Melville-Saltcoats
Melville-Saltcoats is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created through the Representation Act, 1994 (Saskatchewan) by combining the district of Saltcoats with part of the constituency of Melville.
 Saskatchewan electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
| MLA |
Saskatchewan | ||
| District created | 2002 | ||
| First contested | 2003 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 9,131 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division 5, 9 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Melville | ||
The largest centre in the riding is the city of Melville (pop. 4,531). Melville is the smallest incorporated city in Saskatchewan. It is also a major transportation hub, with provincial Highways 10, 15, and 47 running through the city – as well as the Canadian National Railway mainline.
Smaller centers in the district include the towns of Langenburg, Esterhazy, Saltcoats and Churchbridge; and the villages of Calder, Grayson, Spy Hill, Neudorf and Stockholm.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th | 2003 – 2007 | Bob Bjornerud | Saskatchewan Party | |
| 26th | 2007 – 2011 | |||
| 27th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 28th | 2016 – 2020 | Warren Kaeding | ||
| 29th | 2020 – present | |||
Election results
| 2020 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Warren Kaeding | 5,394 | 75.94 | +3.20 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bonnie Galenzoski | 1,248 | 17.57 | -4.27 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Trever Ratti | 324 | 4.56 | +1.94 | ||||
| Green | Jack Powless | 137 | 1.93 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,103 | 99.59 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.41 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 7,132 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| 2016 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Warren Kaeding | 5,311 | 72.74 | -0.72 | ||||
| New Democratic | Leonard Dales | 1,595 | 21.84 | -2.63 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Diana Lowe | 192 | 2.62 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Igor Riabchyk | 138 | 1.89 | - | ||||
| Independent | Trever Ratti | 65 | 0.89 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,301 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[1][2] | ||||||||
| 2011 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 5,071 | 73.45% | +11.18 | ||||
| New Democratic | Len Dales | 1,690 | 24.48% | −7.34 | ||||
| Green | Jordan Fieseler | 143 | 2.07% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,904 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 2007 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 5,039 | 62.28% | +23.24 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marlys Knezacek | 2,574 | 31.81% | −0.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Farmer | 375 | 4.64% | −5.31 | ||||
| Western Independence | Frank Serfas | 103 | 1.27% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,091 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 2003 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 3,439 | 39.04% | |||||
| New Democratic | Ron Osika | 2,834 | 32.17% | |||||
| Independent | Grant Schmidt | 1,660 | 18.84% | |||||
| Liberal | Brian Tochor | 877 | 9.95% | |||||
| Total | 8,810 | 100.00% | ||||||
History
Members of the Legislative Assembly – Melville
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | James Garfield Gardiner | 1934–1935 | Liberal | |
| 2. | Ernest Walter Gerrand | 1935–1938 | Liberal | |
| 3. | John Frederick Herman | 1938–1944 | Social Credit | |
| 4. | William James Arthurs | 1944–1948 | CCF | |
| 5. | V. Patrick Deshaye | 1948–1952 | Liberal | |
| 6. | Allan Brown | 1952–1956 | CCF | |
| 7. | James W. Gardiner | 1956–1967 | Liberal | |
| 8. | John Kowalchuk | 1967–1982 | New Democrat | |
| 9. | Grant Schmidt | 1982–1991 | Progressive Conservative | |
| 10. | Evan Carlson | 1991–1995 | New Democrat | |
| 11. | Ron Osika | 1995–2001 | Liberal | |
| 12. | Ron Osika | 2001–2003 | Independent |
Members of the Legislative Assembly – Saltcoats (1905–1934)
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thomas MacNutt | 1905–1908 | Liberal | |
| 2. | James Alexander Calder | 1908–1917 | Liberal | |
| 3. | George William Sahlmark | 1918–1929 | Liberal | |
| 4. | Asmundur Loptson | 1929–1934 | Liberal |
Members of the Legislative Assembly – Saltcoats (1938–2003)
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joseph Lee Phelps | 1938–1948 | CCF | |
| 2. | Asmundur Loptson | 1948–1960 | Liberal | |
| 3. | James Snedker | 1960–1971 | Liberal | |
| 4. | Ed Kaeding | 1971–1982 | New Democrat | |
| 5. | Walter Johnson | 1982–1991 | Progressive Conservative | |
| 6. | Reg Knezacek | 1991–1995 | New Democrat | |
| 7. | Bob Bjornerud | 1995–1997 | Liberal | |
| 8. | Bob Bjornerud | 1997–2003 | Saskatchewan Party |
References
- "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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