# Meadow Lake (provincial electoral district)

Meadow Lake is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Incorporated as a city in 2009, Meadow Lake (pop. 5,045) is the largest centre in the constituency. The riding was last contested in the 2020 election, when incumbent Saskatchewan Party MLA Jeremy Harrison was re-elected.
Smaller communities in the riding include the villages of Green Lake, Loon Lake, Leoville, and Goodsoil; and the town of St. Walburg.

## History

The riding was first contested in the 1934 general election. From the 1952 general election until the 1971 general election, Meadow Lake also included the remote far northwest corner of the province, including the northern villages of Île-à-la-Crosse and La Loche. About half of this northern area was transferred back to Athabasca prior to the 1971 election, and the remainder transferred 1975 general election, finalizing Meadow Lake's present northern boundary.
The most recent major boundary change took place before the 2003 general election, when the riding was shifted eastward to take in the northwestern third of the former Shellbrook-Spiritwood constituency, losing its western portion (including Pierceland and the border with Alberta) to Lloydminster. Aside from minor adjustments before the 2016 general election, the district's boundaries have remained largely the same since 2003.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 8th | 1934–1938 | Donald MacDonald | Saskatchewan Liberal Party |
| 9th | 1939–1944 | Donald MacDonald | Saskatchewan Liberal Party |
| 10th | 1944–1948 | Herschel Lee Howell | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| 11th | 1949–1952 | William Thorneycroft Lofts | Saskatchewan Liberal Party |
| 12th | 1953–1956 | Hugh Clifford Dunfield | Saskatchewan Liberal Party |
| 13th | 1957–1960 | Alphonse Peter Weber | Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan |
| 14th | 1961–1964 | Martin Semchuk | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| 15th | 1965–1967 | Henry Ethelbert Coupland | Saskatchewan Liberal Party |
| 16th | 1968–1971 | Henry Ethelbert Coupland | Saskatchewan Liberal Party |
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Henry Ethelbert Coupland | Saskatchewan Liberal Party |
| 18th | 1975–1978 | Gordon James McNeill | New Democratic |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | George Malcolm McLeod | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | George Malcolm McLeod | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1991 | George Malcolm McLeod | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1991–1995 | Maynard Sonntag | New Democratic |
| 23rd | 1995–1999 | Maynard Sonntag | New Democratic |
| 24th | 1999–2003 | Maynard Sonntag | New Democratic |
| 25th | 2003–2007 | Maynard Sonntag | New Democratic |
| 26th | 2007–2011 | Jeremy Harrison | Saskatchewan Party |
| 27th | 2011–2016 | Jeremy Harrison | Saskatchewan Party |
| 28th | 2016–2020 | Jeremy Harrison | Saskatchewan Party |
| 29th | 2020–present | Jeremy Harrison | Saskatchewan Party |

## Election results

2024 Saskatchewan general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Jeremy Harrison | 4,010 | 62.49 | -9.0 |
| | New Democratic | Miles Nachbaur | 2,010 | 31.32 | +5.5 |
| | Saskatchewan United | Denis Allchurch | 296 | 4.61 | |
| | Green | Candice Turner | 101 | 1.57 | -1.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,417 | 99.70 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,436 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | –7.3 |
2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Saskatchewan | 71.5 |
| New Democratic | 25.8 |
| Green | 2.7 |
2020 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Jeremy Harrison | 4,540 | 71.63 | +1.77 |
| | New Democratic | Harmonie King | 1,627 | 25.67 | +2.75 |
| | Green | Carol Vandale | 171 | 2.70 | +0.99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,338 | 99.61 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.39 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,363 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News |||||||
2016 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Jeremy Harrison | 4,395 | 70.46 | +8.49 |
| | New Democratic | Dwayne Lasas | 1,430 | 22.92 | -13.77 |
| | Liberal | Eric McCrimmon | 305 | 4.89 | - |
| | Green | Eric Schalm | 107 | 1.71 | +0.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,237 | 100.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | - |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News |||||||
2011 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Jeremy Harrison | 4,207 | 61.97 | +13.11 |
| | New Democratic | Helen Ben | 2,491 | 36.69 | -11.66 |
| | Green | Susan Merasty | 91 | 1.34 | * |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,789 | 100.00 |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | - |
2007 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Jeremy Harrison | 3,507 | 48.86 | +4.59 |
| | New Democratic | Maynard Sonntag | 3,471 | 48.35 | -1.92 |
| | Liberal | Don Coupland | 200 | 2.79 | -2.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,178 | 100.00 |
| | Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic | Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | - |
2003 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Maynard Sonntag | 3,472 | 50.27 | +3.54 |
| | Saskatchewan | Ron Dosdall | 3,058 | 44.27 | +2.85 |
| | Liberal | Don Coupland | 377 | 5.46 | -6.39 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,907 | 100.00 |
1999 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Maynard Sonntag | 2,846 | 46.73 | -1.47 |
| | Saskatchewan | Bob Young | 2,523 | 41.42 | * |
| | Liberal | Don Coupland | 722 | 11.85 | -24.39 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,091 | 100.00 |
1995 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Maynard Sonntag | 2,910 | 48.20 | -3.09 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Barnett | 2,188 | 36.24 | +29.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul S. Pospisil | 939 | 15.56 | -26.71 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,037 | 100.00 |
1991 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Maynard Sonntag | 3,719 | 51.29 | +16.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative | George McLeod | 3,065 | 42.27 | -17.15 |
| | Liberal | J. Burton Dougan | 467 | 6.44 | +0.82 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,251 | 100.00 |
1986 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George McLeod | 3,711 | 59.42 | -2.74 |
| | New Democratic | Bill Krasicki | 2,183 | 34.96 | +3.43 |
| | Liberal | Henry Coupland | 351 | 5.62 | +3.70 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,245 | 100.00 |
1982 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George McLeod | 4,236 | 62.16 | +14.60 |
| | New Democratic | Dave Bridger | 2,149 | 31.53 | -12.45 |
| | Western Canada Concept | Paul S. Pospisil | 242 | 3.55 | * |
| | Liberal | R. Hugh Currie | 131 | 1.92 | -6.54 |
| | Independent | Ray L. Manegre | 57 | 0.84 | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,815 | 100.00 |
1978 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George McLeod | 3,016 | 47.56 | +18.45 |
| | New Democratic | Gordon McNeill | 2,789 | 43.98 | +8.23 |
| | Liberal | Colin Campbell | 537 | 8.46 | -26.68 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,342 | 100.00 |
1975 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Gordon McNeill | 2,094 | 35.75 | -10.84 |
| | Liberal | Henry Coupland | 2,058 | 35.14 | -18.27 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leo Jeannotte | 1,705 | 29.11 | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,857 | 100.00 |
1971 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Coupland | 3,350 | 53.41 | +10.68 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Kuffert | 2,922 | 46.59 | +5.76 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,272 | 100.00 |
1967 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Coupland | 2,394 | 42.73 | -7.44 |
| | New Democratic | Martin Semchuk | 2,288 | 40.83 | +7.16 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leo Jeannotte | 921 | 16.44 | +0.28 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,603 | 100.00 |
1964 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Coupland | 3,149 | 50.17 | +20.84 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Martin Semchuk | 2,113 | 33.67 | +1.73 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fred L. Dunbar | 1,014 | 16.16 | -0.92 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,276 | 100.00 |
1960 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Martin Semchuk | 1,834 | 31.94 | +5.15 |
| | Liberal | Henry Coupland | 1,684 | 29.33 | +1.34 |
| | Social Credit | A. Peter Weber | 1,243 | 21.65 | -23.57 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fred L. Dunbar | 981 | 17.08 | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,742 | 100.00 |
1956 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | A. Peter Weber | 2,425 | 45.22 | +22.05 |
| | Liberal | H. Cliff Dunfield | 1,501 | 27.99 | -16.30 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Frank G. Warick | 1,437 | 26.79 | -2.81 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,363 | 100.00 |
1952 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. Cliff Dunfield | 2,653 | 44.29 | -2.80 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Gustav A. Malinowsky | 1,773 | 29.60 | -7.92 |
| | Social Credit | William A. McRae | 1,388 | 23.17 | +7.78 |
| | Independent | Louis M. Marion | 176 | 2.94 | * |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,990 | 100.00 |
1948 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Lofts | 3,307 | 47.09 | +10.38 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Herschel L. Howell | 2,635 | 37.52 | -3.85 |
| | Social Credit | John W. Evanishen | 1,081 | 15.39 | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,023 | 100.00 |
1944 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Herschel L. Howell | 2,034 | 41.37 | +17.10 |
| | Liberal | Donald MacDonald | 1,805 | 36.71 | -6.21 |
| | Labour Progressive | Arthur J. Doucet | 716 | 14.56 | * |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Titley | 362 | 7.36 | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,917 | 100.00 |
1938 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donald MacDonald | 3,184 | 42.92 | -17.84 |
| | Social Credit | Judson B. Clark | 2,434 | 32.81 | * |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert C. Paul | 1,800 | 24.27 | +3.11 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,418 | 100.00 |
1934 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donald MacDonald | 4,304 | 60.76 | * |
| | Farmer–Labour | Charles Mycroft | 1,499 | 21.16 | * |
| | Conservative | J.H. Storry | 1,281 | 18.08 | * |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,084 | 100.00 |

## History
### Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | Donald MacDonald | 1934–1944 | Liberal |
| 2. | Herschel L. Howell | 1944–1948 | CCF |
| 3. | Bill Lofts | 1948–1952 | Liberal |
| 4. | H. Cliff Dunfield | 1952–1956 | Liberal |
| 5. | A. Peter Weber | 1956–1960 | Social Credit |
| 6. | Martin Semchuk | 1960–1964 | CCF |
| 7. | Henry Coupland | 1964–1975 | Liberal |
| 8. | Gordon McNeill | 1975–1978 | NDP |
| 9. | George McLeod | 1978–1991 | Prog. Conservative |
| 10. | Maynard Sonntag | 1991–2007 | NDP |
| 11. | Jeremy Harrison | 2007–present | Saskatchewan Party |