Yorkton—Melville
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
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District created | 1966 | ||
First contested | 1968 | ||
Last contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 71,270 | ||
Electors (2015) | 53,446 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 43,272 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1.6 | ||
Census subdivisions | Yorkton, Melville, Esterhazy, Canora, Tisdale, Hudson Bay |
Yorkton—Melville is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
30.2% of the population are of Ukrainian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.[3]
Geography
The district is in east-central Saskatchewan.
History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from Yorkton, Melville and Mackenzie ridings.
In the 2006 election, the Yorkton—Melville constituency had the highest percentage of eligible voters over the age of 65, and highest average age of all 308 federal ridings.
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.
Members of Parliament
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Yorkton—Melville Riding created from Yorkton, Melville and Mackenzie |
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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–Present | Cathay Wagantall | Conservative |
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Cathay Wagantall | 21,683 | 59.22 | -9.66 | – | |||
New Democratic | Doug Ottenbreit | 7,396 | 20.2 | -1.76 | – | |||
Liberal | Brooke Taylor Malinoski | 6,504 | 17.76 | +11.15 | – | |||
Green | Elaine Marie Hughes | 1,030 | 2.81 | +0.43 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,613 | 100.0 | $229,411.30 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 95 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 36,708 | 68.36 | +4.96 | |||||
Eligible voters | 53,694 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[4][5] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[6] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 23,607 | 68.88 | |
New Democratic | 7,526 | 21.96 | |
Liberal | 2,266 | 6.61 | |
Green | 817 | 2.38 | |
Others | 58 | 0.17 |
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
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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 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 | – | – |
Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||||
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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 |
Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||||
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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 |
Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||||
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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 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||||
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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 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||||
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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 |
Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Reform | Garry Breitkreuz | 10,605 | 32.7 | – | ||||
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 |
* Denotes incumbent.
Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
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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 |
Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
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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 |
Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
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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 |
Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
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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 |
Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||||
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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 |
Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||||
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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 |
Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||||
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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
References
- "(Code 47014) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- Riding history for Yorkton—Melville (1966– ) from the Library of Parliament
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures - 1997
Notes
- ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
- ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
- ↑ "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 2012-12-02.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Yorkton—Melville, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections