Kelsey was a

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for the Legislative Assembly of the province of

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, encompassing the towns of

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and Carrot River. The district was named after 17th century

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Henry Kelsey Henry Kelsey ( – 1 November 1724) was an English fur trader, explorer, and sailor who played an important role in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada. He is the first recorded European to have visited the present-day provi ...

. Created before the 12th Saskatchewan general election in 1952, this riding was combined with part of the Melfort-Tisdale district (as " Tisdale-Kelsey") before the 17th Saskatchewan general election in 1971. It is now part of the constituency of

Carrot River Valley Carrot River Valley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in the east central area of Saskatchewan, this constituency was created by ''The Representation Act, 1994'' (Saskatchewan) out of ...

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

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John Hewgill Brockelbank John Hewgill Brockelbank (June 24, 1897 - May 30, 1977) was a politician in Saskatchewan, Canada, who served as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Born in Grey County, Ontario, Brockebank moved to Saskatchewan ...

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John Rissler Messer John Rissler "Jack" Messer (born May 26, 1941) is a farmer and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kelsey from 1967 to 1971, Tisdale-Kelsey from 1971 to 1975 and Kelsey-Tisdale from 1975 to 1980 in the Legislative Assembly ...

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References

Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

See also

References