Melville (provincial electoral district)

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Melville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934. The Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan) merged this riding with parts of the Saltcoats electoral district to form the new riding of Melville-Saltcoats.

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It was the riding of Premier James Garfield Gardiner, and his son James Wilfrid Gardiner.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. James Garfield Gardiner 1934–1935 Liberal
 2. Ernest Walter Gerrand 1935–1938 Liberal
 3. John Frederick Herman 1938–1944 Social Credit
 4. William James Arthurs 1944–1948 CCF
 5. Patrick Deshaye 1948–1952 Liberal
 6. Allan Brown 1952–1956 CCF
 7. James W. Gardiner 1956–1967 Liberal
 8. John Kowalchuk 1967–1982 New Democrat
 9. Grant Schmidt 1982–1991 Progressive Conservative
 10. Evan Carlson 1991–1995 New Democrat
 11. Ron Osika 1995–2001 Liberal
 12.Ron Osika2001–2003Independent

Election results

1934 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Garfield Gardiner 4,98359.20%
  Conservative Elisha Forest Scharf1,93022.93%
  Farmer-Labour Wilfrid Wass1,50417.87%
Total8,417100.00%
December 9, 1935 By-Election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ernest Walter Gerrand Acclaimed100.00%
TotalAcclamation
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit John Frederick Herman 5,10050.05%
Liberal Charles Morton Dunn 5,08949.95%-
Total10,189100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF William James Arthurs 4,57550.78%
Liberal Lionel Stillborn3,61440.11%-9.84
  Prog. Conservative Shamus Patrick Regan8219.11%-
Total9,010100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Patrick Deshaye 5,30248.18%+8.07
  CCF George T. Webster4,69042.61%-8.17
Social Credit John W. Hauser1,0149.21%-
Total11,006100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF Allan Brown 4,57846.29%+3.68
Liberal Patrick Deshaye 4,40844.58%-3.60
Social Credit L.E. Obenauer9039.13%-0.08
Total9,889100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James W. Gardiner 3,94641.25%-3.33
  CCF Allan Brown 3,80839.81%-4.77
Social Credit R.S. Dohms1,62216.96%+7.83
  Prog. Conservative Gordon C. Peters1891.98%-
Total9,565100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James W. Gardiner 3,68741.45%+0.20
  CCF Joseph Elfenbaum3,41138.35%-1.46
Social Credit Charles Campagne91610.30%-6.66
  Prog. Conservative Maurice Tallant8819.90%+7.92
Total8,895100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James W. Gardiner 3,48541.78%+0.33
  CCF William Wiwchar3,22938.71%+0.36
  Prog. Conservative Douglas A. Ellis1,62719.51%+9.61
Total8,341100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP John Kowalchuk 3,58445.68%+6.97
Liberal James W. Gardiner 3,46344.14%+2.36
  Prog. Conservative Art Pelzer79910.18%-9.33
Total7,846100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP John Kowalchuk 4,18459.60%+13.92
Liberal Robert E. Greenfield2,83640.40%-3.74
Total7,020100.00%
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP John Kowalchuk 3,74745.45%-14.15
  Prog. Conservative Glenn Miller2,47830.06%-
Liberal Joseph L. Sedlovitch2,01924.49%-15.91
Total8,244100.00%
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP John Kowalchuk 4,07248.26%+2.81
  Prog. Conservative Glenn Miller3,46541.06%+11.00
Liberal Cecil Headrick90110.68%-13.81
Total8,438100.00%
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Prog. Conservative Grant Schmidt 4,17247.57%+6.51
  NDP Pat Krug3,48639.75%-8.51
Liberal Jack Hanowski6277.15%-3.53
Western Canada Concept Raymond Miller4214.80%
Aboriginal People's Harry Bird640.73%
Total8,770100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Prog. Conservative Grant Schmidt 4,57553.46%+5.89
  NDP Matt Stecyk3,30238.59%-1.16
Liberal Mona Kines6437.51%+0.36
AllianceArthur J. Pelzer380.44%
Total8,558100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Evan Carlson 3,65645.90%+7.31
  Prog. Conservative Grant Schmidt 3,04838.26%-15.20
Liberal Ray Chastkavich1,26215.84%+8.33
Total7,966100.00%
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ron Osika 3,27441.89%+26.05
  NDP Evan Carlson 2,97538.07%-7.83
  Prog. Conservative Doug Gattinger1,56620.04%-18.22
Total7,815100.00%
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Melville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ron Osika 3,41944.75%+2.86
Saskatchewan Garry P. Hoffman2,16528.34%
  NDP Michael K. Fisher2,05626.91%-11.16
Total7,640100.00%

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