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Assiniboia-Gravelbourg was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was created from the ridings of Gravelbourg and Assiniboia-Bengough before the 1975 Saskatchewan general election. The constituency was bisected into both the Thunder Creek and Wood River ridings before the 1995 Saskatchewan general election.

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Member of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. Roy Edgar Nelson 1975–1978 Liberal
 2. Allen Willard Engel 1978–1986 New Democratic Party
 3. Ralph Goodale 1986–1988 Liberal
 4. John Thomas Wolfe 1988–1991 Progressive Conservative
 5. Lewis Draper 1991–1995 New Democratic Party

Election results

Saskatchewan General Election 1975: Assiniboia-Gravelbourg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roy Edgar Nelson 3,40042.88-
New Democratic Allen Willard Engel 3,01237.98-
  PC Connie McLeod1,51719.13-
Total7,929100.00
Saskatchewan General Election 1978: Assiniboia-Gravelbourg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Allen Willard Engel 3,12638.50+0.51
Liberal Roy Edgar Nelson 2,66232.78-10.09
  PC Wilf Lethbridge2,33128.71+9.57
Total8,119100.00
Saskatchewan General Election 1982: Assiniboia-Gravelbourg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Allen Willard Engel 2,87533.69-4.80
Liberal Ralph Edward Goodale 2,76032.34-0.43
  PC Rene Archambault2,43828.57-0.13
Western Canada Concept Hugh Clarke4595.37-
Total8,532
Saskatchewan General Election 1986: Assiniboia-Gravelbourg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ralph Edward Goodale 3,24641.01+8.66
New Democratic Allen Willard Engel 2,39530.26-3.43
  PC Bill Fancourt2,27328.72+0.14
Total7,914100.00
Assiniboia-Gravelbourg By-election, December 15, 1988
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  PC John Thomas Wolfe 3,16444.31+15.59
New Democratic Allen Willard Engel 3,00942.14+11.88
Liberal Daryl Beatty96613.53-27.48
Total7,139100.00
Saskatchewan General Election 1991: Assiniboia-Gravelbourg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Lewis Draper 2,64735.87-6.27
  PC John Thomas Wolfe 2,58335.00-9.31
Liberal Tim Connors2,14829.11+15.58
Total7,378100.00

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