Souris (electoral district)
Souris was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1953.
This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Brandon and Lisgar ridings.
In 1952, the constituency was merged with the constituency of Brandon to form the district of Brandon—Souris.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1904-1917: Frederick Laurence Schaffner - Conservative Party of Canada
- 1917-1921: Albert Ernest Finley - Unionist Party
- 1921-1930: James Steedsman - Progressive Party of Canada
- 1930-1935: Errick French Willis - Progressive Conservative
- 1935-1940: George William McDonald - Progressive Conservative
- 1940-1952: James Arthur Ross - National Government (1940–1945), Progressive Conservative (1945–1952)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Arthur Ross | 6,108 | ||||||
| Liberal | Edward Ingo Dow | 5,495 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Thomas Watson | 1,083 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Arthur Ross | 6,177 | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Matthew McIlwraith | 2,640 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Roderick Guy Craven | 1,838 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| National Government | James Arthur Ross | 4,991 | ||||||
| Liberal | George William McDonald | 4,861 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alex H. Parkes | 1,370 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Progressive | George William McDonald | 4,504 | ||||||
| Conservative | Errick French Willis | 4,501 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alex H. Parkes | 953 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | William Humboldt Clandenning | 631 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Errick French Willis | 6,252 | ||||||
| Progressive | James Steedsman | 5,780 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | James Steedsman | 6,105 | ||||||
| Conservative | Errick French Willis | 4,946 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | James Steedsman | 3,509 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Willson | 3,258 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Williams | 1,563 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | James Steedsman | 7,380 | ||||||
| Conservative | Richard Gardiner Willis | 3,714 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Albert Ernest Finley | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick Laurence Schaffner | 3,150 | ||||||
| Liberal | Archibald McIntyre Campbell | 3,086 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick Laurence Schaffner | 3,310 | ||||||
| Liberal | Archibald McIntyre Campbell | 2,429 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick Laurence Schaffner | 3,123 | ||||||
| Liberal | George Paterson | 2,603 | ||||||
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