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Dictionary: sas·ka·toon   (săs'kə-tūn') pronunciation
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n.
  1. A shrub (Amelanchier alnifolia) of northwest North America, having white flowers and edible dark purple fruit.
  2. The fruit of this plant.

[From Cree misaaskwatoomin, saskatoon berry.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: edible purple or red berries
  Synonyms: serviceberry, shadberry, juneberry

Wikipedia: Saskatoon (electoral district)
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For the city, see Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Saskatoon was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1935 and from 1949 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1907 from parts of Assiniboia West, Humboldt and Saskatchewan ridings.

It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Rosthern and Saskatoon City ridings.

It was recreated in 1947 from parts of Rosthern and Saskatoon City ridings, and abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Moose Jaw, Saskatoon—Biggar and Saskatoon—Humboldt ridings.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal George Ewan McCraney 3,645
     Conservative Murdoch Alex. MacInnes 2,168


Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal George Ewan McCraney 5,328
     Conservative Donald MacLean 3,756
     Independent Newel Edward Baumunk 656


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Government James Robert Wilson 9,639
     Opposition James William Casey 1,833


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive John Evans 8,057
     Liberal Peter Donald Stewart 3,943
     Conservative James Robert Wilson 2,909


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alexander MacGillivray Young 5,303
     Conservative Frank Roland MacMillan 5,114
     Progressive Walter Lee Kirkpatrick 1,417


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alexander MacGillivray Young 8,058
     Conservative Frank Roland MacMillan 5,706


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Frank Roland MacMillan 11,663
     Liberal Alexander MacGillivray Young 9,799


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Co-operative Commonwealth Roy Knight 11,749
     Liberal Charles Wesley McCool 8,868
     Progressive Conservative Alfred Henry Bence 7,013


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Co-operative Commonwealth Roy Knight 12,056
     Liberal Charles W. McCool 7,028
     Progressive Conservative Donald C. Disbery 4,661
     Social Credit Malcolm James Haver 990
     Labour-Progressive William Michael Berezowski 264


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Henry Frank Jones 12,905
     Co-operative Commonwealth Roy Knight 12,022
     Liberal Alex W. Prociuk 6,786
     Social Credit Noble Ernest Britton 2,003


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Henry Frank Jones 24,622
     Co-operative Commonwealth Roy Knight 10,324
     Liberal Jessie Caldwell 5,505


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Henry Frank Jones 25,341
     New Democrat David E. Mahood 9,842
     Liberal John George Egnatoff 8,592
     Social Credit Donald Harder 1,556


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Henry Frank Jones 26,237
     Liberal Sidney Labe Buckwold 13,499
     New Democrat David E. Mahood 8,262
     Social Credit John Wesley Vail 1,256


By-election on 22 June 1964

On Jones' death, 4 March 1964
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Eloise Jones 16,551
     Liberal Sidney Labe Buckwold 14,168
     New Democrat Jim Harding 9,459


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Lewis Brand 21,036
     New Democrat Ben Smillie 15,025
     Liberal Ernest J. Cole 10,529
     Social Credit Delbert M. Dynna 619

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