# Humboldt (provincial electoral district)

Humboldt was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in central Saskatchewan, this constituency was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905.
Incorporated as a city in 2000, Humboldt (pop. 4,998) was the largest centre in the riding. Smaller communities in the district included the towns of Lanigan, Allan, Colonsay, Aberdeen, Clavet, and Bruno; and the villages of Vonda, Viscount, Muenster, and Meacham.
See also the mirrored article, which has information on the former federal electoral district of the same name.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 21st | 1986–1991 | Eric Upshall | New Democrat |
| 22nd | 1991–1995 | Eric Upshall | New Democrat |
| 23rd | 1995–1997 | Arlene Julé | Liberal Party |
| 23rd | 1997–1999 | Arlene Julé | Saskatchewan Party |
| 24th | 1999–2003 | Arlene Julé | Saskatchewan Party |
| 25th | 2003–2007 | Donna Harpauer | Saskatchewan Party |
| 26th | 2007–2011 | Donna Harpauer | Saskatchewan Party |
| 27th | 2011–2016 | Donna Harpauer | Saskatchewan Party |
| District dissolved into Humboldt-Watrous, Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota, Batoche, Melfort and Arm River |||||

## Election results

2011 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Donna Harpauer | 5,677 | 73.02% | +15.45% |
| | NDP | Gord Bedient | 1,807 | 23.24% | -4.77% |
| | Green | Lynn Oliphant | 291 | 3.74% | +1.27% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,775 | 100.00% | |
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Donna Harpauer | 5,049 | 57.57% | +15.64% |
| | NDP | Brenda Curtis | 2,456 | 28.01% | -12.07% |
| | Liberal | Brent Loehr | 1,048 | 11.95% | -6.04% |
| | Green | Anita Rocamora | 217 | 2.47% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,770 | 100.00% | |
2003 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Donna Harpauer | 3,464 | 41.99% | -2.92% |
| | NDP | Bryan Barnes | 3,291 | 39.89% | +4.89% |
| | Liberal | Les C. Alm | 1,495 | 18.12% | +0.97% |
| | Western Independence | Del Anderson | 138$^1$ | – | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,250 | 100.00% | |
| $^1$ "VOIDED - Candidacy Withdrawn" (see "Humboldt" under Elections Saskatchewan: Twenty-Fifth Provincial General Election.) ||||||
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Arlene Julé | 3,821 | 44.91% | – |
| | NDP | Armand Roy | 2,978 | 35.00% | -6.41% |
| | Liberal | Joanne Perrault | 1,459 | 17.15% | -26.75% |
| | New Green | Ron Schriml | 250 | 2.94% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,508 | 100.00% | |
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arlene Julé | 3,594 | 43.90% | +6.37% |
| | NDP | Armand Roy | 3,390 | 41.41% | -20.38% |
| | Prog. Conservative | David Leuschen | 1,202 | 14.69% | +14.01% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,186 | 100.00% | |
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Eric Upshall | 4,422 | 61.79% | +16.96% |
| | Liberal | Arlene Julé | 2,686 | 37.53% | +24.66% |
| | Prog. Conservative | Dale Blair | 49 | 0.68% | -41.62% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,157 | 100.00% | |
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Eric Upshall | 3,914 | 44.83% | +0.76% |
| | Prog. Conservative | Louis Domotor | 3,693 | 42.30% | -7.73% |
| | Liberal | Larry Benning | 1,124 | 12.87% | +8.84% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,731 | 100.00% | |
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Prog. Conservative | Louis Domotor | 4,480 | 50.03% | +18.66% |
| | NDP | Edwin Tchorzewski | 3,946 | 44.07% | -10.86% |
| | Liberal | Liguori A. LeBlanc | 361 | 4.03% | -9.67% |
| | Western Canada Concept | Glen Strueby | 168 | 1.87% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,955 | 100.00% | |
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Edwin Tchorzewski | 4,272 | 54.93% | +14.46% |
| | Prog. Conservative | John Bajbula | 2,439 | 31.37% | -0.06% |
| | Liberal | Peter Cline | 1,065 | 13.70% | -14.40% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,776 | 100.00% | |
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Edwin Tchorzewski | 3,006 | 40.47% | -11.85% |
| | Prog. Conservative | Ray Perpick | 2,334 | 31.43% | - |
| | Liberal | Peter Cline | 2,087 | 28.10% | -19.58% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,427 | 100.00% | |
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Edwin Tchorzewski | 3,366 | 52.32% | +12.82% |
| | Liberal | Mathieu Breker | 3,067 | 47.68% | -2.95% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,433 | 100.00% | |
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mathieu Breker | 3,693 | 50.63% | +0.91% |
| | NDP | Palma Little | 2,881 | 39.50% | +3.85% |
| | Prog. Conservative | Frank J. Martin | 720 | 9.87% | -4.76% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,294 | 100.00% | |
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mathieu Breker | 4,226 | 49.72% | +1.70% |
| | CCF | Sylvester E. Wiegers | 3,030 | 35.65% | +2.43% |
| | Prog. Conservative | Frank J. Martin | 1,244 | 14.63% | +9.44% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,500 | 100.00% | |
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mary Batten | 3,939 | 48.02% | +9.70% |
| | CCF | George Thomas | 2,725 | 33.22% | -3.32% |
| | Social Credit | Conrad J. Lang | 1,113 | 13.57% | -11.77% |
| | Prog. Conservative | George B. Bailey | 426 | 5.19% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,203 | 100.00% | |
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mary Batten | 3,223 | 38.32% | +6.85% |
| | CCF | Joseph William Burton | 3,056 | 36.34% | -8.42% |
| | Social Credit | Joseph Thauberger | 2,131 | 25.34% | +1.57% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,410 | 100.00% | |
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Joseph William Burton | 3,763 | 44.76% | +10.96% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Loehr | 2,646 | 31.47% | -2.74% |
| | Social Credit | Joseph Thauberger | 1,998 | 23.77% | -8.22% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,407 | 100.00% | |
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Loehr | 2,689 | 34.21% | -6.18% |
| | CCF | Ben Putnam | 2,657 | 33.80% | -20.40% |
| | Social Credit | Joseph Thauberger | 2,515 | 31.99% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,861 | 100.00% | |
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Ben Putnam | 3,587 | 54.20% | +3.30% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Loehr | 2,673 | 40.39% | -8.71% |
| | Prog. Conservative | Stephen D. Weese | 358 | 5.41% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,618 | 100.00% | |
August 4, 1938 By-Election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Joseph William Burton | 3,909 | 50.90% | +4.75% |
| | Liberal | Charles Morton Dunn | 3,771 | 49.10% | +0.41% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,680 | 100.00% | |
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Chisholm King | 3,636 | 48.69% | -23.51% |
| | CCF | Joseph William Burton | 3,446 | 46.15% | +18.35% |
| | Social Credit | John Joseph Lins | 385 | 5.16% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,467 | 100.00% | |
November 19, 1935 By-Election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Chisholm King | 4,540 | 72.20% | +6.34% |
| | CCF | Joseph William Burton | 1,748 | 27.80% | -6.34% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,288 | 100.00% | |
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Hogan | 5,345 | 65.86% | +7.08% |
| | Farmer-Labour | Joseph William Burton | 2,771 | 34.14% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,116 | 100.00% | |
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry M. Therres | 3,251 | 58.78% | -3.34% |
| | Independent | Jacob H. Riesen | 2,280 | 41.22% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,531 | 100.00% | |
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Liberal | Henry M. Therres | 2,653 | 62.12% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Loehr | 1,618 | 37.88% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,271 | 100.00% |
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry M. Therres | Acclaimed | 100.00% |
| Total | Total | Total | Acclamation | | |
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon | 2,180 | 71.01% | -4.45% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Donald MacIntosh | 890 | 28.99% | +4.45% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,070 | 100.00% | |
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon | 1,073 | 75.46% | +6.03% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Donald MacIntosh | 349 | 24.54% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,422 | 100.00% | |
December 7, 1908 By-Election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Richard Motherwell | 847 | 69.43% | -3.60% |
| | Independent | Sinclair Elliott | 373 | 30.57% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,220 | 100.00% | |
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David B. Neely | 759 | 65.83% |
| | Independent Liberal | Lewis Lawrence Kramer | 394 | 34.17% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,153 | 100.00% |
1905 Saskatchewan general election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David B. Neely | Acclaimed | 100.00% |
| Total | Total | Total | Acclamation | | |

## History
### Members of the Legislative Assembly – Humboldt

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | David B. Neely | 1905–1908 | Liberal |
| 2. | William Richard Motherwell | Dec. 1908–1912 | Liberal |
| 3. | William Turgeon | 1912–1921 | Liberal |
| 4. | Henry M. Therres | 1921–1934 | Liberal, Ind. Liberal |
| 5. | James Hogan | 1934–1935 | Liberal |
| 6. | James Chisholm King | Nov. 1935–1938 | Liberal |
| 7. | Joseph William Burton | Sept. 1938–1944 | CCF |
| 8. | Ben Putnam | 1944–1948 | CCF |
| 9. | Arnold Loehr | 1948–1952 | Liberal |
| 10. | Joseph William Burton | 1952–1956 | CCF |
| 11. | Mary Batten | 1956–1964 | Liberal |
| 12. | Mathieu Breker | 1964–1971 | Liberal |
| 13. | Edwin Tchorzewski | 1971–1982 | New Democrat |
| 14. | Louis Domotor | 1982–1986 | Progressive Conservative |
| 15. | Eric Upshall | 1986–1995 | New Democrat |
| 16. | Arlene Julé | 1995–1997 | Liberal |
| 17. | Arlene Julé | 1997–2003 | Saskatchewan Party |