Touchwood (electoral district)

Touchwood is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located south of the Wynyard district in east-central Saskatchewan, it was centred on the Touchwood Hills.

This constituency was created for the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. It was dissolved and combined with the Last Mountain riding (as Last Mountain-Touchwood) before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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  1. George Maitland Atkinson 1908–1917 Liberal
  2. John Mason Parker 1917–1938 Liberal
  3. Tom Johnston 1938–1956 CCF
  4. Frank Meakes 1956–1964 CCF
  5. George Trapp 1964–1967 Liberal
  6. Frank Meakes 1967–1975 New Democrat

Election results

1908 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalGeorge Maitland Atkinson56657.87%
  Provincial Rights Joseph Hollis 412 42.13%
Total 978 100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalGeorge Maitland Atkinson1,06670.04%+12.17
  Conservative William Brice 456 29.96% -12.17
Total 1,522 100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJohn Mason Parker2,16372.10%+2.06
  Conservative John Ernest Johnson 837 27.90% -2.06
Total 3,000 100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJohn Mason Parker1,73458.50%-13.60
Nonpartisan LeagueAlton Ernest Bolton1,23041.50%
Total 2,964 100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJohn Mason Parker1,73751.33%-7.17
ProgressiveGeorge Maitland Atkinson1,64748.67%+7.17
Total 3,384 100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJohn Mason Parker2,45758.72%+7.39
ProgressiveDavid C. Cragg1,72741.28%-7.39
Total 4,184 100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJohn Mason Parker3,38042.16%-16.56
  Farmer-Labour Edward Hamilton 2,273 28.36% -12.92
  Independent William James Burak 1,845 23.02%
  Conservative Caleb Henry Fisher 518 6.46% -
Total 8,016 100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Tom Johnston 2,301 34.01% +5.65
LiberalJohn Mason Parker1,91028.23%-13.93
  Conservative John Hnatyshyn 1,287 19.02% +12.56
Social CreditHugh H. Lyle1,26818.74%
Total 6,766 100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Tom Johnston 3,337 59.99% +25.98
LiberalJohn J. Collins1,92534.60%+6.37
  Prog. Conservative William Seneshen 301 5.41% -13.61
Total 5,563 100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Tom Johnston 2,627 42.49% -17.50
LiberalJohn J. Collins2,45939.77%+5.17
Social CreditHarold Fletcher1,09717.74%-
Total 6,183 100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Tom Johnston 3,614 49.68% +7.19
LiberalJohn J. Collins2,72637.48%-2.29
Social CreditGustav D. Pelzer93412.84%-4.90
Total 7,274 100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Frank Meakes 2,757 38.17% -11.51
LiberalLloyd B. Crawford2,28431.63%-5.85
Social CreditMorris J. Wowk1,96427.20%+14.36
  Prog. Conservative James N. Ormiston 217 3.00% -
Total 7,222 100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Frank Meakes 2,457 37.18% -0.99
LiberalHarold K. Van Luven1,84427.90%-3.73
Social CreditMatt Stecyk1,37220.76%-6.44
  Prog. Conservative Thomas W. Drever 936 14.16% +11.16
Total 6,609 100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalGeorge Trapp2,69240.92%+13.02
  NDP Frank Meakes 2,566 39.01% +1.83
  Prog. Conservative Alice M.L. Turner 1,320 20.07% +5.91
Total 6,578 100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Frank Meakes 3,002 52.53% +13.52
LiberalGeorge Trapp2,71347.47%+6.55
Total 5,715 100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Frank Meakes 4,450 55.99% +3.46
LiberalWalter E. Schabel2,60532.78%-14.69
  Prog. Conservative Arnold B. Tusa 893 11.23% -
Total 7,948 100.00%

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References

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