Last Mountain (provincial electoral district)

Last Mountain is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Centered on the town of Strasbourg, it included the northern half of Last Mountain Lake.

This constituency was created for the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. It was dissolved and combined with the Touchwood district (as Last Mountain-Touchwood) before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975.

A federal electoral district in the same area existed from 1914 to 1935.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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# MLA Served Party
  1. Thomas Arnold Anderson 1908–1912 Provincial Rights
  2. Samuel John Latta 1912–1929 Liberal
  3. Jacob Benson 1929–1934 Progressive
  4. Guy Hartsel Hummel 1934–1938 Liberal
  5. Jacob Benson 1938–1952 CCF
  6. Russell Brown 1952–1964 CCF
  7. Donald MacLennan 1964–1971 Liberal
  8. Gordon MacMurchy 1971–1975 New Democrat

Election results

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1908 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Provincial Rights Thomas Arnold Anderson 1,204 57.12%
Liberal Samuel John Latta 904 42.88%
Total 2,108 100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel John Latta 1,449 64.63% +21.75
  Conservative Thomas Arnold Anderson 793 35.37% -21.75
Total 2,242 100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel John Latta 2,340 60.51% -4.12
Nonpartisan League John Julian Cameron 1,527 39.49%
Total 3,867 100.00%
November 6, 1917 By-Election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel John Latta Acclaimed 100.00%
Total Acclamation
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel John Latta Acclaimed 100.00%
Total Acclamation
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel John Latta 2,503 55.06% -
  Conservative Gustavus Mackay 2,043 44.94% -
Total 4,546 100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Jacob Benson 3,521 58.50%
Liberal Samuel John Latta 2,498 41.50% -13.56
Total 6,019 100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Guy Hummel 2,732 40.30% -1.20
  Farmer-Labour Jacob Benson 2,709 39.96% -18.54
  Conservative Allan A. Peters 1,338 19.74% -
Total 6,779 100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Jacob Benson 3,299 38.86% -1.10
Liberal Guy Hummel 3,168 37.32% -2.98
  Conservative Alfred J. Dyer 1,121 13.20% -6.54
Social Credit William H. Schroder 902 10.62%
Total 8,490 100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Jacob Benson 3,803 53.20% +14.34
Liberal Henry P. Mang 2,064 28.88% -8.44
  Prog. Conservative James L. Blair 1,281 17.92% +4.72
Total 7,148 100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Jacob Benson 3,755 47.09% -6.11
Liberal James W. Gardiner 3,001 37.63% +8.75
Social Credit Godfrey Kelln 1,219 15.28% -
Total 7,975 100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Russell Brown 3,483 44.90% -2.19
Liberal James W. Gardiner 2,272 29.29% -8.34
  Independent Jacob Benson 1,087 14.01%
Social Credit Martin Kelln 915 11.80% -3.48
Total 7,757 100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Russell Brown 2,911 38.62% -6.28
Liberal Gerhard H. Holfeld 2,404 31.89% +2.60
Social Credit Martin Kelln 2,223 29.49% +17.69
Total 7,538 100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Russell Brown 2,566 34.89% -3.73
Social Credit Martin Kelln 2,035 27.67% -1.82
Liberal Donald MacLennan 2,000 27.20% -4.69
  Prog. Conservative Charles A. Nichol 753 10.24% -
Total 7,354 100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald MacLennan 2,857 40.59% +13.39
  CCF Russell Brown 2,799 39.77% +4.88
Social Credit Martin Kelln 1,382 19.64% -8.03
Total 7,038 100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald MacLennan 2,425 41.67% +1.08
  NDP Gordon MacMurchy 2,399 41.23% +1.46
  Prog. Conservative George Richardson 995 17.10% -
Total 5,819 100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Gordon MacMurchy 2,646 51.95% +10.72
Liberal Donald MacLennan 2,447 48.05% +6.38
Total 5,093 100.00%

See also

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References

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