- Melville (electoral district)
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Melville was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Saltcoats riding.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Regina East and Yorkton—Melville ridings.
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1925 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Richard Motherwell 5,305 Progressive William James Hepburn 2,302 Conservative John Robert Dinnin 1,692 Canadian federal election, 1926 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Richard Motherwell 7,946 Conservative John A.M. Patrick 3,796 By-election on 2 November 1926 On Motherwell's acceptance of an office of emolument
under the Crown, 11 October 1926Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Richard Motherwell acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1930 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Richard Motherwell 6,965 Conservative George Nelson Hart 4,041 Farmer John Morris Thomas 3,221 Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Richard Motherwell 8,726 Social Credit Holger Munch 3,727 Conservative George Nelson Hart 3,010 Co-operative Commonwealth Leslie Milford Switzer 2,892 Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Garfield Gardiner 10,158 Co-operative Commonwealth Louise Lucas 9,042 Unity Gilbert Henry Bartlett 1,837 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Garfield Gardiner 10,095 Co-operative Commonwealth Helmer John Benson 10,067 Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Garfield Gardiner 11,120 Co-operative Commonwealth William James Arthurs 6,388 Progressive Conservative Thomas William Drever 1,465 Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Garfield Gardiner 10,024 Co-operative Commonwealth Percy Ellis Wright 8,092 Progressive Conservative James Norris Ormiston 1,142 Social Credit Louis Wendell 783 Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Garfield Gardiner 7,949 Co-operative Commonwealth John Burton 7,590 Progressive Conservative James Ormiston 2,596 Social Credit David Mercier 1,429 Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative James Ormiston 8,440 Co-operative Commonwealth John Burton 5,698 Liberal James Garfield Gardiner 5,673 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative James Ormiston 8,520 Liberal Robert A. Monteith 5,702 New Democrat John Burton 4,313 Social Credit John Lang 859 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative James Ormiston 9,412 Liberal Jack Kreiser 5,629 New Democrat Joe L. Phelps 3,464 Social Credit John Lang 925 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative James Ormiston 8,843 Liberal Jack Kreiser 5,242 New Democrat Walter M. Blahey 4,122 Social Credit Louis E. Obenauer 734 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
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