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Melfort (provincial electoral district)

52°35′N 104°30′W / 52.583°N 104.5°W / 52.583; -104.5

**Melfort**
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan provincial electoral district

Member of the Legislative Assembly		Rod Gantefoer Saskatchewan Party
Population (2006)
Electors (2007)	10,251
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created	1971
Census divisions	Division 14, 15
Subdivisions	Melfort

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Melfort is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Election results

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
	Progressive 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
	Progressive 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	+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	+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

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 Woods 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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See also: 2007 election · List of elections · Politics of Saskatchewan

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