Turtleford (electoral district)

Turtleford was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centered 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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     1. Archibald B. Gemmell 1917–1929 Liberal
     2. Charles A. Ayre 1929–1938 Liberal
     3. Bill Kerr 1938–1944 Liberal
     4. Bob Wooff 1944–1948 CCF
     5. Leo Trippe 1948–1952 Liberal
     6. Bob Wooff 1952–1956 CCF
     7. Frank Foley 1956–1960 Liberal
     8. Bob Wooff 1960 – Jan. 1961 CCF
     9. Frank Foley March 1961 – 1964 Liberal
  10. Bob Wooff 1964–1971 CCF-NDP
  11. Michael Feduniak 1971–1975 New Democrat
  12. Lloyd Johnson 1975–1982 New Democrat
  13. Colin Maxwell 1982–1991 Progressive Conservative
  14. Lloyd Johnson 1991–1995 New Democrat

Election results

1917 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalArchibald B. Gemmell1,14953.34%
Nonpartisan LeagueJohn Fleetwood Burns58126.97%
  Conservative Hugh Lockhart 424 19.69%
Total 2,154 100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalArchibald B. Gemmell1,18652.73%-0.61
     Independent Frederick Webb 1,063 47.27%
Total 2,249 100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalArchibald B. Gemmell1,11858.63%+5.90
ProgressiveLouis de Montarnal78941.37%
Total 1,907 100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalCharles A. Ayre1,62850.39%-8.24
     Independent Percival Whitman Farnsworth 1,603 49.61% -
Total 3,231 100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalCharles A. Ayre3,41152.49%+2.10
  Conservative Percival Whitman Farnsworth 1,599 24.60% -25.01
     Farmer-Labour John Stegehuis 1,489 22.91%
Total 6,499 100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalBill Kerr2,92544.45%-8.04
Social CreditJames Proctor2,75941.93%
  Conservative Walter Arnold Hicks 456 6.93% -17.67
  CCF John Stegehuis 440 6.69% -16.22
Total 6,580 100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Bob Wooff 2,506 53.65% +46.96
LiberalBill Kerr1,76637.81%-6.64
  Prog. Conservative Chester Hicks 399 8.54% +1.61
Total 4,671 100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalLeo Trippe2,46240.37%+2.56
  CCF Bob Wooff 2,280 37.38% -16.27
Social CreditMatthew Slager1,35722.25%-
Total 6,099 100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Bob Wooff 2,893 46.36% +8.98
LiberalLeo Trippe2,46139.44%-0.93
Social CreditMilton A. Wilson88614.20%-8.05
Total 6,240 100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalFrank Foley2,32240.17%+0.73
  CCF Bob Wooff 2,311 39.98% -6.38
Social CreditF.W. Coxson1,14719.85%+5.65
Total 5,780 100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Bob Wooff 2,074 37.28% -2.70
LiberalFrank Foley2,06237.06%-3.11
  Prog. Conservative Harvey S. Scott 871 15.65% -
Social CreditWilliam E. Shier55710.01%-9.84
Total 5,564 100.00%
February 22, 1961 By-election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalFrank Foley3,12655.40%+18.34
  CCF Bob Wooff 2,517 44.60% +7.32
Total 5,643 100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Bob Wooff 2,221 37.99% -6.61
LiberalFrank Foley2,12336.32%-19.08
  Prog. Conservative William E. Armstrong 1,502 25.69% -
Total 5,846 100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Bob Wooff 2,152 42.28% +4.29
LiberalJohn Flack2,12541.75%+5.43
  Prog. Conservative Hugh E. Konsmo 813 15.97% -9.72
Total 5,090 100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Michael Feduniak 3,092 55.20% +12.92
LiberalGeorge E. Cashmore2,50944.80%+3.05
Total 5,601 100.00%
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Lloyd Johnson 2,405 39.65% -15.55
LiberalCyril Fransoo1,99432.88%-11.92
  Progressive Conservative Gordon Mayer 1,666 27.47% -
Total 6,065 100.00%
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Lloyd Johnson 2,983 51.51% +11.86
  Progressive Conservative Charlie Wells 2,188 37.78% +10.31
LiberalPauline H. Cadrain62010.71%-22.17
Total 5,791 100.00%
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Colin Maxwell 3,825 56.39% +18.61
  NDP Lloyd Johnson 2,803 41.32% -10.19
LiberalPauline H. Cadrain1552.29%-8.42
Total 6,783 100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Colin Maxwell 3,403 50.13% -6.26
  NDP Chris Sorenson 2,968 43.73% +2.41
LiberalLucien Briere4176.14%+3.85
Total 6,788 100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Lloyd Johnson 3,269 49.97% +6.24
  Prog. Conservative Jerry Spenst 2,034 31.09% -19.04
LiberalNeil Currie1,23918.94%+12.80
Total 6,542 100.00%

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