. Louis Domotor 1982–1986 Progressive Conservative
  15. Eric Upshall 1986–1995 New Democrat
  16. Arlene Julé 1995–1997 Liberal
  17. Arlene Julé 1997–2003 Saskatchewan Party

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