Morse (electoral district)

Morse is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Morse, Saskatchewan. The district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912, and abolished before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It was the riding of Premier Ross Thatcher.

It is now part of the Lumsden-Morse, Swift Current, and Wood River constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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  1. Malcolm L. Leitch 1912 – 1921 Liberal
  2. John Archibald Maharg 1921 – 1925 Independent Pro-Government
  3. William Paris MacLachlan 1925 – 1927 Liberal
  4. Duncan Morris Robertson Aug. 1927 – 1929 Liberal
  5. Richard Percy Eades 1929 – 1934 Conservative
  6. Neil John MacDonald 1934 – 1938 Liberal
  7. Benjamin T. Hyde 1938 – 1944 Liberal
  8. Sidney M. Spidell 1944 – 1946 CCF
  9. Jim Gibson Sept. 1946 – 1960 CCF
  10. Ross Thatcher 1960 – 1971 Liberal
  11. Jack Wiebe 1971 – 1978 Liberal
  12. Reg Gross 1978 – 1982 New Democrat
  13. Harold Martens 1982 – 1995 Progressive Conservative

Election results

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalMalcolm L. Leitch87661.52%
  Conservative Henry M. Klassen 548 38.48%
Total 1,424 100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalMalcolm L. Leitch1,55334.45%-27.07
Nonpartisan LeagueEdward Wright Grainger1,42531.61%
  Conservative Henry Edmund Houze 871 19.32% -19.16
  Independent John F. Wiebe 659 14.62%
Total 4,508 100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pro-GovernmentJohn Archibald MahargAcclaimed100.00%
Total Acclamation
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalWilliam Paris MacLachlan2,48065.26%-
ProgressiveJohn Ferguson Byce1,32034.74%-
Total 3,800 100.00%
August 15, 1927 By-Election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalDuncan Morris RobertsonAcclaimed100.00%
Total Acclamation
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Richard Percy Eades 2,814 51.51% -
LiberalDuncan Morris Robertson2,64948.49%-
Total 5,463 100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalNeil John MacDonald2,71746.06%-2.43
  Conservative Richard Percy Eades 1,752 29.70% -21.81
  Farmer-Labour John McCaig 1,430 24.24%
Total 5,899 100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalBenjamin T. Hyde2,86143.59%-2.47
  CCF Henry Peter Thiessen 1,808 27.55% +3.31
  Conservative Clifford B. Martin 1,416 21.58% -8.12
Social CreditWilliam E. Armstrong4787.28%
Total 6,563 100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Sidney M. Spidell 2,763 49.25% +21.70
LiberalBenjamin T. Hyde2,12237.83%-5.76
  Prog. Conservative Clifford B. Martin 725 12.92% -8.66
Total 5,610 100.00%
June 27, 1946 By-Election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Jim Gibson 3,006 46.15% -3.10
LiberalHerbert Wiebe2,41037.00%-0.83
  Prog. Conservative Rupert D. Ramsay 1,098 16.85% +3.93
Total 6,514 100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Jim Gibson 3,069 45.75% -0.40
LiberalRonald D. Miller2,46536.74%-0.26
Social CreditFred Erhardt69410.34%-
  Prog. Conservative John Kinchen Rosa 481 7.17% -9.68
Total 6,709 100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Jim Gibson 3,263 56.58% +10.83
LiberalDavid S. Gall2,50443.42%+6.68
Total 5,767 100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Jim Gibson 2,590 42.55% -14.03
LiberalEarl Burgess2,35238.64%-4.78
Social CreditGustav Pilzer1,14518.81%-
Total 6,087 100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalRoss Thatcher2,79142.29%+3.65
  CCF Robert Davis 2,629 39.83% -2.72
Social CreditPeter Harder6579.96%-8.85
  Prog. Conservative George Gurney 523 7.92% -
Total 6,600 100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalRoss Thatcher3,18851.92%+9.63
  CCF Paul W. Beach 2,952 48.08% +8.25
Total 6,140 100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalRoss Thatcher3,39652.34%+0.42
  NDP Louis H. Lewry 2,398 36.96% -11.12
  Prog. Conservative Earl Cooper 694 10.70% -
Total 6,488 100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalRoss Thatcher3,50255.72%+3.38
  NDP Paul W. Beach 2,783 44.28% +7.32
Total 6,285 100.00%
December 1, 1971 By-Election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJack Wiebe2,70047.75%-7.97
  NDP James R. Murdoch 2,274 40.22% -4.02
  Progressive Conservative Edward Nasserden 680 12.03% -
Total 5,654 100.00%
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJack Wiebe2,51736.66%-11.09
  NDP Reg Gross 2,502 36.44% -3.78
  Progressive Conservative Harold Martens 1,847 26.90% +14.87
Total 6,866 100.00%
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Reg Gross 2,587 37.97% +1.53
  Progressive Conservative Harold Martens 2,203 32.33% +5.43
LiberalJack Wiebe2,02429.70%-6.96
Total 6,814 100.00%
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Harold Martens 3,565 49.94% +17.61
  NDP Reg Gross 2,409 33.75% -4.22
Western Canada ConceptRay L. Bailey88712.43%
LiberalDon Meyer2773.88%-25.82
Total 7,138 100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Harold Martens 3,694 56.12% +6.18
  NDP Reg Gross 2,209 33.56% -0.19
LiberalAl Harder6059.19%+5.31
Western Canada ConceptBurton Rempel741.13%-11.30
Total 6,582 100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Harold Martens 2,682 44.42% -11.70
  NDP Carl Siemens 2,101 34.80% +1.24
LiberalKen Nelson1,25520.78%+11.59
Total 6,038 100.00%

See also

References

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