Melfort is a
provincial electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
for the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ...
, 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
Naicam is a small town in rural Saskatchewan. It is located north of the province's capital city, Regina. In 2006 the population was 690. The name of the town is a combination of Naismith and Cameron, the railway construction contractors.
Uti ...
; 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
Arthur Joseph Thibault (February 21, 1914 – February 22, 1983) was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kinistino from 1959 to 1971 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1975 to 1978 as a New ...
. 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)
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NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
, Ivan Yackel
, align="right", 1,599
, align="right", 24.68
, align="right", -5.41
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,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
, Dale Renneberg
, align="right", 2,191
, align="right", 30.09
, align="right", -8.16
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,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
, Garnet Davis
, align="right", 2,833
, align="right", 38.25
Melfort-Tisdale (1995–2003)
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,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
,
Carol Carson
Carol Carson (born September 5, 1945) is a former Canadian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province o ...
, align="right", 2,489
, align="right", 31.53
, align="right", -6.70
^ Saskatchewan Party change is from Progressive Conservative
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,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
,
Carol Carson
Carol Carson (born September 5, 1945) is a former Canadian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province o ...
, align="right", 3,168
, align="right", 38.23
,
Prog. Conservative
, Bill Ripley
, align="right", 1,237
, align="right", 14.93
Melfort (1975–1995)
, -
, style="width: 130px",
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
,
Carol Carson
Carol Carson (born September 5, 1945) is a former Canadian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province o ...
, align="right", 3,011
, align="right", 41.12
, align="right", +3.55
,
Prog. Conservative
, Ken Naber
, align="right", 2,516
, align="right", 34.36
, align="right", -21.74
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,322
!align="right", 100.00
!align="right",
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, style="width: 130px",
Progressive Conservative
, Grant Hodgins
, align="right", 4,433
, align="right", 56.10
, align="right", +0.66
,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
, Keith Davis
, align="right", 2,969
, align="right", 37.57
, align="right", +0.43
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,902
!align="right", 100.00
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
Progressive Conservative
,
Grant Hodgins
Grant Milton Hodgins (born July 22, 1955) is a former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Melfort from 1982 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative and then independent member.
He w ...
, align="right", 4,626
, align="right", 55.44
, align="right", +11.52
,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
,
Norman Vickar
, align="right", 3,099
, align="right", 37.14
, align="right", -11.85
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,344
!align="right", 100.00
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
, Norman Vickar
, align="right", 4,181
, align="right", 48.99
, align="right", +11.61
,
Progressive Conservative
, Bill Warner
, align="right", 3,749
, align="right", 43.92
, align="right", +7.76
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,535
!align="right", 100.00
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
,
Norman Vickar
, align="right", 3,102
, align="right", 37.38
, align="right", -22.02
,
Progressive Conservative
, Bill Warner
, align="right", 3,001
, align="right", 36.16
, align="right", –
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,299
!align="right", 100.00
!align="right",
Melfort-Kinistino (1971–1975)
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, style="width: 130px",
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
,
Arthur Thibault
Arthur Joseph Thibault (February 21, 1914 – February 22, 1983) was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kinistino from 1959 to 1971 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1975 to 1978 as a New ...
, align="right", 6,103
, align="right", 59.40
, align="right", –
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 10,274
!align="right", 100.00
!align="right",
Melfort-Tisdale (1952–1971)
, -
, style="width: 130px",
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
,
Clarence G. Willis
, align="right", 4,133
, align="right", 50.94%
, align="right", +10.68
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,114
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
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, style="width: 130px",
CCF
, Clarence G. Willis
, align="right", 3,471
, align="right", 40.26%
, align="right", -1.37
,
Prog. Conservative
, Ken Aseltine
, align="right", 2,094
, align="right", 24.29%
, align="right", +8.44
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,621
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
CCF
, Clarence G. Willis
, align="right", 3,318
, align="right", 41.63%
, align="right", -4.12
,
Prog. Conservative
, Ken Aseltine
, align="right", 1,264
, align="right", 15.85%
, align="right", -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,971
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
CCF
, Clarence G. Willis
, align="right", 3,738
, align="right", 45.75%
, align="right", -5.60
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,170
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
CCF
,
Clarence G. Willis
, align="right", 4,602
, align="right", 51.35%
, align="right", –
,
Prog. Conservative
, Fred G. Green
, align="right", 1,106
, align="right", 12.34%
, align="right", –
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,962
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
Melfort (1912–1952)
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,
CCF
,
Oakland W. Valleau
, align="right", 4,035
, align="right", 49.82%
, align="right", -0.80
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,100
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
CCF
,
Oakland W. Valleau
, align="right", 3,396
, align="right", 50.62%
, align="right", +14.25
,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
, Stanley B. Caskey
, align="right", 1,450
, align="right", 21.62%
, align="right", +2.33
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 6,708
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
CCF
,
Oakland W. Valleau
, align="right", 3,024
, align="right", 36.37%
, align="right", –
,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
, Gilbert D. Eamer
, align="right", 1,604
, align="right", 19.29%
, align="right", -25.73
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,314
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
,
Rupert Greaves
, align="right", 3,252
, align="right", 45.02%
, align="right", -12.39
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,224
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
,
Rupert Greaves
, align="right", 3,411
, align="right", 57.41%
, align="right", +34.43
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 5,942
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
, Gilbert M. Irvine
, align="right", 833
, align="right", 22.98%
, align="right", -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 3,626
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, John Alexander McDonald
, align="right", 1,143
, align="right", 38.24%
, align="right", +0.45
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 2,989
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
, John Alexander McDonald
, align="right", 1,009
, align="right", 37.79%
, align="right", -6.34
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 2,670
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
, Thomas Charles Spence
, align="right", 646
, align="right", 44.13%
, align="right", –
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 1,464
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
References
External links
Website of the Legislative Assembly of SaskatchewanSaskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
{{DEFAULTSORT:Melfort (Provincial Electoral District)
Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts