Wynyard (provincial electoral district)

Wynyard is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Wynyard. The district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 as "Quill Plains". Renamed "Wynyard" in 1917, the constituency was abolished before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934. It is now part of the Arm River-Watrous and Kelvington-Wadena constituencies.

In the 1924 Wynyard by-election, Dr. T.A. Patrick campaigned for the Progressive Party, with a platform that included a "Saskatchewan first" position and the party having no formal tie to either major party. He also called for the use of single transferable voting, Senate reform, and the completion of the Hudsons Bay railway.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

	#	MLA	Served	Party
	1.	Wilhelm H. Paulson	1912–1921	Liberal
	2.	George W. Robertson	1921–1924	Independent
	3.	Wilhelm H. Paulson	Oct. 20, 1924 – 1934	Liberal

Election results

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Quill Plains electoral district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilhelm H. Paulson	1,281	57.68%	–
	Conservative	Alfred E. Bence	940	42.32%	–
Total			2,221	100.00%

1917 Saskatchewan general election: Wynyard electoral district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilhelm H. Paulson	2,271	59.06%	+1.38
	Conservative	John Veum	1,126	29.29%	-13.03
	Independent	Benjamin Franklin Bray	448	11.65%	–
Total			3,845	100.00%

1921 Saskatchewan general election: Wynyard electoral district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George W. Robertson	2,197	59.03%	+47.38
	Liberal	David B. Musselman	1,525	40.97%	-18.09
Total			3,722	100.00%

October 20, 1924 By-Election: Wynyard electoral district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilhelm H. Paulson	2,697	61.32%	+20.35
	Independent	Egill Jensson Laxdal	1,701	38.68%	-20.35
Total			4,398	100.00%

1925 Saskatchewan general election: Wynyard electoral district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilhelm H. Paulson	2,167	52.09%	+9.23
	Progressive	William Jopling Paul	1,993	47.91%	–
Total			4,160	100.00%

1929 Saskatchewan general election: Wynyard electoral district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilhelm H. Paulson	2,596	49.83%	-2.26
	Progressive	Oli Julius Halldorson	1,491	28.62%	-19.29
	Conservative	John Janusson	1,123	21.55%	-
Total			5,210	100.00%

See also

• List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
• List of Saskatchewan general elections
• Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

• Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division