title: Weyburn (provincial electoral district)
text: # 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
  
  ### General Election, 1908
  
  General Election, August 14, 1908 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1912
  
  General Election, July 11, 1912 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1917
  
  General Election, June 26, 1917 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### By-election, 1919
  
  By-Election, July 22, 1919 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### By-election, 1920
  
  Ministerial By-Election, June 25, 1920 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1921
  
  General Election, June 9, 1921 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1925
  
  General Election, June 2, 1925 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1929
  
  General Election, June 6, 1929 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1934
  
  General Election, June 19, 1934 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1938
  
  General Election, June 8, 1938 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1944
  
  General Election, June 15, 1944 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1948
  
  General Election, June 24, 1948 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1952
  
  General Election, June 11, 1952 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1956
  
  General Election, June 20, 1956 :
  
  | 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.
  
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  ### General election, 1960
  
  General Election, June 8, 1960 :
  
  | 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.
  
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  ### By-election, 1961
  
  Election, December 13, 1961 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1964
  
  General Election, April 22, 1964 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1967
  
  General Election, October 11, 1967 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1971
  
  General Election, June 23, 1971 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1975
  
  General Election, June 11, 1975 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1978
  
  General Election, October 18, 1978 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1982
  
  General Election, April 26, 1982 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1986
  
  General Election, October 20, 1986 :
  
  | 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.
  
  ### General election, 1991
  
  General Election, October 21, 1991 :
  
  | 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.
  
  