# Yorkton—Melville

Yorkton—Melville is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

## Geography

The district is in east-central Saskatchewan.

## History

The electoral district was created in 1966 from Yorkton, Melville and Mackenzie ridings.
In 2006, 30.2% of the population of the Yorkton—Melville constituency were of Ukrainian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada. Also during the 2006 election, the Yorkton—Melville riding had the highest percentage of eligible voters over the age of 65, and highest average age of all the then-308 federal electoral districts.
This riding lost a fraction of territory to Regina—Qu'Appelle and gained territory from Saskatoon—Humboldt and a fraction from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Historical boundaries

* 1966 representation order
* 1976 representation order
* 1987 representation order
* 1996 representation order
* 2003 representation order
* 2013 representation order
* 2023 final report

### Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Yorkton—Melville Riding created from Yorkton, Melville and Mackenzie |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Lorne Nystrom | New Democratic |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Lorne Nystrom | New Democratic |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Lorne Nystrom | New Democratic |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Lorne Nystrom | New Democratic |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Lorne Nystrom | New Democratic |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Lorne Nystrom | New Democratic |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Lorne Nystrom | New Democratic |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Garry Breitkreuz | Reform |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Garry Breitkreuz | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Garry Breitkreuz | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Garry Breitkreuz | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Garry Breitkreuz | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Garry Breitkreuz | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Garry Breitkreuz | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Garry Breitkreuz | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Garry Breitkreuz | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Cathay Wagantall | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Cathay Wagantall | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Cathay Wagantall | Conservative |

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Yorkton—Melville (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 56,145 | 80.71% | 58,820 | 84.6% | 61,600 | 88.21% |
| Indigenous | 8,765 | 12.6% | 7,530 | 10.83% | 6,735 | 9.64% |
| Southeast Asian | 2,330 | 3.35% | 1,910 | 2.75% | 845 | 1.21% |
| South Asian | 915 | 1.32% | 315 | 0.45% | 40 | 0.06% |
| African | 545 | 0.78% | 310 | 0.45% | 255 | 0.37% |
| East Asian | 400 | 0.58% | 435 | 0.63% | 310 | 0.44% |
| Latin American | 250 | 0.36% | 120 | 0.17% | 0 | 0% |
| Middle Eastern | 80 | 0.12% | 55 | 0.08% | 10 | 0.01% |
| Other/multiracial | 135 | 0.19% | 60 | 0.09% | 35 | 0.05% |
| Total responses | 69,565 | 97.68% | 69,530 | 97.89% | 69,830 | 97.98% |
| Total population | 71,220 | 100% | 71,031 | 100% | 71,270 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Cathay Wagantall | 23,850 | 68.67 | -7.48 | $48,266.24 |
| | New Democratic | Halsten David Rust | 4,237 | 12.20 | -0.05 | $504.29 |
| | People's | Braden Robertson | 3,247 | 9.35 | +6.92 | $8,392.80 |
| | Liberal | Jordan Ames-Sinclair | 2,183 | 6.29 | -0.13 | $2,023.58 |
| | Green | Valerie Brooks | 615 | 1.77 | -0.99 | $1,434.77 |
| | Maverick | Denise Loucks | 601 | 1.73 | – | $2,354.31 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 34,733 | – | – | $119,557.84 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.25 | -6.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 52,429 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.72 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 24,608 | 68.79 |
| New Democratic | 4,332 | 12.11 |
| People's | 3,293 | 9.21 |
| Liberal | 2,257 | 6.31 |
| Green | 623 | 1.74 |
| Others | 658 | 1.84 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Cathay Wagantall | 29,523 | 76.15 | +16.95 | $47,858.75 |
| | New Democratic | Carter Antoine | 4,747 | 12.24 | -7.96 | $224.73 |
| | Liberal | Connor Moen | 2,488 | 6.42 | -11.38 | none listed |
| | Green | Stacey Wiebe | 1,070 | 2.76 | -0.04 | $386.96 |
| | People's | Ryan Schultz | 941 | 2.43 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,769 | 99.27 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.73 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,056 | 72.81 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 53,643 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +12.50 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Cathay Wagantall | 21,683 | 59.22 | -9.66 | $57,632.77 |
| | New Democratic | Doug Ottenbreit | 7,396 | 20.20 | -1.76 | $21,043.83 |
| | Liberal | Brooke Taylor Malinoski | 6,504 | 17.76 | +11.15 | $3,627.04 |
| | Green | Elaine Marie Hughes | 1,030 | 2.81 | +0.43 | $130.31 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,613 | 100.0 | | $229,969.51 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 95 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,708 | 68.36 | +4.96 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 53,694 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.95 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 23,607 | 68.88 |
| New Democratic | 7,526 | 21.96 |
| Liberal | 2,266 | 6.61 |
| Green | 817 | 2.38 |
| Independent | 58 | 0.17 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Garry Breitkreuz | 21,906 | 68.9 | +0.9 | $68,801 |
| | New Democratic | Doug Ottenbreit | 6,931 | 21.8 | +1.0 | $13,345 |
| | Liberal | Kash Andreychuk | 2,167 | 6.8 | +1.4 | $40,387 |
| | Green | Elaine Marie Hughes | 774 | 2.4 | -3.3 | $540 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,778 | 100.0 | | $92,190 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 90 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,868 | 63.4 | +6 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 50,254 | – | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.05 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Garry Breitkreuz | 19,824 | 68.0 | +4.6 | $65,139 |
| | New Democratic | Doug Ottenbreit | 6,076 | 20.8 | +2.0 | $12,454 |
| | Green | Jen Antony | 1,664 | 5.7 | +2.9 | $3,767 |
| | Liberal | Bryan H. Bell | 1,578 | 5.4 | -8.5 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,142 | 100.0 | | $89,452 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 107 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,249 | 57 | -7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.3 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Garry Breitkreuz | 20,736 | 63.5 | +0.6 | $55,627 |
| | New Democratic | Jason Dennison | 6,165 | 18.9 | +4.1 | $19,488 |
| | Liberal | Mervin Cushman | 4,558 | 14.0 | -0.8 | $18,223 |
| | Green | Keith Neu | 923 | 2.8 | +1.2 | $641 |
| | Independent | Carl Barabonoff | 287 | 0.9 | – | $739 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,669 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 80 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,749 | 64.3 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.75 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Garry Breitkreuz | 19,940 | 62.9 | -5.0 | $61,866 |
| | New Democratic | Don Olson | 5,890 | 18.6 | +2.8 | $18,736 |
| | Liberal | Ted Quewezance | 4,697 | 14.8 | -1.4 | $32,905 |
| | Green | Ralph Pilchner | 630 | 1.98 | +2.0 | – |
| | Independent | David Sawkiw | 524 | 1.7 | – | $6,330 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,681 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 113 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,794 | 60.2 | -3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.9 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Garry Breitkreuz* | 19,978 | 63.0 | +12.9 | $52,574 |
| | Liberal | Ken Pilon | 5,153 | 16.2 | -2.6 | $24,027 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Champagne | 5,007 | 15.8 | -9.2 | $9,235 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brent Haas | 1,583 | 5.0 | -1.1 | $543 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,721 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 103 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,824 | 63.6 | -3.3 |
| | Reform hold | Reform hold | Swing | Swing | +7.75 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Garry Breitkreuz* | 17,216 | 50.1 | +17.4 | $53,836 |
| | New Democratic | Evan Carlson | 8,583 | 25.0 | -4.4 | $43,899 |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Sandercock | 6,481 | 18.9 | -10.6 | $39,999 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ivan Daunt | 2,101 | 6.1 | -2.6 | $6,357 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,381 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,497 | 66.9 | – |
| | Reform hold | Reform hold | Swing | Swing | +10.90 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Garry Breitkreuz | 10,605 | 32.7 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal | Jim Walters | 9,531 | 29.4 | +15.8 |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Nystrom* | 9,487 | 29.2 | -21.9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bob Reitenbach | 2,825 | 8.7 | -25.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,448 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from New Democratic | Reform gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | -8.85 |
* Denotes incumbent.
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Nystrom* | 18,523 | 51.1 | -0.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Virginia Battiste | 12,543 | 34.6 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | J. Robert Autumn | 5,149 | 14.2 | +0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,215 | 100.0 |
vte1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Nystrom* | 18,116 | 51.3 | +5.6 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ken Wasylysen | 11,800 | 33.4 | -3.9 |
| | Liberal | Arliss Dellow | 4,996 | 14.1 | -2.8 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Bill Kruczko | 400 | 1.1 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,312 | 100.0 |
vte1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Nystrom* | 15,240 | 45.7 | -1.8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ben Hudye | 12,450 | 37.3 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Hollinger | 5,664 | 17.0 | +1.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,354 | 100.0 |
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vte1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Nystrom | 16,677 | 47.5 | +1.9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Miller | 11,381 | 32.4 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal | Phil Kotyk | 5,501 | 15.7 | -15.4 |
| | Independent | Ben Hudye | 1,566 | 4.5 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,125 | 100.0 |
vte1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Nystrom | 14,586 | 45.6 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal | Stan Kyba | 9,946 | 31.1 | +2.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marvin Wentzell | 6,963 | 21.8 | -0.7 |
| | Social Credit | Harry Hoedel | 338 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| | Communist | George Shlakoff | 179 | 0.6 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,012 | 100.0 |
vte1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Nystrom | 15,998 | 47.7 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal | Stephanie Potoski | 9,574 | 28.5 | -1.1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Don Armour | 7,542 | 22.5 | -9.0 |
| | Social Credit | Harry Hoedel | 425 | 1.3 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,539 | 100.0 |
vte1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Nystrom | 13,212 | 38.9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | James N. Ormiston | 10,699 | 31.5 |
| | Liberal | Peter J. Konkin | 10,068 | 29.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,979 | 100.0 |