# Kelvington-Wadena

Kelvington-Wadena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada, in the east-central region. The riding was last contested in the 2020 general election, when it returned Saskatchewan Party MLA Hugh Nerlien.
The largest population centres in the constituency are Wynyard, Wadena, Foam Lake, Kelvington and Porcupine Plain. Villages in the riding include Bjorkdale, Elfros, Rama, Archerwill, Margo and Lintlaw. Both major Canadian railways — the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific — have branch lines serving the area.

## History

Kelvington-Wadena was created in 1975 by merging the ridings of Kelvington and Wadena. However, the riding has been significantly reconfigured several times since then. For the 1995 general election, the riding was significantly expanded east and west, taking in territory from Canora and Quill Lakes which were being merged and eliminated, respectively. The next major reconfiguration came prior to the 2003 general election, at which time the riding exchanged significant territory between Canora-Pelly, Last Mountain-Touchwood, Melfort and Carrot River Valley. For the next general election, the riding will gain territory west and south of Wynyard from Arm River and lose territory around Invermay and Tisdale to Canora-Pelly and Carrot River Valley, respectively.
From its creation until 1999, the riding returned MLAs from all three major parties. It originally alternated between the New Democrats and Progressive Conservatives, before being won by Liberal MLA June Draude with a thin plurality. Draude joined the Saskatchewan Party upon its founding in 1997, and the riding has been held by Saskatchewan Party MLAs since.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Kelvington-Wadena Riding created from Wadena and Kelvington |||||
| 18th | 1975–1978 | Neil Erland Byers | New Democratic |
| 19th | 1978–1982 | Neil Erland Byers | New Democratic |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Sherwin Petersen | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1991 | Sherwin Petersen | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1991–1995 | Kenneth Kluz | New Democratic |
| 23rd | 1995–1997 | June Draude | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1997–1999 | June Draude | Saskatchewan |
| 24th | 1999–2003 | June Draude | Saskatchewan |
| 25th | 2003–2007 | June Draude | Saskatchewan |
| 26th | 2007–2011 | June Draude | Saskatchewan |
| 27th | 2011–2016 | June Draude | Saskatchewan |
| 28th | 2016–2020 | Hugh Nerlien | Saskatchewan |
| 29th | 2020–2024 | Hugh Nerlien | Saskatchewan |
| 30th | 2024–present | Chris Beaudry | Saskatchewan |

## Election results
### 2020

2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Saskatchewan | 70.7 |
| New Democratic | 17.9 |
| Buffalo | 5.3 |
| Green | 2.4 |
2020 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Hugh Nerlien | 4,791 | 69.57 | -0.40 |
| | New Democratic | Linda Patenaude | 1,223 | 17.76 | -0.69 |
| | Buffalo | Justin Chrobot | 370 | 5.37 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wayne Mastrachuk | 331 | 4.80 | -0.51 |
| | Green | Melissa Fletcher | 172 | 2.50 | +1.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,887 | 99.57 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 30 | 0.43 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,917 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||

### 2016

2016 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Hugh Nerlien | 5,133 | 69.97 | –8.75 |
| | New Democratic | Danny Hiscock | 1,354 | 18.45 | +0.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tim Atchinson | 390 | 5.31 | - |
| | Western Independence | Walter Hrappsted | 218 | 2.97 | - |
| | Liberal | Bernie Yuzdepski | 132 | 1.79 | - |
| | Green | Owen Swiderski | 108 | 1.47 | –1.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,335 | 100.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | - |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||

### 2011

2011 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | June Draude | 5,091 | 78.72 | +8.55 |
| | New Democratic | Graham Reid | 1,187 | 18.36 | –4.72 |
| | Green | Elaine Hughes | 189 | 2.92 | +1.10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,467 | 100.0 |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | +6.64 |

### 2007

2007 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | June Draude | 5,330 | 70.17 | +12.51 |
| | New Democratic | Mervin Kryzanowski | 1,753 | 23.08 | –8.35 |
| | Liberal | Don Gabel | 294 | 3.87 | –3.05 |
| | Green | Elaine Hughes | 138 | 1.82 | – |
| | Western Independence | John Koban | 81 | 1.06 | –2.93 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,596 | 100.0 |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | +10.28 |

### 2003

2003 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | June Draude | 4,515 | 57.66 | –7.99 |
| | New Democratic | Ryan Calder | 2,461 | 31.43 | +3.43 |
| | Liberal | Harry Kerr | 542 | 6.92 | +0.57 |
| | Western Independence | Neil Fenske | 312 | 3.99 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,830 | 100.0 |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | –5.56 |

### 1999

1999 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | June Draude | 5,045 | 65.65 | – |
| | New Democratic | Doug Still | 2,152 | 28.00 | –13.67 |
| | Liberal | Sean Macknak | 488 | 6.35 | –36.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,685 | 100.0 |
| | Saskatchewan gain from Liberal | Saskatchewan gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +39.66 |

### 1995

1995 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | June Draude | 3,294 | 43.21 | +33.18 |
| | New Democratic | Darrel Cunningham | 3,177 | 41.67 | –12.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dwayne Evans | 1,153 | 15.12 | –20.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,624 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +22.92 |

### 1991

1991 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Kenneth Kluz | 3,956 | 54.34 | +10.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sherwin Petersen | 2,594 | 35.63 | –15.34 |
| | Liberal | Bill Kerluke | 730 | 10.03 | +5.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,280 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +12.84 |

### 1986

1986 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sherwin Petersen | 4,129 | 50.97 | –1.20 |
| | New Democratic | Ken Folstad | 3,565 | 44.01 | –1.23 |
| | Liberal | Orvall Enge | 407 | 5.02 | +2.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,101 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.02 |

### 1982

1982 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sherwin Petersen | 4,330 | 52.17 | +10.37 |
| | New Democratic | Neil Erland Byers | 3,755 | 45.24 | –6.49 |
| | Liberal | Ben Ferrie | 215 | 2.59 | –3.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,300 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +8.43 |

### 1978

1978 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Neil Erland Byers | 4,165 | 51.73 | +1.14 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ray Meiklejohn | 3,366 | 41.80 | +15.44 |
| | Liberal | Ben Ferrie | 521 | 6.47 | –16.58 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,052 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | –7.15 |

### 1975

1975 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Neil Erland Byers | 4,051 | 50.59 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Don Austring | 2,111 | 26.36 |
| | Liberal | Joe Bencharski | 1,846 | 23.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,008 | 100.0 |
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