# Watrous (former electoral district)

Watrous was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, in the area of Watrous, east of Saskatoon. Created as "Vonda" before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908, this constituency was redrawn and renamed "Watrous" in 1934.
This riding was abolished and absorbed into the Arm River district before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975. Another provincial electoral district named "Watrous" existed from 1995 to 2003.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly
### Vonda (1908–1934)

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | Albert Frederick Totzke | 1908–1917 | Liberal |
| 2. | James Hogan | 1917–1934 | Liberal |

### Watrous (1934–1975)

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | Bert G. Clement | 1934–1938 | Liberal |
| 2. | Frank S. Krenn | 1938–1944 | Liberal |
| 3. | Jim Darling | 1944–1960 | CCF |
| 4. | Hans Broten | 1960–1967 | CCF |
| 5. | Percy Schmeiser | 1967–1971 | Liberal |
| 6. | Don Cody | 1971–1975 | New Democrat |

### Watrous (1995–2003)

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | Eric Upshall | 1995 to 1999 | Saskatchewan New Democratic Party |
| 2. | Donna Harpauer | 1999 to 2003 | Saskatchewan Party |

## Election results
### Vonda (1908–1934)

1908 Saskatchewan general election: Vonda electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Frederick Totzke | 442 | 47.17% | – |
| | Independent | Frank Ralph Wright | 321 | 34.26% | – |
| | Provincial Rights | William Mackay | 174 | 18.57% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 937 | 100.00% | |
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Vonda electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Frederick Totzke | 1,106 | 68.40% | +21.23 |
| | Conservative | Frank Ralph Wright | 384 | 23.75% | +5.18 |
| | Independent | Gilbert A. Lerew | 127 | 7.85% | -26.41 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,617 | 100.00% | |
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Vonda electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Hogan | 2,651 | 74.30% | +5.90 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Malcolm McKeller | 917 | 25.70% | +1.95 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,568 | 100.00% | |
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Vonda electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Hogan | 2,672 | 78.08% | +3.78 |
| | Independent | John Hilliard Currie | 750 | 21.92% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,422 | 100.00% | |
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Vonda electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Hogan | 2,181 | 65.08% | -13.00 |
| | Progressive | Frank Henry Kellerman | 1,170 | 34.92% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,351 | 100.00% | |
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Vonda electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Hogan | 3,300 | 68.51% | +3.43 |
| | Independent | George McIntosh | 1,517 | 31.49% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,817 | 100.00% | |

### Watrous (1934–1975)

1934 Saskatchewan general election: Watrous electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bert G. Clement | 2,362 | 41.32% | -27.19 |
| | Farmer-Labour | Alexander Fraser Murray | 1,829 | 32.00% | – |
| | Conservative | Chester Cameron McClellan | 1,525 | 26.68% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,716 | 100.00% | |
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Watrous electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank S. Krenn | 3,522 | 45.23% | +3.91 |
| | CCF | John Waldbillig | 2,181 | 28.01% | -3.99 |
| | Social Credit | Charles A. Schmeiser | 1,609 | 20.67% | – |
| | Conservative | Julius W. Stechishin | 474 | 6.09% | -20.59 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,786 | 100.00% | |
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Watrous electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Jim Darling | 3,801 | 55.39% | +27.38 |
| | Liberal | Frank S. Krenn | 2,312 | 33.69% | -11.54 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Hugh Smith | 749 | 10.92% | +4.83 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,862 | 100.00% | |
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Watrous electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Jim Darling | 2,968 | 43.08% | -12.31 |
| | Liberal | Andrew W. Michayluk | 2,829 | 41.07% | +7.38 |
| | Social Credit | Martin Kelln | 1,092 | 15.85% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,889 | 100.00% | |
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Watrous electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Jim Darling | 3,292 | 53.46% | +10.38 |
| | Liberal | Alex W. Prociuk | 2,381 | 38.66% | -2.41 |
| | Social Credit | H.J. Cochrane | 485 | 7.88% | -7.97 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,158 | 100.00% | |
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Watrous electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Jim Darling | 2,734 | 47.53% | -5.93 |
| | Liberal | J. Earl Storey | 1,910 | 33.21% | -5.45 |
| | Social Credit | Donald E. Schwinghammer | 1,108 | 19.26% | +11.38 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,752 | 100.00% | |
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Watrous electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Hans A. Broten | 2,444 | 43.60% | -3.93 |
| | Liberal | M. Nathan Spector | 2,035 | 36.30% | +3.09 |
| | Social Credit | Herbert H. Henschel | 761 | 13.57% | -5.69 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Lauren Kolbinson | 366 | 6.53% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,606 | 100.00% | |
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Watrous electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Hans A. Broten | 2,725 | 51.15% | +7.55 |
| | Liberal | Neil McArthur | 2,602 | 48.85% | +12.55 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,327 | 100.00% | |
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Watrous electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Percy A. Schmeiser | 2,622 | 45.90% | -2.95 |
| | NDP | Hans A. Broten | 2,557 | 44.77% | -6.38 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Hugh Kirk | 533 | 9.33% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,712 | 100.00% | |
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Watrous electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Don W. Cody | 3,318 | 52.71% | +7.94 |
| | Liberal | Percy A. Schmeiser | 2,552 | 40.54% | -5.36 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Jack B. Pearce | 425 | 6.75% | -2.58 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,295 | 100.00% | |