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
[edit]| # | 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
[edit]| 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% | |||
| 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% | |||
| 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% | |||
| 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% | |||
| 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
[edit]- Electoral district (Canada)
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
- Leader, Saskatchewan
References
[edit]- "Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. December 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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