Melville-Saltcoats

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Melville-Saltcoats
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
provincial electoral district
SK Electoral District - Melville-Saltcoats.png
Member of the
Legislative Assembly
      Bob Bjornerud
Saskatchewan Party
Population (2001)
Electors (2011) 9,131
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created 2003
Census divisions Division 5, 9
Subdivisions

Melville-Saltcoats is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created through the Representation Act, 1994 (Saskatchewan) by combining the district of Saltcoats with part of the constituency of Melville.

The largest centre in the riding is the city of Melville (pop. 4,531). Melville is the smallest incorporated city in Saskatchewan. It is also a major transportation hub, with provincial Highways 10, 15, and 47 running through the city – as well as the Canadian National Railway mainline.

Smaller centers in the district include the towns of Langenburg, Esterhazy, Saltcoats and Churchbridge; and the villages of Calder, Grayson, Spy Hill, Neudorf and Stockholm.

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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament Years Member Party
25th 2003 – 2007     Bob Bjornerud Saskatchewan Party
26th 2007 – 2011
27th 2011 – present

[edit] Election results

Saskatchewan general election, 2011: Melville-Saltcoats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party Bob Bjornerud 5,071 73.46% +11.18
     NDP Len Dales 1,689 24.47% -7.34
     Greens Jordan Fieseler 143 2.07%
Total 6,903 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 2007: Melville-Saltcoats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party Bob Bjornerud 5,039 62.28% +23.24
     NDP Marlys Knezacek 2,574 31.81% -0.36
     Liberal Henry Farmer 375 4.64% -5.31
Western Independence Party Frank Serfas 103 1.27%
Total 8,091 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 2003: Melville-Saltcoats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party Bob Bjornerud 3,439 39.04%
     NDP Ron Osika 2,834 32.17%
     Independent Grant Schmidt 1,660 18.84%
     Liberal Brian Tochor 877 9.95%
Total 8,810 100.00%


[edit] History

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly – Melville

# MLA Served Party
     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. V. 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 Osika 2001–2003 Independent

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly – Saltcoats (1905–1934)

# MLA Served Party
     1. Thomas MacNutt 1905–1908 Liberal
     2. James Alexander Calder 1908–1917 Liberal
     3. George William Sahlmark 1918–1929 Liberal
     4. Asmundur A. Loptson 1929–1934 Liberal

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly – Saltcoats (1938–2003)

# MLA Served Party
     1. Joseph Lee Phelps 1938–1948 CCF
     2. Asmundur A. Loptson 1948–1960 Liberal
     3. James Phipps Snedker 1960–1971 Liberal
     4. Edgar Kaeding 1971–1982 New Democrat
     5. Walter Johnson 1982–1991 Progressive Conservative
     6. Reg Knezacek 1991–1995 New Democrat
     7. Bob Bjornerud 1995–1997 Liberal
     8. Bob Bjornerud 1997–2003 Saskatchewan Party

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Coordinates: 50°50′N 102°15′W / 50.833°N 102.25°W / 50.833; -102.25

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