Happyland (provincial electoral district)

Happyland is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Centred on the town of Leader, Saskatchewan, this district was named after the Happyland rural municipality.

Created before the 4th Saskatchewan general election in 1917, this constituency was divided and combined with the districts of Kindersley (later Kerrobert-Kindersley) in the north and Maple Creek in the south before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934. This area is now part of the constituencies of Cypress Hills and Kindersley.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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# MLA Served Party
  1. Stephen Morrey 1917–1922 Liberal
  2. Franklin Robert Shortreed June 26, 1922 – 1925 Liberal
  3. John Joseph Keelan 1925–1929 Liberal
  4. Donald McPherson Strath 1929–1934 Liberal

Election results

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1917 Saskatchewan general election: Happyland electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen Morrey 2,052 48.87%
Nonpartisan League Nichol McVean 1,230 29.29%
  Conservative Wilfred Steer 917 21.84%
Total 4,199 100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Happyland electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen Morrey 2,603 77.82% +28.95
  Independent Amos Edwin Botsford Denovan 742 22.18%
Total 3,345 100.00%
June 26, 1922 By-Election: Happyland electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Franklin Robert Shortreed 2,464 54.34% -23.48
  Independent A. Edward Duffy 2,070 45.66% +23.48
Total 4,534 100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Happyland electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Joseph Keelan 2,427 52.88% -1.46
Progressive Thomas L. Baldwin 2,163 47.12% -
Total 4,590 100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Happyland electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald McPherson Strath 2,436 51.27% -1.61
  Independent William Richard Ducie 2,315 48.73% -
Total 4,751 100.00%

See also

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References

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  • "Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. December 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

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