# Turtleford (electoral district)

Turtleford was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Turtleford.
Created before the 4th Saskatchewan general election in 1917, this constituency was dissolved and combined with the Cut Knife district (as "Battleford-Cut Knife") before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It is now part of the ridings of Cut Knife-Turtleford and Rosthern-Shellbrook.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | Archibald B. Gemmell | 1917–1929 | Liberal |
| 2. | Charles A. Ayre | 1929–1938 | Liberal |
| 3. | Bill Kerr | 1938–1944 | Liberal |
| 4. | Bob Wooff | 1944–1948 | CCF |
| 5. | Leo Trippe | 1948–1952 | Liberal |
| 6. | Bob Wooff | 1952–1956 | CCF |
| 7. | Frank Foley | 1956–1960 | Liberal |
| 8. | Bob Wooff | 1960 – Jan. 1961 | CCF |
| 9. | Frank Foley | March 1961 – 1964 | Liberal |
| 10. | Bob Wooff | 1964–1971 | CCF-NDP |
| 11. | Michael Feduniak | 1971–1975 | New Democrat |
| 12. | Lloyd Johnson | 1975–1982 | New Democrat |
| 13. | Colin Maxwell | 1982–1991 | Progressive Conservative |
| 14. | Lloyd Johnson | 1991–1995 | New Democrat |

## Election results

1917 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Archibald B. Gemmell | 1,149 | 53.34% |
| | Nonpartisan League | John Fleetwood Burns | 581 | 26.97% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Lockhart | 424 | 19.69% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,154 | 100.00% |
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Archibald B. Gemmell | 1,186 | 52.73% | -0.61 |
| | Independent | Frederick Webb | 1,063 | 47.27% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,249 | 100.00% | |
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Archibald B. Gemmell | 1,118 | 58.63% | +5.90 |
| | Progressive | Louis de Montarnal | 789 | 41.37% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,907 | 100.00% | |
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles A. Ayre | 1,628 | 50.39% | -8.24 |
| | Independent | Percival Whitman Farnsworth | 1,603 | 49.61% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,231 | 100.00% | |
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles A. Ayre | 3,411 | 52.49% | +2.10 |
| | Conservative | Percival Whitman Farnsworth | 1,599 | 24.60% | -25.01 |
| | Farmer-Labour | John Stegehuis | 1,489 | 22.91% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,499 | 100.00% | |
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Kerr | 2,925 | 44.45% | -8.04 |
| | Social Credit | James Proctor | 2,759 | 41.93% | – |
| | Conservative | Walter Arnold Hicks | 456 | 6.93% | -17.67 |
| | CCF | John Stegehuis | 440 | 6.69% | -16.22 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,580 | 100.00% | |
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Bob Wooff | 2,506 | 53.65% | +46.96 |
| | Liberal | Bill Kerr | 1,766 | 37.81% | -6.64 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Chester Hicks | 399 | 8.54% | +1.61 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,671 | 100.00% | |
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leo Trippe | 2,462 | 40.37% | +2.56 |
| | CCF | Bob Wooff | 2,280 | 37.38% | -16.27 |
| | Social Credit | Matthew Slager | 1,357 | 22.25% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,099 | 100.00% | |
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Bob Wooff | 2,893 | 46.36% | +8.98 |
| | Liberal | Leo Trippe | 2,461 | 39.44% | -0.93 |
| | Social Credit | Milton A. Wilson | 886 | 14.20% | -8.05 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,240 | 100.00% | |
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Foley | 2,322 | 40.17% | +0.73 |
| | CCF | Bob Wooff | 2,311 | 39.98% | -6.38 |
| | Social Credit | F.W. Coxson | 1,147 | 19.85% | +5.65 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,780 | 100.00% | |
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Bob Wooff | 2,074 | 37.28% | -2.70 |
| | Liberal | Frank Foley | 2,062 | 37.06% | -3.11 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Harvey S. Scott | 871 | 15.65% | - |
| | Social Credit | William E. Shier | 557 | 10.01% | -9.84 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,564 | 100.00% | |
February 22, 1961 By-election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Foley | 3,126 | 55.40% | +18.34 |
| | CCF | Bob Wooff | 2,517 | 44.60% | +7.32 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,643 | 100.00% | |
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Bob Wooff | 2,221 | 37.99% | -6.61 |
| | Liberal | Frank Foley | 2,123 | 36.32% | -19.08 |
| | Prog. Conservative | William E. Armstrong | 1,502 | 25.69% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,846 | 100.00% | |
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Bob Wooff | 2,152 | 42.28% | +4.29 |
| | Liberal | John Flack | 2,125 | 41.75% | +5.43 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Hugh E. Konsmo | 813 | 15.97% | -9.72 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,090 | 100.00% | |
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Michael Feduniak | 3,092 | 55.20% | +12.92 |
| | Liberal | George E. Cashmore | 2,509 | 44.80% | +3.05 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,601 | 100.00% | |
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Lloyd Johnson | 2,405 | 39.65% | -15.55 |
| | Liberal | Cyril Fransoo | 1,994 | 32.88% | -11.92 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon Mayer | 1,666 | 27.47% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,065 | 100.00% | |
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Lloyd Johnson | 2,983 | 51.51% | +11.86 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charlie Wells | 2,188 | 37.78% | +10.31 |
| | Liberal | Pauline H. Cadrain | 620 | 10.71% | -22.17 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,791 | 100.00% | |
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Colin Maxwell | 3,825 | 56.39% | +18.61 |
| | NDP | Lloyd Johnson | 2,803 | 41.32% | -10.19 |
| | Liberal | Pauline H. Cadrain | 155 | 2.29% | -8.42 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,783 | 100.00% | |
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Colin Maxwell | 3,403 | 50.13% | -6.26 |
| | NDP | Chris Sorenson | 2,968 | 43.73% | +2.41 |
| | Liberal | Lucien Briere | 417 | 6.14% | +3.85 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,788 | 100.00% | |
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Turtleford electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Lloyd Johnson | 3,269 | 49.97% | +6.24 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Jerry Spenst | 2,034 | 31.09% | -19.04 |
| | Liberal | Neil Currie | 1,239 | 18.94% | +12.80 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,542 | 100.00% | |