Cannington (former electoral district)

Cannington was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. It was preceded by a Territorial constituency of the same name. The constituency was combined with the "Souris" district of Souris-Estevan (and renamed "Souris-Cannington"), and lost parts to Moosomin, Indian Head-Wolseley, Weyburn and Estevan before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975.

#	MLA	Served	Party
1.	John Duncan Stewart	1905–1921	Liberal
2.	Robert Douglas	1921–1924	Liberal
3.	Albert Edward Steele	June 9, 1924 – 1929	Liberal
4.	Samson Wallace Arthur	1929–1934	Independent, Conservative
5.	William John Patterson	1934–1949	Liberal
6.	Rosscoe A. McCarthy	Nov. 10, 1949–1964	Liberal
7.	Tom Weatherald	1964–1975	Liberal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Duncan Stewart	1,157	52.00%	–
	Provincial Rights	Ewan Cameron McDiarmid	1,068	48.00%	–
Total			2,225	100.00%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Duncan Stewart	1,173	54.08%	+2.08
	Provincial Rights	Peter McSuman	996	45.92%	-2.08
Total			2,169	100.00%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Duncan Stewart	1,238	64.28%	+10.20
	Conservative	Charles Edward D. Wood	688	35.72%	-10.20
Total			1,926	100.00%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Duncan Stewart	1,921	62.07%	-2.21
	Conservative	William Mauson Connor	1,174	37.93%	+2.21
Total			3,095	100.00%

Members of the Legislative Assembly

1938 Saskatchewan general election: Cannington electoral district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William John Patterson	4,473	56.26%	+6.29
	CCF	Gladys Strum	3,477	43.74%	+18.27
Total			7,950	100.00%

1944 Saskatchewan general election: Cannington electoral district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William John Patterson	3,210	45.20%	-11.06
	CCF	Gladys Strum	3,204	45.12%	+1.38
	Prog. Conservative	William A. Brigden	687	9.68%	-
Total			7,101	100.00%

1948 Saskatchewan general election: Cannington electoral district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William John Patterson	4,687	54.44%	+9.24
	CCF	Ralph Hjertaas	3,422	39.75%	-5.37
	Social Credit	Peter Franchuk	500	5.81%	–
Total			8,609	100.00%

1956 Saskatchewan general election: Cannington electoral district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rosscoe A. McCarthy	4,021	49.74%	-2.64
	CCF	William J. G. Sawyer	2,843	35.17%	-12.45
	Social Credit	Norman R. Housworth	1,220	15.09%	-
Total			8,084	100.00%