Melfort (provincial electoral district)

Melfort
 Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
provincial electoral district
Member of the
Legislative Assembly		       Kevin Phillips
Saskatchewan Party
Population (2006)
Electors (2011) 9,880
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created 1971
Census divisions Division 14, 15
Subdivisions Melfort

Melfort is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city of Melfort (population 5,192 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.

A provincial constituency of the same name existed from 1912 to 1952.

Contents

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament Years Member Party
Melfort-Kinistino
17th 1971–1975     Arthur Thibault New Democrat
Melfort
18th 1975–1978     Norman Vickar New Democrat
19th 1978–1982
20th 1982–1986     Grant Hodgins Progressive Conservative
21st 1986–1991
22nd 1991–1995     Carol Carson New Democrat
Melfort-Tisdale
23rd 1995–1997     Rod Gantefoer Liberal Party
1997–1999     Saskatchewan Party
24th 1999–2003
Melfort
25th 2003–2007     Rod Gantefoer Saskatchewan Party
26th 2007–2011
27th 2011-present Kevin Phillips Saskatchewan Party

Election results

Saskatchewan general election, 2011:

Melfort electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party Kevin Phillips 4,736 73.10 +7.85
     NDP Ivan Yackel 1,599 24.68 -5.41
     Greens Melvyn Pylypchuk 144 2.22 –
Total 6,479 100.00
Saskatchewan general election, 2007:

Melfort electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party Rod Gantefoer 4,751 65.25 +10.35
     NDP Dale Renneberg 2,191 30.09 -8.06
     Liberal Sarah Koskie 339 4.66 -2.29
Total 7,281 100.00
Saskatchewan general election, 2003:

Melfort electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party Rod Gantefoer 4,037 54.90 +3.02
     NDP Garnet Davis 2,805 38.15 +6.62
     Liberal Bernie Yuzdepski 511 6.95 -9.64
Total 7,353 100.00
Saskatchewan general election, 1999:

Melfort-Tisdale electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party Rod Gantefoer 4,096 51.88 –
     NDP Carol Carson 2,489 31.53 -6.70
     Liberal Ken Magnus 1,310 16.59 -30.25
Total 7,895 100.00
Saskatchewan general election, 1995:

Melfort-Tisdale electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Rod Gantefoer 3,882 46.84 +22.32
     NDP Carol Carson 3,168 38.23 -2.89
     Prog. Conservative Bill Ripley 1,237 14.93 -19.43
Total 8,287 100.00
Saskatchewan general election, 1991:

Melfort electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Carol Carson 3,011 41.12 +3.55
     Prog. Conservative Ken Naber 2,516 34.36 -21.74
     Liberal Rod Gantefoer 1,795 24.52 +18.19
Total 7,322 100.00
Saskatchewan general election, 1986:

Melfort electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Grant Hodgins 4,433 56.10 +0.66
     NDP Keith Davis 2,969 37.57 +0.43
     Liberal Jerry Derkatz 500 6.33 +4.77
Total 7,902 100.00
Saskatchewan general election, 1982:

Melfort electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Grant Hodgins 4,626 55.44 +11.52
     NDP Norman Vickar 3,099 37.14 -11.85
     Western Canada Concept Brian Bedard 489 5.86 –
     Liberal Helen Hamilton 130 1.56 -5.53
Total 8,344 100.00
Saskatchewan general election, 1978:

Melfort electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Norman Vickar 4,181 48.99 +11.61
     Progressive Conservative Bill Warner 3,749 43.92 +7.76
     Liberal John Calderwood 605 7.09 -19.37
Total 8,535 100.00
Saskatchewan general election, 1975:

Melfort electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Norman Vickar 3,102 37.38 -22.02
     Progressive Conservative Bill Warner 3,001 36.16 –
     Liberal Herbert Whitley 2,196 26.46 -14.14
Total 8,299 100.00
Saskatchewan general election, 1971:

Melfort-Kinistino electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Arthur Thibault 6,103 59.40 –
     Liberal Herbert Whitley 4,171 40.60 –
Total 10,274 100.00

History

See also: Melfort (former provincial electoral district) and Melfort-Tisdale (former provincial electoral district)

Members of the Legislative Assembly – Melfort (1912–1952)

# MLA Served Party
     1. George Balfour Johnston 1912–1925 Liberal
     2. Olin Drake Hill 1925–1929 Liberal
     3. Rupert James Greaves 1929–1934 Conservative
     4. John Duncan McFarlane 1934–1938 Liberal
     5. Oakland W. Valleau 1938–1948 CCF
     6. John Egnatoff 1948–1952 Liberal

Member of the Legislative Assembly – Melfort-Tisdale (1952–1971)

# MLA Served Party
     7. Clarence Willis 1952–1971 CCF-NDP

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