Humboldt (federal electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Humboldt (provincial electoral district).

Humboldt was a federal electoral district in Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1953. When it was created in 1903, it was part of the North-West Territories. When Saskatchewan became a province in 1905, Humboldt riding was in that province. It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Humboldt—Melfort, Mackenzie and Rosthern ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

1. A.J. Adamson, Liberal (1904–1908)
2. David Bradley Neely, Liberal (1908–1917)
3. Norman Lang, Unionist (1917–1921)
4. Charles Wallace Stewart, Progressive (1921–1925)
5. Albert Frederick Totzke, Liberal (1925–1935)
6. Harry Raymond Fleming, Liberal (1935–1942)
7. Joseph William Burton, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1943–1949)
8. Joseph Ingolph Hetland, Liberal (1949–1953)

Election results

1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NEELY, David Bradley	3,524
	Conservative	LITTLE, James	2,145

1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NEELY, David Bradley	7,265
	Conservative	HEARN, John Harvey	2,947

1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Government (Unionist)	LANG, Norman	5,536
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	BARRY, Joseph Leonard	3,362

1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	STEWART, Charles Wallace	10,280
	Liberal	MEILICKE, Otto Frederick	4,707
	Conservative	LANG, Norman	1,215

1925 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	TOTZKE, Albert Frederick	3,212
	Progressive	STEWART, Charles Wallace	2,536
	Conservative	WILSON, Edward S.	967

1926 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	TOTZKE, Albert Frederick	6,264
	Conservative	WILSON, Edward Sexton	2,447

1930 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	TOTZKE, Albert Frederick	7,915
	Conservative	WILSON, Edward Sexton	3,984
	Progressive	KELLERMAN, Frank Henry	2,116

1935 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	FLEMING, Harry Raymond	6,877
	Co-operative Commonwealth	BURTON, Joseph William	4,592
	Social Credit	MCCAFFERY, Joseph Patrick	2,395
	Conservative	BLAND, Thomas	1,171

1940 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	FLEMING, Harry Raymond	8,808
	Co-operative Commonwealth	BOLSTER, Frank John	7,536

By-election: On Mr. Fleming's death, 5 November 1942

By-election on 9 August 1943
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	BURTON, Joseph William	8,910
	Liberal	KRENN, Frank Stephen	5,287
	Social Credit	LANGENHOFF, Theodore Fred	251

1945 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	BURTON, Joseph William	7,843
	Liberal	LOEHR, Arnold W.	6,380
	Social Credit	SCHMEISER, Charles A.	1,094

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	HETLAND, Joseph Ingolph	8,123
	Co-operative Commonwealth	BURTON, Joseph William	7,302
	Progressive Conservative	BENDAS, Orest	1,022

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada