Kelsey (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)
Kelsey was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, encompassing the towns of Hudson Bay and Carrot River. The district was named after 17th century explorer Henry Kelsey.
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.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Hewgill Brockelbank | 1952 – 1967 | CCF | |
| 2. | John Rissler Messer | 1967 – 1971 | New Democrat |
Election results
| Saskatchewan general election, 1952:
Kelsey electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | John Hewgill Brockelbank | 4,188 | 53.44% | – | |
| Liberal | Donald L.W. Hood | 3,109 | 39.67% | – | |
| Social Credit | E. Pugh | 540 | 6.89% | – | |
| Total | 7,837 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1956:
Kelsey electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | John Hewgill Brockelbank | 3,189 | 44.41% | -9.03 | |
| Social Credit | Robert S. Claypool | 2,125 | 29.59% | +22.70 | |
| Liberal | Donald Wheaton | 1,867 | 26.00% | -13.67 | |
| Total | 7,181 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1960:
Kelsey electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | John Hewgill Brockelbank | 2,736 | 41.19% | -3.22 | |
| Liberal | Lawrence Wassill | 1,542 | 23.21% | -2.79 | |
| Social Credit | Elmer Boschman | 1,487 | 22.38% | -7.21 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Allan Oliver Anderson | 878 | 13.22% | – | |
| Total | 6,643 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1964:
Kelsey electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | John Hewgill Brockelbank | 2,561 | 39.00% | -2.19 | |
| Liberal | William John McHugh | 2,518 | 38.34% | +15.13 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Carsten Johnson | 1,488 | 22.66% | +9.44 | |
| Total | 6,567 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1967:
Kelsey electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | John Rissler Messer | 2,473 | 45.29% | +6.29 | |
| Liberal | William John McHugh | 2,381 | 43.61% | +5.27 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Carsten Johnson | 606 | 11.10% | -11.56 | |
| Total | 5,460 | 100.00% | |||
See also
- Electoral district (Canada)
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
- Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
- Carrot River, Saskatchewan
References
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