Yorkton—Melville is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

Yorkton—Melville
Saskatchewan electoral district
Yorkton—Melville in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Coordinates:51°55′44″N 102°45′04″W / 51.929°N 102.751°W / 51.929; -102.751
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Cathay Wagantall
Conservative
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]71,270
Electors (2015)53,446
Area (km²)[2]43,272
Pop. density (per km²)1.6
Census subdivision(s)Yorkton, Melville, Esterhazy, Canora, Tisdale, Hudson Bay

Geography

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The district is in east-central Saskatchewan.

History

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The electoral district was created in 1966 from Yorkton, Melville and Mackenzie ridings.

In 2006, 30.2% of the population of the Yorkton—Melville constituency were of Ukrainian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.[3] Also during the 2006 election, the Yorkton—Melville riding had the highest percentage of eligible voters over the age of 65, and highest average age of all the then-308 federal electoral districts.

This riding lost a fraction of territory to Regina—Qu'Appelle and gained territory from Saskatoon—Humboldt and a fraction from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Historical boundaries

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Members of Parliament

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Parliament Years Member Party
Yorkton—Melville
Riding created from Yorkton, Melville and Mackenzie
28th  1968–1972     Lorne Nystrom New Democratic
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Garry Breitkreuz Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019 Cathay Wagantall
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Yorkton—Melville (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 56,145 80.71% 58,820 84.6% 61,600 88.21%
Indigenous 8,765 12.6% 7,530 10.83% 6,735 9.64%
Southeast Asian[b] 2,330 3.35% 1,910 2.75% 845 1.21%
South Asian 915 1.32% 315 0.45% 40 0.06%
African 545 0.78% 310 0.45% 255 0.37%
East Asian[c] 400 0.58% 435 0.63% 310 0.44%
Latin American 250 0.36% 120 0.17% 0 0%
Middle Eastern[d] 80 0.12% 55 0.08% 10 0.01%
Other/multiracial[e] 135 0.19% 60 0.09% 35 0.05%
Total responses 69,565 97.68% 69,530 97.89% 69,830 97.98%
Total population 71,220 100% 71,031 100% 71,270 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Election results

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Graph of election results in Yorkton—Melville (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Cathay Wagantall 23,850 68.67 -7.48 $48,266.24
New Democratic Halsten David Rust 4,237 12.20 -0.05 $504.29
People's Braden Robertson 3,247 9.35 +6.92 $8,392.80
Liberal Jordan Ames-Sinclair 2,183 6.29 -0.13 $2,023.58
Green Valerie Brooks 615 1.77 -0.99 $1,434.77
Maverick Denise Loucks 601 1.73 $2,354.31
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,733 $119,557.84
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 66.25 -6.56
Eligible voters 52,429
Conservative hold Swing -3.72
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2021 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 24,608 68.79
  New Democratic 4,332 12.11
  People's 3,293 9.21
  Liberal 2,257 6.31
  Green 623 1.74
  Others 658 1.84
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Cathay Wagantall 29,523 76.15 +16.95 $47,858.75
New Democratic Carter Antoine 4,747 12.24 -7.96 $224.73
Liberal Connor Moen 2,488 6.42 -11.38 none listed
Green Stacey Wiebe 1,070 2.76 -0.04 $386.96
People's Ryan Schultz 941 2.43 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,769 99.27  
Total rejected ballots 287 0.73
Turnout 39,056 72.81
Eligible voters 53,643
Conservative hold Swing +12.50
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Cathay Wagantall 21,683 59.22 -9.66 $57,632.77
New Democratic Doug Ottenbreit 7,396 20.20 -1.76 $21,043.83
Liberal Brooke Taylor Malinoski 6,504 17.76 +11.15 $3,627.04
Green Elaine Marie Hughes 1,030 2.81 +0.43 $130.31
Total valid votes/expense limit 36,613 100.0     $229,969.51
Total rejected ballots 95
Turnout 36,708 68.36 +4.96
Eligible voters 53,694
Conservative hold Swing -3.95
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 23,607 68.88
  New Democratic 7,526 21.96
  Liberal 2,266 6.61
  Green 817 2.38
  Independent 58 0.17
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Garry Breitkreuz 21,906 68.9 +0.9 $68,801
New Democratic Doug Ottenbreit 6,931 21.8 +1.0 $13,345
Liberal Kash Andreychuk 2,167 6.8 +1.4 $40,387
Green Elaine Marie Hughes 774 2.4 -3.3 $540
Total valid votes/expense limit 31,778 100.0   $92,190
Total rejected ballots 90 0.3 -0.1
Turnout 31,868 63.4 +6
Eligible voters 50,254
Conservative hold Swing -0.05
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Garry Breitkreuz 19,824 68.0 +4.6 $65,139
New Democratic Doug Ottenbreit 6,076 20.8 +2.0 $12,454
Green Jen Antony 1,664 5.7 +2.9 $3,767
Liberal Bryan H. Bell 1,578 5.4 -8.5
Total valid votes/expense limit 29,142 100.0   $89,452
Total rejected ballots 107 0.4 +0.2
Turnout 29,249 57 -7
Conservative hold Swing +1.3
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Garry Breitkreuz 20,736 63.5 +0.6 $55,627
New Democratic Jason Dennison 6,165 18.9 +4.1 $19,488
Liberal Mervin Cushman 4,558 14.0 -0.8 $18,223
Green Keith Neu 923 2.8 +1.2 $641
Independent Carl Barabonoff 287 0.9 $739
Total valid votes 32,669 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 80 0.2 -0.1
Turnout 32,749 64.3 +4.1
Conservative hold Swing -1.75
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Garry Breitkreuz 19,940 62.9 -5.0 $61,866
New Democratic Don Olson 5,890 18.6 +2.8 $18,736
Liberal Ted Quewezance 4,697 14.8 -1.4 $32,905
Green Ralph Pilchner 630 1.98 +2.0
Independent David Sawkiw 524 1.7 $6,330
Total valid votes 31,681 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 113 0.4 0.0
Turnout 31,794 60.2 -3.4
Conservative hold Swing -3.9

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Alliance Garry Breitkreuz* 19,978 63.0 +12.9 $52,574
Liberal Ken Pilon 5,153 16.2 -2.6 $24,027
New Democratic Peter Champagne 5,007 15.8 -9.2 $9,235
Progressive Conservative Brent Haas 1,583 5.0 -1.1 $543
Total valid votes 31,721 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 103 0.3 0.0
Turnout 31,824 63.6 -3.3
Reform hold Swing +7.75

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Reform Garry Breitkreuz* 17,216 50.1 +17.4 $53,836
New Democratic Evan Carlson 8,583 25.0 -4.4 $43,899
Liberal Lloyd Sandercock 6,481 18.9 -10.6 $39,999
Progressive Conservative Ivan Daunt 2,101 6.1 -2.6 $6,357
Total valid votes 34,381 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 116 0.3
Turnout 34,497 66.9
Reform hold Swing +10.90
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Garry Breitkreuz 10,605 32.7 -1.9
Liberal Jim Walters 9,531 29.4 +15.8
New Democratic Lorne Nystrom* 9,487 29.2 -21.9
Progressive Conservative Bob Reitenbach 2,825 8.7 -25.9
Total valid votes 32,448 100.0
Reform gain from New Democratic Swing -8.85

* Denotes incumbent.

1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lorne Nystrom* 18,523 51.1 -0.2
Progressive Conservative Virginia Battiste 12,543 34.6 +1.2
Liberal J. Robert Autumn 5,149 14.2 +0.1
Total valid votes 36,215 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lorne Nystrom* 18,116 51.3 +5.6
Progressive Conservative Ken Wasylysen 11,800 33.4 -3.9
Liberal Arliss Dellow 4,996 14.1 -2.8
Confederation of Regions Bill Kruczko 400 1.1
Total valid votes 35,312 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lorne Nystrom* 15,240 45.7 -1.8
Progressive Conservative Ben Hudye 12,450 37.3 +4.9
Liberal Gordon Hollinger 5,664 17.0 +1.3
Total valid votes 33,354 100.0
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1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lorne Nystrom 16,677 47.5 +1.9
Progressive Conservative John Miller 11,381 32.4 +10.7
Liberal Phil Kotyk 5,501 15.7 -15.4
Independent Ben Hudye 1,566 4.5
Total valid votes 35,125 100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lorne Nystrom 14,586 45.6 -2.1
Liberal Stan Kyba 9,946 31.1 +2.5
Progressive Conservative Marvin Wentzell 6,963 21.8 -0.7
Social Credit Harry Hoedel 338 1.1 -0.2
Communist George Shlakoff 179 0.6
Total valid votes 32,012 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lorne Nystrom 15,998 47.7 +8.8
Liberal Stephanie Potoski 9,574 28.5 -1.1
Progressive Conservative Don Armour 7,542 22.5 -9.0
Social Credit Harry Hoedel 425 1.3
Total valid votes 33,539 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Lorne Nystrom 13,212 38.9
Progressive Conservative James N. Ormiston 10,699 31.5
Liberal Peter J. Konkin 10,068 29.6
Total valid votes 33,979 100.0

See also

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References

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  • "Yorkton—Melville (Code 47014) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • Riding history for Yorkton—Melville (1966– ) from the Library of Parliament
  • Expenditures - 2008
  • Expenditures - 2004
  • Expenditures - 2000
  • Expenditures - 1997

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ^ "2Profile of Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Yorkton—Melville, 30 September 2015
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections