Yorkton (provincial electoral district)

Yorkton is a provincial

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electoral district

Electoral district

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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 Saskatchewan

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, Canada

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. It has historically almost always voted for the governing party, selecting an opposition candidate only twice in its history (1938

Saskatchewan general election, 1938

The Saskatchewan general election of 1938 was the ninth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 8, 1938, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

& 1960

Saskatchewan general election, 1960

The Saskatchewan general election of 1960 was the fourteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 8, 1960, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

).

The current boundaries of the constituency were set by the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan).

Founded as "York City" in 1882, Yorkton (pop. 15,038) became a city on February 1, 1928.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament	Years		Party
22nd 22nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1991 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow. With 66 representatives elected, the 22nd Assembly had the largest number of MLAs in Saskatchewan history.In the fall of 1992 former...	1991–1995	Clay Serby Clay Serby Clay Serby is the Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan and Minister of Regional Economic and Co-operative Development. On September 7, 2007 he announced that he would not be running in the 2007 provincial election....	New Democrat 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...
23rd 23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1995 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow....	1995–1999
24th 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1999 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow...	1999–2003
25th	2003–2007
26th 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 2007 Saskatchewan election, and was sworn in on November 21, 2007. It is controlled by the Saskatchewan Party under Premier Brad Wall.-Members:...	2007–2011	Greg Ottenbreit Greg Ottenbreit Greg Ottenbreit is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Yorkton in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election...	Saskatchewan Party Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...
27th	2011–present

Election results (1991–present)

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Saskatchewan Party

The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...

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Greg Ottenbreit

Greg Ottenbreit is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Yorkton in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election...

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|NDP

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...

Green Party of Saskatchewan

The Green Party of Saskatchewan is a left-leaning Green political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It was founded in 1998 as the New Green Alliance by environmental and social justice activists frustrated by the social democratic Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's move to the right...

Saskatchewan Party

|Greg Ottenbreit

Greg Ottenbreit

Greg Ottenbreit is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Yorkton in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election...

|align="right"|5,005
|align="right"|59.46%
|align="right"|+18.29%

|NDP

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

|Clay Serby

Clay Serby

Clay Serby is the Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan and Minister of Regional Economic and Co-operative Development. On September 7, 2007 he announced that he would not be running in the 2007 provincial election....

|align="right"|3,979
|align="right"|51.24%
|align="right"|+10.31%

|Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Party

Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan

The Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan is a provincial political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. It advocates the independence of Saskatchewan, and the formation of a new country. It is not affiliated with any federal party...

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

|Clay Serby

Clay Serby

|align="right"|2,874
|align="right"|40.93%
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|Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan Party

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

|Clay Serby

Clay Serby

|align="right"|3,588
|align="right"|49.57%
|align="right"|-9.41%

|Liberal

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

|Clay Serby

Clay Serby

|align="right"|4,897
|align="right"|58.98%
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|Prog. Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Liberal Party

Members of the Legislative Assembly

	\|MLA	\|Party	1.	Thomas Henry Garry	1905–1929	Liberal	2.	Alan Carl Stewart Alan Carl Stewart Alan Carl Stewart was a Canadian provincial and federal politician.Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, he was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1929...	1929–1934	Independent	3.	Vincent Reynolds Smith	1934–1938	Liberal	4.	Alan Carl Stewart Alan Carl Stewart Alan Carl Stewart was a Canadian provincial and federal politician.Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, he was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1929...	1938–1944	Unity Unity (Canada) Unity or Progressive Unity was the name used in Saskatchewan, Canada, by a popular front party initiated by the Communist Party of Canada for the 1938 Saskatchewan and 1940 Canadian election....	5.	Arthur Percy Swallow	1944–1956	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...	6.	Frederick Neibrandt	1956–1960	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...	7.	Bernard David Gallagher	1960–1971	Liberal	8.	Irving Wensley Carlson	1971–1975	NDP	9.	Randall Neil Nelson	1975–1982	NDP	10.	Lorne Aubrey McLaren	1982–1991	PC Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....	11.	Clay Serby Clay Serby Clay Serby is the Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan and Minister of Regional Economic and Co-operative Development. On September 7, 2007 he announced that he would not be running in the 2007 provincial election....	1991–2007	NDP	12.	Greg Ottenbreit Greg Ottenbreit Greg Ottenbreit is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Yorkton in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election...	2007–present	Saskatchewan Party Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results (1991–present)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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