Melfort (former provincial electoral district)
 Saskatchewan electoral district
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
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| District created | 1912 | ||
| First contested | 1971 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 12,254 | ||
| Census divisions | Division No. 10, Division 14, Division No. 15 | ||
| Census subdivisions | Annaheim, Beatty, Cumberland 100A, Englefeld, Flett's Springs No. 429, Humboldt No. 370, James Smith 100, Kinistin 91, Kinistino No. 459, Lake Lenore, Lake Lenore No. 399, Lakeside No. 338, Leroy, Leroy No. 339, Melfort, Naicam, Nipawin No. 487, Pleasantdale, Pleasantdale No. 398, Quill Lake, Spalding, Spalding No. 368, Star City, Star City No. 428, St. Brieux, St. Gregor, St. Peter No. 369, Three Lakes No. 400, Valparaiso, Watson, Willow Creek No. 458 | ||
Melfort is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city of Melfort (population 5,992) is the largest centre in the constituency.
Smaller communities in the district include the towns of Watson, Star City, Leroy, and Naicam; and the villages of Quill Lake, Spalding, Beatty, Englefeld, and Annaheim.
The riding has existed since the 1912 election.
The riding initially returned primarily NDP members, starting with Arthur Thibault. Since then, it has returned MLAs from all three major parties. Most recently it has returned Saskatchewan Party MLAs, since 1997.
^ Saskatchewan Party change is from Progressive Conservative
Coordinates: 52°35′N 104°30′W / 52.583°N 104.500°W
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