Rosthern (federal electoral district)

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Rosthern was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Humboldt, Long Lake, Prince Albert and Saskatoon ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina—Lake Centre, Saskatoon—Biggar and Saskatoon—Humboldt ridings.

Election results[edit]

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Walter Adam Tucker 7,515
Reconstruction Herbert Henry Henschel 1,854
Social Credit Virden Gable 1,628
Co-operative Commonwealth Helmer John Benson 1,613
Conservative Henry Warner Fisher 602
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Walter Adam Tucker 6,612
Co-operative Commonwealth Peter George Makaroff 5,456
New Democracy Peter Paul Lepp 999
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Walter Adam Tucker 6,898
Co-operative Commonwealth Charles Mycroft 4,678
Progressive Conservative John Hilliard Currie 1,299
Social Credit Leonard Ferdinand Kurtenbach 792
By-election on 25 October 1948

On Tucker's resignation, 8 June 1948

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Albert Boucher 6,233
Co-operative Commonwealth Peter George Makaroff 3,278
Social Credit George William Beilhartz 2,369
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Albert Boucher 7,398
Co-operative Commonwealth George Raphael Berzowsky 3,700
Progressive Conservative John Hilliard Currie 837
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Walter Adam Tucker 8,616
Co-operative Commonwealth Odd Haakon Opseth 6,347
Social Credit Isaac Elias 2,333
Progressive Conservative Edward Nasserden 1,643
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Walter Adam Tucker 6,828
Social Credit Herbert Henry Henschel 6,193
Co-operative Commonwealth Edward J. Brunyanski 5,830
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Edward Nasserden 8,166
Liberal Walter Adam Tucker 4,446
Co-operative Commonwealth George Elchuk 3,322
Social Credit Herbert Henry Henschel 1,745
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Edward Nasserden 10,626
Liberal Michael A. Swenarchuk 4,345
New Democratic Percy Gratias 3,193
Social Credit Herbert Henry Henschel 1,652
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Edward Nasserden 11,351
Liberal Otto Theodore Lang 3,804
New Democratic W.E. McCloy 2,428
Social Credit John C. Froese 1,213
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Edward Nasserden 10,042
Liberal Michael A. Swenarchuk 3,773
New Democratic Constance E. Kinzel 3,571
Social Credit Ben J. Dyck 704

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