# Wilkie (electoral district)

Wilkie was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Wilkie. Created as "Tramping Lake" before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912, this constituency was renamed "Wilkie" in 1917.
This riding was arguably one of the most conservative in the province, having only once elected a member of the CCF or NDP — in the CCF's 1944 landslide victory.
The district was dissolved before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It is now part of the ridings of Biggar, Cut Knife-Turtleford, and Kindersley.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | James Murray Scott | 1912 – 1917 | Liberal |
| 2. | Reuben Martin | 1917 – 1921 | Liberal |
| 3. | Sidney Bingham | 1921 – 1925 | Progressive |
| 4. | Robert Erie Nay | 1925 – 1929 | Liberal |
| 5. | Alexander John McLeod | 1929 – 1934 | Conservative |
| 6. | John Jardine | 1934 – 1938 | Liberal |
| 7. | John C. Knowles | 1938 – 1944 | Liberal |
| 8. | Hans O. Hansen | 1944 – 1948 | CCF |
| 9. | John W. Horsman | 1948 – 1964 | Liberal |
| 10. | Cliff McIsaac | 1964 – 1975 | Liberal |
| 11. | Linda Clifford | 1975 – 1978 | Liberal |
| 12. | Jim Garner | 1978 – 1986 | Progressive Conservative |
| 13. | John Britton | 1986 – 1995 | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Tramping Lake electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Murray Scott | 1,117 | 55.99% | – |
| | Conservative | Robert James Speers | 878 | 44.01% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,995 | 100.00% | |
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Reuben Martin | 1,783 | 48.05% | -7.94 |
| | Conservative | Henry Oswald Wright | 1,005 | 27.08% | -16.93 |
| | Nonpartisan League | Donald Jerome Haight | 923 | 24.87% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,711 | 100.00% | |
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Sidney Bingham | 1,694 | 51.50% | +26.63 |
| | Liberal | Reuben Martin | 1,595 | 48.50% | +0.45 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,289 | 100.00% | |
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Nay | 2,281 | 69.69% | +21.19 |
| | Progressive | Sidney Bingham | 992 | 30.31% | -21.19 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,273 | 100.00% | |
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander McLeod | 2,814 | 51.07% | - |
| | Liberal | Robert Nay | 2,696 | 48.93% | -20.76 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,510 | 100.00% | |
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Jardine | 3,702 | 48.47% | -0.46 |
| | Farmer-Labour | George Joseph Hindley | 2,011 | 26.33% | - |
| | Conservative | Alexander McLeod | 1,925 | 25.20% | -25.87 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,638 | 100.00% | |
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John C. Knowles | 4,053 | 59.17% | +10.70 |
| | Social Credit | Frank R. Beggs | 2,797 | 40.83% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,850 | 100.00% | |
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Hans O. Hansen | 3,567 | 58.53% | - |
| | Liberal | John C. Knowles | 2,527 | 41.47% | -17.70 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,094 | 100.00% | |
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Horsman | 3,143 | 43.97% | +2.50 |
| | CCF | Hans O. Hansen | 2,566 | 35.90% | -22.63 |
| | Social Credit | George Keith Nicholson | 1,110 | 15.53% | - |
| | Prog. Conservative | O. Allan Bentley | 329 | 4.60% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,148 | 100.00% | |
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Horsman | 3,199 | 45.35% | +1.38 |
| | CCF | Hans O. Hansen | 3,067 | 43.48% | +7.58 |
| | Social Credit | T. Gauley | 788 | 11.17% | -4.36 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,054 | 100.00% | |
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Horsman | 3,684 | 46.03% | +0.68 |
| | CCF | Samuel Onerheim | 2,849 | 35.60% | -7.88 |
| | Social Credit | William R. Leeson | 1,470 | 18.37% | +7.20 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,003 | 100.00% | |
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Horsman | 3,463 | 45.22% | -0.81 |
| | CCF | Lewis R. Thomas | 2,315 | 30.23% | -5.37 |
| | Social Credit | William R. Leeson | 1,220 | 15.93% | -2.44 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Walter O. Smith | 660 | 8.62% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,658 | 100.00% | |
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Clifford McIsaac | 3,593 | 48.53% | +3.31 |
| | CCF | W. Ray Grant | 2,162 | 29.20% | -1.03 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Donald Wallace | 1,649 | 22.27% | +13.65 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,404 | 100.00% | |
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Clifford McIsaac | 3,817 | 61.04% | +12.51 |
| | NDP | Norman Heather | 2,436 | 38.96% | +9.76 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,253 | 100.00% | |
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Clifford McIsaac | 3,309 | 51.31% | -9.73 |
| | NDP | Dick Scotton | 3,140 | 48.69% | +9.73 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,449 | 100.00% | |
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Linda Clifford | 2,831 | 39.36% | -11.95 |
| | NDP | Delaine Scotton | 2,223 | 30.91% | -17.78 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Garner | 2,138 | 29.73% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,192 | 100.00% | |
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Garner | 2,865 | 39.73% | +10.00 |
| | NDP | Ray Heather | 2,371 | 32.88% | +1.97 |
| | Liberal | Linda Clifford | 1,975 | 27.39% | -11.97 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,211 | 100.00% | |
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Garner | 5,056 | 66.55% | +26.82 |
| | NDP | Wayne Birn | 2,039 | 26.84% | -6.04 |
| | Liberal | Arthur L. Reil | 502 | 6.61% | -20.78 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,597 | 100.00% | |
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Britton | 3,457 | 48.35% | -18.20 |
| | NDP | Ted Zoller | 2,151 | 30.09% | +3.25 |
| | Liberal | Nicodemus B. Volk | 1,541 | 21.56% | +14.95 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,149 | 100.00% | |
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Wilkie electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Britton | 2,601 | 38.54% | -9.81 |
| | NDP | Sharon Murrell | 2,295 | 34.00% | +3.91 |
| | Liberal | Nick Volk | 1,853 | 27.46% | +5.90 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,749 | 100.00% | |