Melfort-Tisdale (former provincial electoral district)
Encyclopedia
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 general election
in 1971.
It is now part of the constituencies of Melfort and Carrot River Valley
.
|style="width: 130px"|CCF
|Clarence G. Willis
|align="right"|4,602
|align="right"|51.35%
|align="right"|–
|Liberal
|John Egnatoff
|align="right"|3,254
|align="right"|36.31%
|align="right"|–
|Prog. Conservative
|Fred G. Green
|align="right"|1,106
|align="right"|12.34%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,962
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|CCF
|Clarence G. Willis
|align="right"|3,738
|align="right"|45.75%
|align="right"|-5.60
|Social Credit
|James S. Reynolds
|align="right"|3,102
|align="right"|37.97%
|align="right"|–
|Liberal
|Richard A. Clackson
|align="right"|1,330
|align="right"|16.28%
|align="right"|-20.03
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,170
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|CCF
|Clarence G. Willis
|align="right"|3,318
|align="right"|41.63%
|align="right"|-4.12
|Social Credit
|Gerry Wilson
|align="right"|2,203
|align="right"|27.64%
|align="right"|-10.33
|Prog. Conservative
|Ken Aseltine
|align="right"|1,264
|align="right"|15.85%
|align="right"|-
|Liberal
|Gaston Alfred Jean Platana
|align="right"|1,186
|align="right"|14.88%
|align="right"|-1.40
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,971
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|CCF
|Clarence G. Willis
|align="right"|3,471
|align="right"|40.26%
|align="right"|-1.37
|Liberal
|William E. Hurd
|align="right"|3,056
|align="right"|35.45%
|align="right"|+20.57
|Prog. Conservative
|Ken Aseltine
|align="right"|2,094
|align="right"|24.29%
|align="right"|+8.44
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,621
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|NDP
|Clarence G. Willis
|align="right"|4,133
|align="right"|50.94%
|align="right"|+10.68
|Liberal
|Donald Lamb
|align="right"|3,650
|align="right"|44.98%
|align="right"|+9.53
|Social Credit
|Orville Pederson
|align="right"|331
|align="right"|4.08%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,114
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
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...
. 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 split into the districts of Melfort-Kinistino and Kelsey-Tisdale
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 constituencies of Melfort and 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...
.
Member of the Legislative Assembly
|MLA | |Party |
1. | Clarence Willis | 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. | Clarence Willis | 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...
|Clarence G. Willis
|align="right"|4,602
|align="right"|51.35%
|align="right"|–
|Liberal
|John Egnatoff
|align="right"|3,254
|align="right"|36.31%
|align="right"|–
|Prog. Conservative
|Fred G. Green
|align="right"|1,106
|align="right"|12.34%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,962
!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...
|Clarence G. Willis
|align="right"|3,738
|align="right"|45.75%
|align="right"|-5.60
|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....
|James S. Reynolds
|align="right"|3,102
|align="right"|37.97%
|align="right"|–
|Liberal
|Richard A. Clackson
|align="right"|1,330
|align="right"|16.28%
|align="right"|-20.03
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,170
!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...
|Clarence G. Willis
|align="right"|3,318
|align="right"|41.63%
|align="right"|-4.12
|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....
|Gerry Wilson
|align="right"|2,203
|align="right"|27.64%
|align="right"|-10.33
|Prog. Conservative
|Ken Aseltine
|align="right"|1,264
|align="right"|15.85%
|align="right"|-
|Liberal
|Gaston Alfred Jean Platana
|align="right"|1,186
|align="right"|14.88%
|align="right"|-1.40
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,971
!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...
|Clarence G. Willis
|align="right"|3,471
|align="right"|40.26%
|align="right"|-1.37
|Liberal
|William E. Hurd
|align="right"|3,056
|align="right"|35.45%
|align="right"|+20.57
|Prog. Conservative
|Ken Aseltine
|align="right"|2,094
|align="right"|24.29%
|align="right"|+8.44
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,621
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|style="width: 130px"|NDP
|Clarence G. Willis
|align="right"|4,133
|align="right"|50.94%
|align="right"|+10.68
|Liberal
|Donald Lamb
|align="right"|3,650
|align="right"|44.98%
|align="right"|+9.53
|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....
|Orville Pederson
|align="right"|331
|align="right"|4.08%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,114
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
See also
- Electoral district (Canada)Electoral district (Canada)An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
- Melfort, SaskatchewanMelfort, SaskatchewanMelfort is a small Canadian city in Saskatchewan, approximately southeast of Prince Albert, northwest of Saskatoon and north of Regina.According to The World Gazetteer, its population as of 2004 was 5,400...
- Tisdale, SaskatchewanTisdale, Saskatchewan-Geography:5 major parks are located within the town.Some regional and provincial parks near Tisdale are:*Kipabiskau Regional Park is located in the Barrier Valley nearby.*Greenwater Lake Provincial Park is the largest neighboring park....