Meadow Lake (provincial electoral district)

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Meadow Lake
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan electoral district
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2022 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 
 
Jeremy Harrison
Saskatchewan
District created1934
First contested 1934
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Electors 9,638
Census subdivision(s) Meadow Lake

Meadow Lake is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Incorporated as a city in 2009, Meadow Lake (pop. 5,045) is the largest centre in the constituency.

Contents

The riding was last contested in the 2020 election, when incumbent Saskatchewan Party MLA Jeremy Harrison was re-elected.

Smaller communities in the riding include the villages of Green Lake, Loon Lake, Leoville, and Goodsoil; and the town of St. Walburg.

History

Since it was first contested in the 1991 election, where it was won by NDP candidate Maynard Sonntag. Sonntag held the riding until the 2007 election, when Jeremy Harrison of the Saskatchewan Party was elected. It has been represented by the Saskatchewan Party since.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
8th 1934–1938   Donald MacDonald Saskatchewan Liberal Party
9th 1939–1944
10th 1944–1948   Herschel Lee Howell Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
11th 1949–1952   William Thorneycroft Lofts Saskatchewan Liberal Party
12th 1953–1956   Hugh Clifford Dunfield Saskatchewan Liberal Party
13th 1957–1960   Alphonse Peter Weber Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan
14th 1961–1964   Martin Semchuk Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
15th 1965–1967   Henry Ethelbert Coupland Saskatchewan Liberal Party
16th 1968–1971
17th 1971–1975
18th 1975–1978   Gordon James McNeill New Democratic
19th 1979–1982   George Malcolm McLeod Progressive Conservative
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1991
22nd 1991–1995   Maynard Sonntag New Democratic
23rd 1995–1999
24th 1999–2003
25th 2003–2007
26th 2007–2011   Jeremy Harrison Saskatchewan Party
27th 2011–2016
28th 2016–2020
29th 2020–present

Election results

2020 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison 4,54071.63+1.77
New Democratic Harmonie King1,62725.67+2.75
Green Carol Vandale1712.70+0.99
Total valid votes6,33899.61
Total rejected ballots250.39
Turnout6,363
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing
Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News
2016 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison4,39570.46+8.49
New Democratic Dwayne Lasas1,43022.92-13.77
Liberal Eric McCrimmon3054.89-
Green Eric Schalm1071.71+0.37
Total valid votes6,237100.0  
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan, [1] [2] Global News [3]
2011 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison4,20761.97+13.11
New Democratic Helen Ben2,49136.69-11.66
Green Susan Merasty911.34*
Total6,789100.00
Saskatchewan hold Swing -
2007 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison 3,50748.86+4.59
New Democratic Maynard Sonntag 3,47148.35-1.92
Liberal Don Coupland2002.79-2.67
Total7,178100.00
Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic Swing -
2003 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Maynard Sonntag3,47250.27+3.54
Saskatchewan Ron Dosdall3,05844.27+2.85
Liberal Don Coupland3775.46-6.39
Total6,907100.00
1999 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Maynard Sonntag2,84646.73-1.47
Saskatchewan Bob Young2,52341.42*
Liberal Don Coupland72211.85-24.39
Total6,091100.00
1995 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Maynard Sonntag2,91048.20-3.09
Liberal Dennis Barnett2,18836.24+29.80
Progressive Conservative Paul S. Pospisil93915.56-26.71
Total6,037100.00
1991 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Maynard Sonntag 3,71951.29+16.33
Progressive Conservative George McLeod 3,06542.27-17.15
Liberal J. Burton Dougan4676.44+0.82
Total7,251100.00
1986 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative George McLeod 3,71159.42-2.74
New Democratic Bill Krasicki2,18334.96+3.43
Liberal Henry Coupland 3515.62+3.70
Total6,245100.00
1982 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative George McLeod4,23662.16+14.60
New Democratic Dave Bridger2,14931.53-12.45
Western Canada Concept Paul S. Pospisil2423.55*
Liberal R. Hugh Currie1311.92-6.54
Independent Ray L. Manegre570.84-
Total6,815100.00
1978 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative George McLeod 3,01647.56+18.45
New Democratic Gordon McNeill 2,78943.98+8.23
Liberal Colin Campbell5378.46-26.68
Total6,342100.00
1975 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Gordon McNeill 2,09435.75-10.84
Liberal Henry Coupland 2,05835.14-18.27
Progressive Conservative Leo Jeannotte1,70529.11-
Total5,857100.00
1971 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Coupland3,35053.41+10.68
New Democratic Paul Kuffert2,92246.59+5.76
Total6,272100.00
1967 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Coupland 2,39442.73-7.44
New Democratic Martin Semchuk 2,28840.83+7.16
Progressive Conservative Leo Jeannotte92116.44+0.28
Total5,603100.00
1964 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Coupland 3,14950.17+20.84
Co-operative Commonwealth Martin Semchuk 2,11333.67+1.73
Progressive Conservative Fred L. Dunbar1,01416.16-0.92
Total6,276100.00
1960 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Martin Semchuk 1,83431.94+5.15
Liberal Henry Coupland 1,68429.33+1.34
Social Credit A. Peter Weber 1,24321.65-23.57
Progressive Conservative Fred L. Dunbar98117.08-
Total5,742100.00
1956 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit A. Peter Weber 2,42545.22+22.05
Liberal H. Cliff Dunfield 1,50127.99-16.30
Co-operative Commonwealth Frank G. Warick1,43726.79-2.81
Total5,363100.00
1952 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. Cliff Dunfield 2,65344.29-2.80
Co-operative Commonwealth Gustav A. Malinowsky1,77329.60-7.92
Social Credit William A. McRae1,38823.17+7.78
Independent Louis M. Marion 1762.94*
Total5,990100.00
1948 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Lofts 3,30747.09+10.38
Co-operative Commonwealth Herschel L. Howell 2,63537.52-3.85
Social Credit John W. Evanishen1,08115.39-
Total7,023100.00
1944 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Herschel L. Howell 2,03441.37+17.10
Liberal Donald MacDonald 1,80536.71-6.21
Labour Progressive Arthur J. Doucet71614.56*
Progressive Conservative William Titley3627.36-
Total4,917100.00
1938 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Donald MacDonald3,18442.92-17.84
Social Credit Judson B. Clark2,43432.81*
Co-operative Commonwealth Robert C. Paul1,80024.27+3.11
Total7,418100.00
1934 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Donald MacDonald 4,30460.76*
Farmer–Labour Charles Mycroft1,49921.16*
Conservative J.H. Storry1,28118.08*
Total7,084100.00

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly

#MLAServedParty
 1. Donald MacDonald 1934–1944 Liberal
 2. Herschel L. Howell 1944–1948 CCF
 3. Bill Lofts 1948–1952 Liberal
 4. H. Cliff Dunfield 1952–1956 Liberal
 5. A. Peter Weber 1956–1960 Social Credit
 6. Martin Semchuk 1960–1964 CCF
 7. Henry Coupland 1964–1975 Liberal
 8. Gordon McNeill 1975–1978 NDP
 9. George McLeod 1978–1991 Prog. Conservative
 10. Maynard Sonntag 1991–2007 NDP
 11. Jeremy Harrison 2007–present Saskatchewan Party

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References

  1. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. McElroy, Justin (5 April 2016). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Meadow Lake riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

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