Kindersley (federal electoral district)

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Kindersley was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968. It was created in 1914 from Battleford, Moose Jaw and Saskatoon ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Battleford—Kindersley and Swift Current—Maple Creek ridings.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

  1. Edward Thomas Wordon Myers, Unionist (1917–1921)
  2. Archibald M. Carmichael, Progressive (1921–1935)
  3. Otto Buchanan Elliott, Social Credit (1935–1940)
  4. Charles Albert Henderson, Liberal (1940–1945)
  5. Frank Eric Jaenicke, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1945–1949)
  6. Fred Larson, Liberal (1949–1953)
  7. Merv Johnson, C.C.F. (1953–1958)
  8. Robert Hanbidge, Progressive Conservative (1958–1963)
  9. Reg Cantelon, Progressive Conservative (1963–1968)

Election results[edit]

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) Edward Thomas Wordon Myers 8,310
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) James Thrasher Seward 2,750
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Archibald M. Carmichael 13,911
Conservative Edward Thomas Wordon Myers 2,995
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Archibald M. Carmichael 3,631
Liberal William Charles Sutherland 2,614
Conservative James Lewis Acheson 1,218
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Archibald M. Carmichael 5,540
Liberal John Albert Dowd 5,326
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Archibald M. Carmichael 7,350
Liberal Charles Albert Henderson 5,170
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Otto Buchanan Elliott 6,856
Liberal Charles Albert Henderson 4,777
Co-operative Commonwealth Leslie Charles Sherman 2,189
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Albert Henderson 5,068
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur Hill Gilmour Mitchell 3,966
New Democracy William Duncan Herridge 3,922
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Frank Eric Jaenicke 5,499
Liberal Charles Albert Henderson 4,787
Progressive Conservative Robert Leith Hanbidge 2,653
Social Credit Pearl Johnston 1,001
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Fred Larson 7,872
Co-operative Commonwealth Frank Eric Jaenicke 6,567
Progressive Conservative Wilfred Joseph Burton 2,247
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Merv Johnson 8,672
Liberal Fred Larson 8,531
Social Credit William Ronald Leeson 2,168
Progressive Conservative Arthur Sprague Miller 1,096
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth Merv Johnson 8,605
Liberal Anthony C. Steiert 7,336
Progressive Conservative R.W. Cantelon 3,777
Social Credit W.R. Leeson 2,767
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Robert Hanbidge 8,935
Co-operative Commonwealth Merv Johnson 7,027
Liberal Anthony C. Steiert 5,362
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Robert Hanbidge 9,170
Liberal Anthony C. Steiert 6,170
New Democratic Merv Johnson 5,088
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Reg Cantelon 9,944
Liberal J.B. Joe Martin 5,957
New Democratic Merv Johnson 4,461
Social Credit Ron Leeson 1,335
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Reg Cantelon 9,223
Liberal Joseph B. Martin 5,650
New Democratic Merv Johnson 5,640

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