Touchwood (electoral district)
# Touchwood (electoral district)

Touchwood is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located south of the Wynyard district in east-central Saskatchewan, it was centred on the Touchwood Hills.

This constituency was created for the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. It was dissolved and combined with the Last Mountain riding (as Last Mountain-Touchwood) before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | George Maitland Atkinson | 1908–1917 | Liberal |
| 2. | John Mason Parker | 1917–1938 | Liberal |
| 3. | Tom Johnston | 1938–1956 | CCF |
| 4. | Frank Meakes | 1956–1964 | CCF |
| 5. | George Trapp | 1964–1967 | Liberal |
| 6. | Frank Meakes | 1967–1975 | New Democrat |

## Election results

1908 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | George Maitland Atkinson | 566 | 57.87% | – |
| | Provincial Rights | Joseph Hollis | 412 | 42.13% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 978 | 100.00% | |

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | George Maitland Atkinson | 1,066 | 70.04% | +12.17 |
| | Conservative | William Brice | 456 | 29.96% | -12.17 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,522 | 100.00% | |

1917 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Mason Parker | 2,163 | 72.10% | +2.06 |
| | Conservative | John Ernest Johnson | 837 | 27.90% | -2.06 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,000 | 100.00% | |

1921 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Mason Parker | 1,734 | 58.50% | -13.60 |
| | Nonpartisan League | Alton Ernest Bolton | 1,230 | 41.50% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,964 | 100.00% | |

1925 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Mason Parker | 1,737 | 51.33% | -7.17 |
| | Progressive | George Maitland Atkinson | 1,647 | 48.67% | +7.17 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,384 | 100.00% | |

1929 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Mason Parker | 2,457 | 58.72% | +7.39 |
| | Progressive | David C. Cragg | 1,727 | 41.28% | -7.39 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,184 | 100.00% | |

1934 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Mason Parker | 3,380 | 42.16% | -16.56 |
| | Farmer-Labour | Edward Hamilton | 2,273 | 28.36% | -12.92 |
| | Independent | William James Burak | 1,845 | 23.02% | – |
| | Conservative | Caleb Henry Fisher | 518 | 6.46% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,016 | 100.00% | |

1938 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Tom Johnston | 2,301 | 34.01% | +5.65 |
| | Liberal | John Mason Parker | 1,910 | 28.23% | -13.93 |
| | Conservative | John Hnatyshyn | 1,287 | 19.02% | +12.56 |
| | Social Credit | Hugh H. Lyle | 1,268 | 18.74% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,766 | 100.00% | |

1944 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Tom Johnston | 3,337 | 59.99% | +25.98 |
| | Liberal | John J. Collins | 1,925 | 34.60% | +6.37 |
| | Prog. Conservative | William Seneshen | 301 | 5.41% | -13.61 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,563 | 100.00% | |

1948 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Tom Johnston | 2,627 | 42.49% | -17.50 |
| | Liberal | John J. Collins | 2,459 | 39.77% | +5.17 |
| | Social Credit | Harold Fletcher | 1,097 | 17.74% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,183 | 100.00% | |

1952 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Tom Johnston | 3,614 | 49.68% | +7.19 |
| | Liberal | John J. Collins | 2,726 | 37.48% | -2.29 |
| | Social Credit | Gustav D. Pelzer | 934 | 12.84% | -4.90 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,274 | 100.00% | |

1956 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Frank Meakes | 2,757 | 38.17% | -11.51 |
| | Liberal | Lloyd B. Crawford | 2,284 | 31.63% | -5.85 |
| | Social Credit | Morris J. Wowk | 1,964 | 27.20% | +14.36 |
| | Prog. Conservative | James N. Ormiston | 217 | 3.00% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,222 | 100.00% | |

1960 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | Frank Meakes | 2,457 | 37.18% | -0.99 |
| | Liberal | Harold K. Van Luven | 1,844 | 27.90% | -3.73 |
| | Social Credit | Matt Stecyk | 1,372 | 20.76% | -6.44 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Thomas W. Drever | 936 | 14.16% | +11.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,609 | 100.00% | |

1964 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | George Trapp | 2,692 | 40.92% | +13.02 |
| | NDP | Frank Meakes | 2,566 | 39.01% | +1.83 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Alice M.L. Turner | 1,320 | 20.07% | +5.91 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,578 | 100.00% | |

1967 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NDP | Frank Meakes | 3,002 | 52.53% | +13.52 |
| | Liberal | George Trapp | 2,713 | 47.47% | +6.55 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,715 | 100.00% | |

1971 Saskatchewan general election: Touchwood electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NDP | Frank Meakes | 4,450 | 55.99% | +3.46 |
| | Liberal | Walter E. Schabel | 2,605 | 32.78% | -14.69 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Arnold B. Tusa | 893 | 11.23% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,948 | 100.00% | |
