- Melfort (electoral district)
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For the provincial electoral district, see Melfort (provincial electoral district).
Melfort was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953. It was created in 1924 from Prince Albert riding, and was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Humboldt—Melfort, Mackenzie, Prince Albert, and Rosthern ridings.
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Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Malcolm McLean, Liberal (1925-1930)
- Robert Weir, Conservative (1930-1935)
- Malcolm McLean, Liberal (1935-1940)
- Percy Ellis Wright, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1940-1953)
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1925 Party Candidate Votes Liberal MCLEAN, Malcolm 3,688 Conservative KEOWN, Herbert Elwood 2,646 Progressive GREAVES, Rupert James 2,178 Canadian federal election, 1926 Party Candidate Votes Liberal MCLEAN, Malcolm 7,270 Conservative KEOWN, Herbert Elwood 4,306 Canadian federal election, 1930 Party Candidate Votes Conservative WEIR, Robert 8,689 Liberal MCLEAN, Malcolm 7,367 Farmer DOYLE, Ferman E. 1,435 By-election: On Mr. Weir's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 8 August 1930
By-election on 25 August 1930 Party Candidate Votes Conservative WEIR, Hon. Robert acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes Liberal MCLEAN, Malcolm 6,389 Conservative WEIR, Hon. Robert 4,814 Social Credit LEWIS, Arthur John 4,721 Co-operative Commonwealth POPE, Dorothy C. 2,977 Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes Co-operative Commonwealth WRIGHT, Percy Ellis 11,358 Liberal MCLEAN, Malcolm 8,019 New Democracy HAVER, Malcolm James 1,732 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes Co-operative Commonwealth WRIGHT, Percy Ellis 9,849 Progressive Conservative HOPE, Ernest Charles 5,793 Liberal FRASER, Finlay Thomas 5,408 Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes Co-operative Commonwealth WRIGHT, Percy Ellis 7,208 Liberal MACNUTT, Thomas Russell 7,117 Progressive Conservative CAMPBELL, Andrew McCallum 2,228 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
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