Nipawin (provincial electoral district)

53°35′N 104°20′W / 53.583°N 104.333°W / 53.583; -104.333 Nipawin was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938 as "Torch River", after the rural municipality and the river that flows through it. Redrawn and renamed "Nipawin" in 1952, the constituency was dissolved before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995.

It is now part of the constituencies of Carrot River Valley and Saskatchewan Rivers.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Torch River (1938–1952)

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# MLA Served Party
  1. James Kiteley 1938 – 1944 Liberal
  2. John Harris 1944 – 1948 CCF
  3. John Denike 1948 – 1952 CCF

Nipawin (1952–1995)

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# MLA Served Party
  1. Thomas R. MacNutt 1952 – 1956 Liberal
  2. Leo Nicholson 1956 – 1960 Social Credit
  3. Robert Perkins 1960 – 1964 CCF
  4. Frank Radloff 1964 – 1971 Liberal
  5. John Comer 1971 – 1975 New Democrat
  6. Richard Collver 1975 – 1980 Progressive Conservative
  7. Richard Collver 1980 – 1982 Unionest Party
  8. Lloyd Sauder 1982 – 1991 Progressive Conservative
  9. Tom Keeping 1991 – 1995 New Democrat

Election results

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Torch River (1938–1952)

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1938 Saskatchewan general election: Torch River electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Kiteley 1,992 42.05%
  CCF Harry Fenster 1,354 28.58%
Social Credit Herve Prince 1,025 21.64%
  Conservative Conrad B. Euler 366 7.73%
Total 4,737 100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Torch River electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF John Harris 2,609 65.39% +36.81
Liberal Donald L. Menzies 846 21.20% -20.85
  Prog. Conservative Keith A. Baldwin 535 13.41% +5.68
Total 3,990 100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Torch River electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF John Denike 2,260 41.19% -24.20
Liberal Harold Guloien 1,779 32.42% +11.22
Social Credit Leo Nicholson 1,448 26.39% -
Total 5,487 100.00%

Nipawin (1952–1995)

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1952 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas R. MacNutt 3,856 50.22% +17.80
  CCF J.B. McDermott 3,451 44.94% +3.75
  Prog. Conservative R.F. Platte 372 4.84% -
Total 7,679 100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Leo Nicholson 3,125 45.88% -
  CCF John J. Morrow 2,325 34.13% -10.81
Liberal Thomas R. MacNutt 1,362 19.99% -30.23
Total 6,812 100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Bob Perkins 2,197 33.65% -0.48
Social Credit Leo Nicholson 2,070 31.70% -14.18
Liberal Frank Radloff 1,817 27.83% +7.84
  Prog. Conservative E. Archie Mardell 445 6.82% -
Total 6,529 100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Radloff 2,652 37.70% +9.87
  CCF Bob Perkins 2,440 34.69% +1.04
  Prog. Conservative John A. Whittome 1,942 27.61% +20.79
Total 7,034 100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Radloff 2,454 40.33% +2.63
  NDP Walter A. Mills 2,446 40.20% +5.51
  Prog. Conservative John A. Whittome 1,185 19.47% -8.14
Total 6,085 100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP John Comer 3,759 46.98% +6.78
Liberal Frank Radloff 3,489 43.61% +3.28
  Progressive Conservative Bette Harris 753 9.41% -10.06
Total 8,001 100.00%
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Richard L. Collver 3,381 45.52% +36.11
  NDP John Comer 2,599 35.00% -11.98
Liberal Ellis H. Hill 1,447 19.48% -24.13
Total 7,427 100.00%
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Richard L. Collver 3,733 49.36% +3.84
  NDP Irvin G. Perkins 3,262 43.13% +8.13
Liberal Ron J. Wassill 568 7.51% -11.97
Total 7,563 100.00%
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Lloyd Sauder 4,267 53.55% +4.19
  NDP Irvin G. Perkins 2,844 35.68% -7.45
Western Canada Concept Bob Fair 627 7.87%
Liberal Ron J. Wassill 231 2.90% -4.61
Total 7,969 100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Lloyd Sauder 4,312 55.98% +2.43
  NDP Gilda Treleaven 2,975 38.62% +2.94
Liberal Ron J. Wassill 416 5.40% +2.50
Total 7,703 100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Nipawin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Tom Keeping 3,238 45.25% +6.63
  Prog. Conservative Jim Taylor 2,784 38.90% -17.08
Liberal Richard Makowsky 1,134 15.85% +10.45
Total 7,156 100.00%

See also

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References

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