# Yorkton (provincial electoral district)

Yorkton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It has historically almost always voted for the governing party, selecting an opposition candidate only twice in its history (1938 & 1960).
It was created when Saskatchewan became a province, replacing the territorial electoral district by the same name, which was established in 1894. The current boundaries of the constituency were set by the Representation Act, 2012 (Saskatchewan).
Founded as "York City" in 1882, Yorkton (pop. 15,038) became a city on February 1, 1928.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 10th | 1943–1948 | Arthur Percy Swallow | Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| 11th | 1949–1952 | Arthur Percy Swallow | Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| 12th | 1953–1956 | Arthur Percy Swallow | Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
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| 22nd | 1991–1995 | Clay Serby | New Democratic |
| 23rd | 1995–1999 | Clay Serby | New Democratic |
| 24th | 1999–2003 | Clay Serby | New Democratic |
| 25th | 2003–2007 | Clay Serby | New Democratic |
| 26th | 2007–2011 | Greg Ottenbreit | Saskatchewan Party |
| 27th | 2011–2016 | Greg Ottenbreit | Saskatchewan Party |
| 28th | 2016–2020 | Greg Ottenbreit | Saskatchewan Party |
| 29th | 2020–2024 | Greg Ottenbreit | Saskatchewan Party |
| 30th | 2024– | David Chan | Saskatchewan Party |

## Election results (1991–present)

2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Saskatchewan | 74.4 |
| New Democratic | 22.6 |
| Green | 2.9 |
| Buffalo | 0.2 |
2020 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Greg Ottenbreit | 4,171 | 74.01 | +1.46 |
| | New Democratic | Carter Antoine | 1,301 | 23.08 | +0.42 |
| | Green | Judy Mergel | 164 | 2.91 | +1.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,636 | 98.96 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 59 | 1.04 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,695 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
2016 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Greg Ottenbreit | 4,585 | 72.55 | +0.10 |
| | New Democratic | Greg Olson | 1,432 | 22.66 | -3.04 |
| | Liberal | Aaron Sinclair | 184 | 2.91 | - |
| | Green | Chad Gregoire | 118 | 1.86 | +0.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,319 | 100.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
Saskatchewan General Election 2011, Yorkton electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Greg Ottenbreit | 5,446 | 72.45 | +12.99 |
| | NDP | Chad Blenkin | 1,932 | 25.70 | -11.82 |
| | Green | Kathryn McDonald | 139 | 1.85 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,517 | 100.00 | |
Saskatchewan General Election 2007, Yorkton electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Greg Ottenbreit | 5,005 | 59.46 | +18.64 |
| | NDP | Randy Goulden | 3,158 | 37.52 | -14.01 |
| | Liberal | Joyce Landry | 254 | 3.02 | -1.77 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,417 | 100.00 | |
Saskatchewan General Election 2003, Yorkton electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Clay Serby | 3,993 | 51.53 | +10.54 |
| | Saskatchewan | Randy Atkinson | 3,163 | 40.82 | +4.17 |
| | Liberal | Charles Gunning | 371 | 4.79 | -17.57 |
| | Western Independence | Bruce Ritter | 222 | 2.86 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,749 | 100.00 | |
Saskatchewan General Election 1999, Yorkton electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Clay Serby | 2,893 | 40.99 | -8.58 |
| | Saskatchewan | Lorne Gogal | 2,587 | 36.65 | – |
| | Liberal | Richard Yaholnitsky | 1,578 | 22.36 | -16.19 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,058 | 100.00 | |
Saskatchewan General Election 1995, Yorkton electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Clay Serby | 3,588 | 49.57 | -9.41 |
| | Liberal | David Bucsis | 2,791 | 38.55 | +19.76 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Howard W. Evans | 860 | 11.88 | -10.35 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,239 | 100.00 | |
Saskatchewan General Election 1991, Yorkton electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Clay Serby | 4,897 | 58.98 | – |
| | Prog. Conservative | Brian Fromm | 1,846 | 22.23 | – |
| | Liberal | Donna Taylor Yaholnitsky | 1,560 | 18.79 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,303 | 100.00 | |

## History
### Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | Thomas Henry Garry | 1905–1929 | Liberal |
| 2. | Alan Carl Stewart | 1929–1934 | Independent |
| 3. | Vincent Reynolds Smith | 1934–1938 | Liberal |
| 4. | Alan Carl Stewart | 1938–1944 | Unity |
| 5. | Arthur Percy Swallow | 1944–1956 | CCF |
| 6. | Frederick Neibrandt | 1956–1960 | CCF |
| 7. | Bernard David Gallagher | 1960–1971 | Liberal |
| 8. | Irving Wensley Carlson | 1971–1975 | NDP |
| 9. | Randall Neil Nelson | 1975–1982 | NDP |
| 10. | Lorne Aubrey McLaren | 1982–1991 | PC |
| 11. | Clay Serby | 1991–2007 | NDP |
| 12. | Greg Ottenbreit | 2007–present | Saskatchewan Party |