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Melfort may refer to: *Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada **Melfort (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Canada ** Melfort (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada *Melfort, Zimbabwe See also *Earl of Melfort The titles of Viscount of Melfort and Lord Drummond of Gillestoun were created in the Peerage of Scotland on 14 April 1685 for John Drummond, second son of James Drummond, 3rd Earl of Perth, with remainder to the heirs male of his body by his se ...
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Melfort, Saskatchewan
Melfort (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population 5,992) is a city in Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately southeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert, northeast of Saskatoon and north of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina. Melfort became Saskatchewan's 12th city in 1980. Melfort was formerly called the "City of Northern Lights" due to the frequency with which the aurora borealis appears. However, in 2016, Melfort became "Play Melfort" due to its vast recreation programs and facilities. The city is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Star City No. 428 and the Rural Municipality of Flett's Springs No. 429. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Peter Chapman Cree#In Canada, First Nation band government. History A few kilometres southeast of current location of Melfort settlers established themselves on the banks of Stoney Creek before relocation due to the surveying of the Canadian Northern Railway. Melfort was named to honour Mrs. Reginald Beatty (née ...
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Melfort (electoral District)
Melfort was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953. It was created in 1924 from Prince Albert riding, and was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Humboldt—Melfort, Mackenzie, Prince Albert, and Rosthern ridings. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: # Malcolm McLean, Liberal (1925–1930) # Robert Weir, Conservative (1930–1935) #Malcolm McLean, Liberal (1935–1940) # Percy Ellis Wright, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1940–1953) Election results , Farmer , DOYLE, Ferman E. , , align=1,435 By-election: On Mr. Weir's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 8 August 1930 See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one me ...
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Melfort (provincial Electoral District)
Melfort is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city of Melfort (population 5,992) is the largest centre in the constituency. Smaller communities in the district include the towns of Watson, Star City, Leroy, and Naicam; and the villages of Quill Lake, Spalding, Beatty, Englefeld, and Annaheim. The riding has existed since the 1912 election. History The riding initially returned primarily NDP members, starting with Arthur Thibault. Since then, it has returned MLAs from all three major parties. Most recently it has returned Saskatchewan Party MLAs, since 1997. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results Melfort (2003–present) , - , NDP , Ivan Yackel , align="right", 1,599 , align="right", 24.68 , align="right", -5.41 , - , NDP , Dale Renneberg , align="right", 2,191 , align="right", 30.09 , align="right", -8.16 ...
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Melfort, Zimbabwe
Melfort, Zimbabwe is a village in Mashonaland Central province in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam .... Populated places in Mashonaland Central Province {{Zimbabwe-geo-stub ...
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