Melfort (former provincial electoral district)

Melfort (former provincial electoral district)

Melfort was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912, this riding was dissolved and combined with the Tisdale district (as Melfort-Tisdale) before the 12th Saskatchewan general election in 1952.

It is now part of a reconstituted Melfort constituency.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Election results

Saskatchewan general election, 1912:

Melfort electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal George Balfour Johnston 818 55.87%
     Conservative Thomas Charles Spence 646 44.13%
Total 1,464 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 1917:

Melfort electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal George Balfour Johnston 1,661 62.21% +6.34
     Conservative John Alexander McDonald 1,009 37.79% -6.34
Total 2,670 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 1921:

Melfort electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal George Balfour Johnston 1,846 61.76% -0.45
     Independent John Alexander McDonald 1,143 38.24% +0.45
Total 2,989 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 1925:

Melfort electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Olin Drake Hill 1,469 40.51% -21.25
     Progressive Robert McKay 1,324 36.51%
     Conservative Gilbert M. Irvine 833 22.98% -
Total 3,626 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 1929:

Melfort electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Rupert Greaves 3,411 57.41% +34.43
     Liberal Olin Drake Hill 2,531 42.59% +2.08
Total 5,942 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 1934:

Melfort electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal John McFarlane 3,972 54.98% +12.39
     Conservative Rupert Greaves 3,252 45.02% -12.39
Total 7,224 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 1938:

Melfort electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Oakland W. Valleau 3,024 36.37%
     Liberal John McFarlane 2,657 31.96% -23.02
     Conservative Gilbert D. Eamer 1,604 19.29% -25.73
     Social Credit Chrysostom J. Lewis 1,029 12.38%
Total 8,314 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 1944:

Melfort electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     CCF Oakland W. Valleau 3,396 50.62% +14.25
     Liberal John McFarlane 1,862 27.76% -4.20
     Conservative Stanley B. Caskey 1,450 21.62% +2.33
Total 6,708 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 1948:

Melfort electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal John Egnatoff 4,065 50.18% +22.42
     CCF Oakland W. Valleau 4,035 49.82% -0.80
Total 8,100 100.00%


See also

References

Coordinates: 52°51′33″N 104°36′40″W / 52.85917°N 104.61111°W / 52.85917; -104.61111


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