Saskatoon City
Saskatchewan electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1935
District abolished1947
First contested1935
Last contested1945

Saskatoon City was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949.

History

This riding was created in 1933 from Saskatoon riding. The Saskatoon City riding was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Rosthern, Rosetown—Biggar and Saskatoon ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following member of the House of Commons of Canada:

Saskatoon City
Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Saskatoon
18th  1935–1939     Alexander MacGillivray Young Liberal
 1939–1940     Walter George Brown United Reform Movement
19th  1940–1940
 1940–1945     Alfred Henry Bence Conservative
20th  1945–1949     Roy Knight Co-operative Commonwealth
Riding dissolved into Rosthern, Rosetown—Biggar
and Saskatoon

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAlexander MacGillivray Young7,69039.98
ConservativeJames Thomas Milton Anderson5,85930.46
Social CreditHarry Watson Arnold3,37717.56
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Evans1,8899.82
ReconstructionWeller Phillip Wensley4192.18
Total valid votes 19,234100.0
Source(s)
"Saskatoon City, Saskatchewan (1935-08-14 - 1949-04-29)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Canadian federal by-election, December 18, 1939 (1939-12-18)
Death of Alexander MacGillivray Young
Party Candidate Votes%
United Reform MovementWalter George Brown10,75665.10
UnknownMichael Patrick Hayes5,76634.90
Total valid votes 16,522100.00
Source(s)
"Saskatoon City, Saskatchewan (1935-08-14 - 1949-04-29)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
United Reform MovementWalter George Brown13,86861.76
LiberalCarl Niderost8,34637.17
Social Credit-National UnityHarry Watson Arnold2411.07
Total valid votes 22,455100.00
Source(s)
"Saskatoon City, Saskatchewan (1935-08-14 - 1949-04-29)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Canadian federal by-election, August 19, 1940 (1940-08-19)
Death of Walter George Brown
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeAlfred Henry Bence4,79831.53
United Reform MovementAgnes MacPhail4,05726.66
LiberalMichael Patrick Hayes2,42115.91
Independent LiberalSidney Walter Johns2,25014.79
Independent Social CreditGeorge Howard Bradbrooke1,2007.89
IndependentAgnes Wilna Moore4913.23
Total valid votes 15,217100.00
Source(s)
"Saskatoon City, Saskatchewan (1935-08-14 - 1949-04-29)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Co-operative CommonwealthRoy Knight9,21737.94
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Henry Bence8,33936.14
LiberalWilliam Ernest Brunskill4,90221.24
Labor–ProgressiveSusanna Josephine Gehl6182.68
Total valid votes 19,234100.00
Source(s)
"Saskatoon City, Saskatchewan (1935-08-14 - 1949-04-29)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

See also

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