# Weyburn (provincial electoral district)

Weyburn was a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, from 1908 to 1995. The district was created for the second Saskatchewan general election in 1908. It contained the town of Weyburn and extended into the surrounding countryside.
The district was dissolved in the redistribution following the 1991 federal census. It was combined with parts of the Bengough-Milestone district to become Weyburn-Big Muddy, for the 1995 general election. From 1944 to 1961, Premier Tommy Douglas was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Weyburn riding.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Weyburn, 1908-1995 :
| | # | Member | Years Served | Party |
| | 1. | Robert Menzies Mitchell | 1908–1919 | Liberal |
| | 2. | Charles McGill Hamilton | 1919–1929 | Liberal |
| | 3. | Robert Sterritt Leslie | 1929-1934 | Progressive |
| | 4. | Hugh Elliott Eaglesham | 1934–1938 | Liberal |
| | 5. | George Levi Crane | 1938-1944 | Liberal |
| | 6. | Tommy Douglas | 1944–1961 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| | 7. | Junior Herbert Staveley | 1961–1964 | Liberal |
| | 8. | James Auburn Pepper | 1964–1982 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party |
| | 9. | Lorne Henry Hepworth | 1982-1991 | Progressive Conservative |
| | 10. | Ronald Wormsbecker | 1991-1995 | New Democratic Party |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives: Election Results by Electoral Division |||||

## Election results
### 1908

1908 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Menzies Mitchell | 760 | 50.9% |
| | Provincial Rights | George Beischel | 732 | 49.1% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,492 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected.

### 1912

1912 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Liberal | X Robert Menzies Mitchell | 1,433 | 61.3% |
| | Conservative | Ormond Skinner Mitchell | 904 | 38.7% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,337 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1917

1917 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Liberal | X Robert Menzies Mitchell | 2,619 | 59.0% |
| | Conservative | George McKenzie Bowman | 1,820 | 41.0% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,439 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1919 by-election

July 22, 1919 by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Liberal | Charles McGill Hamilton | Acclaimed | – |
| Total | Total | Total | – | – |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
The by-election was called when the incumbent, Robert Menzies Mitchell, resigned to take the position of superintendent of the Saskatchewan Hospital in Weyburn. Elected.

### 1920 by-election

June 25, 1920 by-election, :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Liberal | X Charles McGill Hamilton | Acclaimed | – |
| Total | Total | Total | – | – |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
The by-election was called when Hamilton accepted the position of Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Premier Martin, an office of profit under the Crown, on April 26, 1920. Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1921

1921 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Liberal | X Charles McGill Hamilton | 2,368 | 88.4% |
| | Independent | Thompson McClelland | 311 | 11.6% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,679 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1925

1925 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Liberal | X Charles McGill Hamilton | 2,351 | 59.6% |
| | Conservative | Morton Allison Fletcher | 1,593 | 40.4% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,944 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1929

1929 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Progressive | Robert Sterritt Leslie | 3,288 | 51.6% |
| | Liberal | X Charles McGill Hamilton | 3,088 | 48.4% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,376 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1934

1934 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Liberal | Hugh Elliott Eaglesham | 2,281 | 43.9% |
| | Progressive | X Robert Sterritt Leslie | 1,544 | 29.7% |
| | Farmer–Labour | Tommy Douglas | 1,343 | 25.8% |
| | Independent | James Logan Coltart | 29 | 0.6% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,197 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1938

1938 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Liberal | George Levi Crane | 4,744 | 48.7% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Frederick Claude Williams | 4,167 | 42.8% |
| | Independent Conservative | John Charles Burnside | 828 | 8.5% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,739 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1944

1944 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Tommy Douglas | 5,605 | 61.6% |
| | Liberal | James Weyburn Adolphe | 3,489 | 38.4% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,094 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected.

### 1948

1948 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | X Tommy Douglas | 6,273 | 56.3% |
| | Liberal-Progressive Conservative | Fergus Charles Eaglesham | 4,228 | 38.0% |
| | Social Credit | Isabel Paxman | 638 | 5.7% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,139 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1952

1952 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | X Tommy Douglas | 6,020 | 59.9% |
| | Liberal | Donald Morrow | 4,037 | 40.1% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,057 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1956

1956 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | X Tommy Douglas | 4,930 | 48.2% |
| | Liberal | Junior Herbert Staveley | 4,234 | 41.4% |
| | Social Credit | Gustav Theodore Froese | 1,070 | 10.5% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,234 | 100.1%$^1$ |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.
$^1$ Rounding error.

### 1960

1960 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | X Tommy Douglas | 5,054 | 48.4% |
| | Liberal | Junior Herbert Staveley | 4,453 | 42.7% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hugh McGillivray | 621 | 6.0% |
| | Social Credit | William Tabor | 307 | 2.9% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,435 | 100.0%$^1$ |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.
$^1$ Rounding error.

### 1961 by-election

December 13, 1961 by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Liberal | Junior Herbert Staveley | 5,379 | 54.4% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Oran Reiman | 4,505 | 45.6% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,884 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
The by-election was called when the incumbent, Premier Douglas, resigned from the provincial Legislative Assembly to enter federal politics. Elected.

### 1964

1964 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | James Auburn Pepper | 4,453 | 44.4% |
| | Liberal | X Junior Herbert Staveley | 4,347 | 43.3% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean Benson | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,034 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1967

1967 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | New Democratic Party | X James Auburn Pepper | 4,876 | 46.7% |
| | Liberal | Junior Herbert Staveley | 4,693 | 45.0% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean Benson | 865 | 8.3% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,434 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1971

1971 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | New Democratic Party | X James Auburn Pepper | 5,795 | 56.0% |
| | Liberal | William Erle Roger | 3,837 | 37.1% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ray L. Bailey | 719 | 6.9% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,351 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1975

1975 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | New Democratic Party | X James Auburn Pepper | 2,971 | 38.1% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Whitell | 2,522 | 32.4% |
| | Liberal | Norm Flaten | 2,299 | 29.5% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,792 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1978

1978 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | New Democratic Party | X James Auburn Pepper | 3,517 | 38.1% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Dods | 3,449 | 32.4% |
| | Liberal | Ron Chapdelaine | 981 | 29.5% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,947 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.

### 1982

1982 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Henry Hepworth | 5,426 | 60.7% |
| | New Democratic Party | Elaine Driver | 3,088 | 34.6% |
| | Liberal | David J.R. Wright | 422 | 4.7% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,936 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected.

### 1986

1986 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | X Lorne Henry Hepworth | 4,596 | 52.6% |
| | New Democratic Party | Harry-Jae Elder | 3,220 | 36.9% |
| | Liberal | W.F. (Bill) Rudachyk | 859 | 9.8% |
| | Western Canada Concept | Edwin W. Appenheimer | 55 | 0.6% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,730 | 99.9%$^1$ |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent.
$^1$ Rounding error.

### 1991

1991 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Popular vote | % |
| | New Democratic Party | Ronald Wormsbecker | 3,883 | 45.3% |
| | Progressive Conservative | X Lorne Henry Hepworth | 2,725 | 31.8% |
| | Liberal | W.F. (Bill) Rudachyk | 1,920 | 22.4% |
| | Independent | Edwin W. Appenheimer | 47 | 0.5% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,575 | 100.0% |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Weyburn |||||
Elected. X Incumbent
$^1$ Rounding error