Melville-Saltcoats

Melville-Saltcoats

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan provincial electoral district
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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

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%

History

See also: Melville (provincial electoral district) and Saltcoats (provincial electoral district)

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

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

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

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
• Elections Saskatchewan: Official Results of the 2007 Provincial Election By Electoral Division
• Elections Saskatchewan - Official Results of the 2011 Provincial Election
• Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division