Shaunavon (electoral district)
# Shaunavon (electoral district)

Shaunavon is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934 as "Gull Lake". Redrawn and renamed "Shaunavon" in 1952, the constituency was abolished before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995.

It is now part of the districts of Wood River and Cypress Hills.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

### Gull Lake (1934 – 1952)

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Herman Henry Kemper | 1934 – 1938 | Farmer-Labour |
| 2. | Harvey Harold McMahon | 1938 – 1944 | Liberal |
| 3. | Al Murray | 1944 – 1949 | CCF |
| 4. | Thomas Bentley | Nov. 1949 – 1952 | CCF |

### Shaunavon (1952 – 1995)

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Thomas Bentley | 1952 – 1960 | CCF |
| 2. | Arthur Kluzak | 1960 – 1964 | CCF |
| 3. | Fernand Larochelle | 1964 – 1971 | Liberal |
| 4. | Allan Oliver | 1971 – 1975 | New Democrat |
| 5. | Eiliv "Sonny" Anderson | 1975 – 1978 | Liberal |
| 6. | Dwain Lingenfelter | 1978 – 1986 | New Democrat |
| 7. | Ted Gleim | 1986 – 1991 | Progressive Conservative |
| 8. | Glen McPherson | 1991 – 1995 | New Democrat |

## Election results

### Gull Lake (1934 – 1952)

1934 Saskatchewan general election: Gull Lake electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Farmer-Labour | Herman Henry Kemper | 2,404 | 38.27% | – |
| | Liberal | Sydney John Smith | 2,153 | 34.27% | – |
| | Conservative | John Frederick Frook | 1,725 | 27.46% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,282 | 100.00% | |

1938 Saskatchewan general election: Gull Lake electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Harvey Harold McMahon | 3,901 | 51.11% | +16.84 |
| | CCF | Herman Henry Kemper | 3,732 | 48.89% | +10.62 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,633 | 100.00% | |

1944 Saskatchewan general election: Gull Lake electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Al Murray | 3,942 | 52.57% | +3.68 |
| | Liberal | Harvey Harold McMahon | 2,200 | 29.34% | -21.77 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Charles H. Howlett | 1,356 | 18.09% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,498 | 100.00% | |

1948 Saskatchewan general election: Gull Lake electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Al Murray | 4,251 | 52.03% | -0.54 |
| | Liberal-Progressive Conservative | Jonas A. Johnson | 2,983 | 36.51% | – |
| | Social Credit | William E. Cowie | 936 | 11.46% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,170 | 100.00% | |

November 10, 1949 By-Election: Gull Lake electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Thomas Bentley | 3,627 | 51.36% | -0.67 |
| | Liberal | Harold M. Haney | 2,792 | 39.54% | - |
| | Prog. Conservative | Charles H. Howlett | 643 | 9.10% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,062 | 100.00% | |

### Shaunavon (1952 – 1995)

1952 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Thomas Bentley | 3,625 | 54.22% | +2.86 |
| | Liberal | H. Loken | 3,061 | 45.78% | +6.24 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,686 | 100.00% | |

1956 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Thomas Bentley | 3,185 | 45.00% | -9.22 |
| | Liberal | Fernand Larochelle | 2,545 | 35.96% | -9.82 |
| | Social Credit | Lloyd J. Hunter | 1,348 | 19.04% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,078 | 100.00% | |

1960 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Arthur Kluzak | 2,743 | 39.28% | -5.72 |
| | Liberal | Fernand Larochelle | 2,516 | 36.02% | +0.06 |
| | Social Credit | Lloyd J. Hunter | 876 | 12.54% | -6.50 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Donald McLennan | 849 | 12.16% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,984 | 100.00% | |

1964 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Fernand Larochelle | 2,955 | 43.94% | +7.92 |
| | CCF | Arthur Kluzak | 2,545 | 37.84% | -1.44 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Clifford B. Clark | 1,225 | 18.22% | +6.06 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,725 | 100.00% | |

1967 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Fernand Larochelle | 3,091 | 53.52% | +9.58 |
| | NDP | Robert B. Fulton | 2,684 | 46.48% | +8.64 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,775 | 100.00% | |

1971 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NDP | Allan Oliver | 3,127 | 52.12% | +5.64 |
| | Liberal | Fernand Larochelle | 2,872 | 47.88% | -5.64 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,999 | 100.00% | |

1975 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Eiliv "Sonny" Anderson | 3,370 | 45.92% | -1.96 |
| | NDP | Allan Oliver | 2,593 | 35.34% | -16.78 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Eric Slater | 1,375 | 18.74% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,338 | 100.00% | |

1978 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NDP | Dwain Lingenfelter | 2,778 | 38.01% | +2.67 |
| | Liberal | Eiliv "Sonny" Anderson | 2,385 | 32.64% | -13.28 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Jim Lacey | 2,145 | 29.35% | +10.61 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,308 | 100.00% | |

1982 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NDP | Dwain Lingenfelter | 2,897 | 38.57% | +0.56 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Bleackley | 2,730 | 36.35% | +7.00 |
| | Western Canada Concept | Barry W. Dixon | 1,139 | 15.16% | – |
| | Liberal | Gratton Murray | 745 | 9.92% | -22.72 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,511 | 100.00% | |

1986 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ted Gleim | 3,311 | 47.70% | +11.35 |
| | NDP | Dwain Lingenfelter | 2,968 | 42.76% | +4.19 |
| | Liberal | Jules Larochelle | 662 | 9.54% | -0.38 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,941 | 100.00% | |

1991 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NDP | Glen McPherson | 2,350 | 37.27% | -5.49 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Ted Gleim | 2,222 | 35.24% | -12.46 |
| | Liberal | Jerry Ruehs | 1,733 | 27.49% | +17.95 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,305 | 100.00% | |
