Melville was a
provincial electoral district
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for the
Legislative Assembly of
Saskatchewan
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,
Canada
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. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created before the
8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934. The ''Representation Act, 2002'' (Saskatchewan) merged this riding with parts of the
Saltcoats
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electoral district to form the new riding of
Melville-Saltcoats.
It was the riding of
Premier
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A premier will normally be a head of govern ...
James Garfield Gardiner
James Garfield Gardiner (30 November 1883 – 12 January 1962) was a Canadian farmer, educator, and politician. He served as the fourth premier of Saskatchewan and as a minister in the Canadian Cabinet.
Political career
Gardiner was first elec ...
and his son
James Wilfrid Gardiner.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
, -
,
Conservative
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, Elisha Forest Scharf
, align="right", 1,930
, align="right", 22.93%
, align="right", –
,
Farmer-Labour
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, Wilfrid Wass
, align="right", 1,504
, align="right", 17.87%
, align="right", –
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,417
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", Acclamation
!align="right",
, -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 10,189
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
CCF
,
William James Arthurs
William James Arthurs (1888 – July 14, 1971) was a railway conductor and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Melville from 1944 to 1948 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C ...
, align="right", 4,575
, align="right", 50.78%
, align="right", –
,
Prog. Conservative
, Shamus Patrick Regan
, align="right", 821
, align="right", 9.11%
, align="right", -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 9,010
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
CCF
, George T. Webster
, align="right", 4,690
, align="right", 42.61%
, align="right", -8.17
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 11,006
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
CCF
,
Allan Brown
, align="right", 4,578
, align="right", 46.29%
, align="right", +3.68
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 9,889
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
CCF
,
Allan Brown
, align="right", 3,808
, align="right", 39.81%
, align="right", -4.77
,
Prog. Conservative
, Gordon C. Peters
, align="right", 189
, align="right", 1.98%
, align="right", -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 9,565
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
CCF
, Joseph Elfenbaum
, align="right", 3,411
, align="right", 38.35%
, align="right", -1.46
,
Prog. Conservative
, Maurice Tallant
, align="right", 881
, align="right", 9.90%
, align="right", +7.92
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,895
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
CCF
, William Wiwchar
, align="right", 3,229
, align="right", 38.71%
, align="right", +0.36
,
Prog. Conservative
, Douglas A. Ellis
, align="right", 1,627
, align="right", 19.51%
, align="right", +9.61
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,341
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
NDP
,
John Kowalchuk
, align="right", 3,584
, align="right", 45.68%
, align="right", +6.97
,
Prog. Conservative
, Art Pelzer
, align="right", 799
, align="right", 10.18%
, align="right", -9.33
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,846
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
NDP
,
John Kowalchuk
, align="right", 4,184
, align="right", 59.60%
, align="right", +13.92
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,020
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
NDP
,
John Kowalchuk
, align="right", 3,747
, align="right", 45.45%
, align="right", -14.15
,
Prog. Conservative
, Glenn Miller
, align="right", 2,478
, align="right", 30.06%
, align="right", -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,244
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
NDP
,
John Kowalchuk
, align="right", 4,072
, align="right", 48.26%
, align="right", +2.81
,
Prog. Conservative
, Glenn Miller
, align="right", 3,465
, align="right", 41.06%
, align="right", +11.00
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,438
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
Prog. Conservative
,
Grant Schmidt
, align="right", 4,172
, align="right", 47.57%
, align="right", +6.51
,
NDP
, Pat Krug
, align="right", 3,486
, align="right", 39.75%
, align="right", -8.51
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,770
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
Prog. Conservative
,
Grant Schmidt
, align="right", 4,575
, align="right", 53.46%
, align="right", +5.89
,
NDP
, Matt Stecyk
, align="right", 3,302
, align="right", 38.59%
, align="right", -1.16
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 8,558
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px",
NDP
,
Evan Carlson
, align="right", 3,656
, align="right", 45.90%
, align="right", +7.31
,
Prog. Conservative
,
Grant Schmidt
, align="right", 3,048
, align="right", 38.26%
, align="right", -15.20
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,966
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
NDP
,
Evan Carlson
, align="right", 2,975
, align="right", 38.07%
, align="right", -7.83
,
Prog. Conservative
, Doug Gattinger
, align="right", 1,566
, align="right", 20.04%
, align="right", -18.22
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,815
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, -
,
NDP
, Michael K. Fisher
, align="right", 2,056
, align="right", 26.91%
, align="right", -11.16
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 7,640
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
See also
*
List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
This is a list of provincial electoral districts in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Current electoral districts
* Athabasca (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district), Athabasca (1934)
* Arm River (electoral district), Arm River (201 ...
*
List of Saskatchewan general elections
This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewans unicameral Legislature, legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The number of ...
*
Canadian provincial electoral districts
Canadian provincial electoral districts have boundaries that are non- coterminous with those of the federal electoral districts, except for districts in the province of Ontario, where districts in the Southern Ontario region are coterminous wh ...
*
Melville, Saskatchewan
Melville is a city in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is about northeast of the provincial capital of Regina and southwest of Yorkton. Melville is bordered by the rural municipalities of Cana No. 214 and Stanley ...
References
Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
{{DEFAULTSORT:Melville (Provincial Electoral District)
Melville, Saskatchewan
Former provincial electoral districts of Saskatchewan