Kelsey (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)
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Kelsey was a provincial electoral district  for the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

 of the province of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, encompassing the towns of Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
-History:In 1757, a fur trading post was established in the Hudson Bay District, beside the Red Deer River. Ruins from the post have been found near the village of Erwood. In 1790, the North West Trading Co. set up a trading post at the mouth of the Etomami River...

 and Carrot River
Carrot River, Saskatchewan
- Entertainment and tourism :Carrot River is home to an acclaimed golf course at Pasquia Park, located six miles south of the town. Tourism is bolstered by the discovery of Big Bert, the remains of a 92-million-year-old crocodile near Pasquia Park on the shores of the Carrot River; these are the...

. The district was named after 17th century explorer Henry Kelsey
Henry Kelsey
Henry Kelsey , aka the Boy Kelsey, was an English fur trader, explorer, and sailor who played an important role in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company. Kelsey was born and married in East Greenwich, south-east of central London...

.

Created before the 12th Saskatchewan general election
Saskatchewan general election, 1952
The Saskatchewan general election of 1952 was the twelfth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 11, 1952, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

 in 1952, this riding was combined with part of the Melfort-Tisdale
Melfort-Tisdale (former provincial electoral district)
Melfort-Tisdale was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Created before the 12th Saskatchewan general election in 1952, this riding was split into the districts of Melfort-Kinistino and Kelsey-Tisdale before the 17th Saskatchewan...

 district (as "Tisdale-Kelsey
Kelsey-Tisdale
Kelsey-Tisdale was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, encompassing the towns of Hudson Bay, Carrot River, and Tisdale....

") before the 17th Saskatchewan general election
Saskatchewan general election, 1971
The Saskatchewan general election of 1971 was the seventeenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 23, 1971, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

 in 1971. It is now part of the constituency of Carrot River Valley
Carrot River Valley
Carrot River Valley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in the east central area of Saskatchewan, this constituency was created by the The Representation Act, 1994 out of the former district of Kelsey-Tisdale and part of the riding of...

.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

|MLA |Party
1. John Hewgill Brockelbank
John Hewgill Brockelbank
John Hewgill Brockelbank was a politician in Saskatchewan, Canada, who served as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

1952 – 1967 CCF
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


2. John Rissler Messer 1967 – 1971 New Democrat

Election results

|-

|style="width: 130px"|CCF
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|John Hewgill Brockelbank
John Hewgill Brockelbank
John Hewgill Brockelbank was a politician in Saskatchewan, Canada, who served as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....


|align="right"|4,188
|align="right"|53.44%
|align="right"|–

|Liberal
|Donald L.W. Hood
|align="right"|3,109
|align="right"|39.67%
|align="right"|–

|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan
The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan was a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that promoted social credit economic theories from the mid-1930s to the mid-1970s....


|E. Pugh
|align="right"|540
|align="right"|6.89%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,837
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|CCF
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|John Hewgill Brockelbank
John Hewgill Brockelbank
John Hewgill Brockelbank was a politician in Saskatchewan, Canada, who served as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....


|align="right"|3,189
|align="right"|44.41%
|align="right"|-9.03

|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan
The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan was a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that promoted social credit economic theories from the mid-1930s to the mid-1970s....


|Robert S. Claypool
|align="right"|2,125
|align="right"|29.59%
|align="right"|+22.70

|Liberal
|Donald Wheaton
|align="right"|1,867
|align="right"|26.00%
|align="right"|-13.67
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,181
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|CCF
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|John Hewgill Brockelbank
John Hewgill Brockelbank
John Hewgill Brockelbank was a politician in Saskatchewan, Canada, who served as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....


|align="right"|2,736
|align="right"|41.19%
|align="right"|-3.22

|Liberal
|Lawrence Wassill
|align="right"|1,542
|align="right"|23.21%
|align="right"|-2.79

|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan
The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan was a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that promoted social credit economic theories from the mid-1930s to the mid-1970s....


|Elmer Boschman
|align="right"|1,487
|align="right"|22.38%
|align="right"|-7.21

|Prog. Conservative
|Allan Oliver Anderson
|align="right"|878
|align="right"|13.22%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,643
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|CCF
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|John Hewgill Brockelbank
John Hewgill Brockelbank
John Hewgill Brockelbank was a politician in Saskatchewan, Canada, who served as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....


|align="right"|2,561
|align="right"|39.00%
|align="right"|-2.19

|Liberal
|William John McHugh
|align="right"|2,518
|align="right"|38.34%
|align="right"|+15.13

|Prog. Conservative
|Carsten Johnson
|align="right"|1,488
|align="right"|22.66%
|align="right"|+9.44
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,567
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|NDP
|John Rissler Messer
|align="right"|2,473
|align="right"|45.29%
|align="right"|+6.29

|Liberal
|William John McHugh
|align="right"|2,381
|align="right"|43.61%
|align="right"|+5.27

|Prog. Conservative
|Carsten Johnson
|align="right"|606
|align="right"|11.10%
|align="right"|-11.56
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,460
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|

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