# Morse (electoral district)

Morse is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Morse, Saskatchewan. The district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912, and abolished before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It was the riding of Premier Ross Thatcher.
It is now part of the Lumsden-Morse, Swift Current, and Wood River constituencies.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | Malcolm L. Leitch | 1912 – 1921 | Liberal |
| 2. | John Archibald Maharg | 1921 – 1925 | Independent Pro-Government |
| 3. | William Paris MacLachlan | 1925 – 1927 | Liberal |
| 4. | Duncan Morris Robertson | Aug. 1927 – 1929 | Liberal |
| 5. | Richard Percy Eades | 1929 – 1934 | Conservative |
| 6. | Neil John MacDonald | 1934 – 1938 | Liberal |
| 7. | Benjamin T. Hyde | 1938 – 1944 | Liberal |
| 8. | Sidney M. Spidell | 1944 – 1946 | CCF |
| 9. | Jim Gibson | Sept. 1946 – 1960 | CCF |
| 10. | Ross Thatcher | 1960 – 1971 | Liberal |
| 11. | Jack Wiebe | 1971 – 1978 | Liberal |
| 12. | Reg Gross | 1978 – 1982 | New Democrat |
| 13. | Harold Martens | 1982 – 1995 | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Malcolm L. Leitch | 876 | 61.52% | – |
| | Conservative | Henry M. Klassen | 548 | 38.48% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,424 | 100.00% | |
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Malcolm L. Leitch | 1,553 | 34.45% | -27.07 |
| | Nonpartisan League | Edward Wright Grainger | 1,425 | 31.61% | – |
| | Conservative | Henry Edmund Houze | 871 | 19.32% | -19.16 |
| | Independent | John F. Wiebe | 659 | 14.62% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,508 | 100.00% | |
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Pro-Government | John Archibald Maharg | Acclaimed | 100.00% |
| Total | Total | Total | Acclamation |
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Paris MacLachlan | 2,480 | 65.26% | - |
| | Progressive | John Ferguson Byce | 1,320 | 34.74% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,800 | 100.00% | |
August 15, 1927 By-Election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Duncan Morris Robertson | Acclaimed | 100.00% |
| Total | Total | Total | Acclamation | |
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Percy Eades | 2,814 | 51.51% | - |
| | Liberal | Duncan Morris Robertson | 2,649 | 48.49% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,463 | 100.00% | |
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Neil John MacDonald | 2,717 | 46.06% | -2.43 |
| | Conservative | Richard Percy Eades | 1,752 | 29.70% | -21.81 |
| | Farmer-Labour | John McCaig | 1,430 | 24.24% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,899 | 100.00% | |
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Benjamin T. Hyde | 2,861 | 43.59% | -2.47 |
| | CCF | Henry Peter Thiessen | 1,808 | 27.55% | +3.31 |
| | Conservative | Clifford B. Martin | 1,416 | 21.58% | -8.12 |
| | Social Credit | William E. Armstrong | 478 | 7.28% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,563 | 100.00% | |
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Sidney M. Spidell | 2,763 | 49.25% | +21.70 |
| | Liberal | Benjamin T. Hyde | 2,122 | 37.83% | -5.76 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Clifford B. Martin | 725 | 12.92% | -8.66 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,610 | 100.00% | |
June 27, 1946 By-Election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Jim Gibson | 3,006 | 46.15% | -3.10 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Wiebe | 2,410 | 37.00% | -0.83 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Rupert D. Ramsay | 1,098 | 16.85% | +3.93 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,514 | 100.00% | |
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Jim Gibson | 3,069 | 45.75% | -0.40 |
| | Liberal | Ronald D. Miller | 2,465 | 36.74% | -0.26 |
| | Social Credit | Fred Erhardt | 694 | 10.34% | - |
| | Prog. Conservative | John Kinchen Rosa | 481 | 7.17% | -9.68 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,709 | 100.00% | |
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Jim Gibson | 3,263 | 56.58% | +10.83 |
| | Liberal | David S. Gall | 2,504 | 43.42% | +6.68 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,767 | 100.00% | |
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Jim Gibson | 2,590 | 42.55% | -14.03 |
| | Liberal | Earl Burgess | 2,352 | 38.64% | -4.78 |
| | Social Credit | Gustav Pilzer | 1,145 | 18.81% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,087 | 100.00% | |
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ross Thatcher | 2,791 | 42.29% | +3.65 |
| | CCF | Robert Davis | 2,629 | 39.83% | -2.72 |
| | Social Credit | Peter Harder | 657 | 9.96% | -8.85 |
| | Prog. Conservative | George Gurney | 523 | 7.92% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,600 | 100.00% | |
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ross Thatcher | 3,188 | 51.92% | +9.63 |
| | CCF | Paul W. Beach | 2,952 | 48.08% | +8.25 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,140 | 100.00% | |
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ross Thatcher | 3,396 | 52.34% | +0.42 |
| | NDP | Louis H. Lewry | 2,398 | 36.96% | -11.12 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Earl Cooper | 694 | 10.70% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,488 | 100.00% | |
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ross Thatcher | 3,502 | 55.72% | +3.38 |
| | NDP | Paul W. Beach | 2,783 | 44.28% | +7.32 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,285 | 100.00% | |
December 1, 1971 By-Election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jack Wiebe | 2,700 | 47.75% | -7.97 |
| | NDP | James R. Murdoch | 2,274 | 40.22% | -4.02 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Edward Nasserden | 680 | 12.03% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,654 | 100.00% | |
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jack Wiebe | 2,517 | 36.66% | -11.09 |
| | NDP | Reg Gross | 2,502 | 36.44% | -3.78 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harold Martens | 1,847 | 26.90% | +14.87 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,866 | 100.00% | |
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Reg Gross | 2,587 | 37.97% | +1.53 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harold Martens | 2,203 | 32.33% | +5.43 |
| | Liberal | Jack Wiebe | 2,024 | 29.70% | -6.96 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,814 | 100.00% | |
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harold Martens | 3,565 | 49.94% | +17.61 |
| | NDP | Reg Gross | 2,409 | 33.75% | -4.22 |
| | Western Canada Concept | Ray L. Bailey | 887 | 12.43% | – |
| | Liberal | Don Meyer | 277 | 3.88% | -25.82 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,138 | 100.00% | |
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harold Martens | 3,694 | 56.12% | +6.18 |
| | NDP | Reg Gross | 2,209 | 33.56% | -0.19 |
| | Liberal | Al Harder | 605 | 9.19% | +5.31 |
| | Western Canada Concept | Burton Rempel | 74 | 1.13% | -11.30 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,582 | 100.00% | |
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Morse electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harold Martens | 2,682 | 44.42% | -11.70 |
| | NDP | Carl Siemens | 2,101 | 34.80% | +1.24 |
| | Liberal | Ken Nelson | 1,255 | 20.78% | +11.59 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,038 | 100.00% | |