# Kinistino (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)

Kinistino was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in north-central Saskatchewan, it was centred on the town of Kinistino. This constituency was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905.
Dissolved and combined with the Melfort riding in 1971, the district was reconstituted before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975. It was dissolved again in 1995 into Saskatchewan Rivers, Melfort-Tisdale, Humboldt and a small part to Prince Albert Carlton.
It is now part of the constituencies of Batoche, Melfort, and Saskatchewan Rivers.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly
### 1905–1971

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | Thomas Sanderson | 1905 – 1908 | Liberal |
| 2. | George Balfour Johnston | 1908 – 1912 | Provincial Rights |
| 3. | Edward Devline | 1912 – 1916 | Liberal |
| 4. | Charles Avery Dunning | Nov. 1916 – 1917 | Liberal |
| 5. | John Richard P. Taylor | 1917 – 1925 | Liberal |
| 6. | Charles McIntosh | 1925 – 1933 | Liberal |
| 7. | John Richard P. Taylor | June 1933 – 1944 | Liberal |
| 8. | William J. Boyle | 1944 – 1948 | CCF |
| 9. | William Woods | 1948 – 1952 | Liberal |
| 10. | Henry Begrand | 1952 – 1959 | CCF |
| 11. | Arthur Thibault | June 1959 – 1971 | CCF-NDP |

### 1975–1995

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | Arthur Thibault | 1975 – 1978 | New Democrat |
| 2. | Don Cody | 1978 – 1982 | New Democrat |
| 3. | Bernard Boutin | 1982 – 1986 | Progressive Conservative |
| 4. | Joe Saxinger | 1986 – 1991 | Progressive Conservative |
| 5. | Armand Roy | 1991 – 1995 | New Democrat |

## Election results

1905 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Sanderson | 662 | 52.08% | – |
| | Provincial Rights | Alfred Schmitz Shadd | 609 | 47.92% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,271 | 100.00% | |
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Provincial Rights | George Balfour Johnston | 1,000 | 52.97% | +5.05 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Sanderson | 888 | 47.03% | -5.05 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,888 | 100.00% | |
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Devline | 914 | 67.60% | +20.57 |
| | Conservative | G.N. Giles | 438 | 32.40% | -20.57 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,352 | 100.00% | |
November 13, 1916 By-Election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Avery Dunning | Acclaimed | 100.00% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Acclamation | |
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Richard P. Taylor | 2,206 | 71.97% | - |
| | Conservative | William M. Sproule | 859 | 28.03% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,065 | 100.00% | |
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Richard P. Taylor | 1,902 | 52.32% | -19.59 |
| | Independent | John McCloy | 1,733 | 47.68% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,635 | 100.00% | |
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles McIntosh | 2,263 | 61.58% | +9.26 |
| | Progressive | John McCloy | 1,412 | 38.42% | -9.26 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,675 | 100.00% | |
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles McIntosh | 3,193 | 57.49% | -4.09 |
| | Independent | Silas W. Baker | 2,361 | 42.51% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,554 | 100.00% | |
May 22, 1933 By-Election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Richard P. Taylor | 4,186 | 65.93% |
| | Government | Charles McIntosh | 2,163 | 34.07% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,349 | 100.00% |
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Richard P. Taylor | 2,772 | 48.79% | -17.14 |
| | Farmer-Labour | Palmer Grambo | 1,835 | 32.30% | – |
| | Conservative | R.E. Forbes | 1,074 | 18.91% | -15.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,681 | 100.00% | |
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Richard P. Taylor | 2,866 | 42.32% | -6.47 |
| | Social Credit | William H. Setka | 1,864 | 27.53% | – |
| | CCF | William J. Boyle | 1,482 | 21.88% | -10.42 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Fraser | 560 | 8.27% | -10.64 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,772 | 100.00% | |
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | William J. Boyle | 3,055 | 57.97% | +36.09 |
| | Liberal | Russell M. Paul | 1,544 | 29.30% | -13.02 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Andrew Fraser | 671 | 12.73% | +4.46 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,270 | 100.00% | |
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Woods | 3,086 | 50.78% | +21.48 |
| | CCF | William J. Boyle | 2,991 | 49.22% | -8.75 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,077 | 100.00% | |
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Henry Begrand | 4,186 | 58.67% | +9.45 |
| | Liberal | William Woods | 2,949 | 41.33% | -9.45 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,135 | 100.00% | |
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Henry Begrand | 3,147 | 45.58% | -13.09 |
| | Social Credit | Robert B. Rowed | 1,976 | 28.62% | - |
| | Liberal | John Mantyka | 1,782 | 25.80% | -15.53 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,905 | 100.00% | |
June 3, 1959 By-Election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Arthur Thibault | 2,990 | 47.89% | +2.31 |
| | Liberal | Albert M. Connor | 1,656 | 26.53% | +0.73 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Harvey Gjesdal | 1,597 | 25.58% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,243 | 100.00% | |
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Arthur Thibault | 2,731 | 42.17% | -5.72 |
| | Liberal | Albert M. Connor | 2,179 | 33.64% | +7.11 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Harvey Gjesdal | 994 | 15.34% | -10.24 |
| | Social Credit | Harry P. Njaa | 573 | 8.85% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,477 | 100.00% | |
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Arthur Thibault | 3,334 | 51.62% | +9.45 |
| | Liberal | Michael A. Hnidy | 3,125 | 48.38% | +14.74 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,459 | 100.00% | |
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Arthur Thibault | 3,260 | 54.48% | +2.86 |
| | Liberal | Lyle Rea | 2,724 | 45.52% | -2.86 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,984 | 100.00% | |
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Arthur Thibault | 3,215 | 44.21% | - |
| | Liberal | Ed Olchowy | 2,400 | 33.00% | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom Smith | 1,657 | 22.79% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,272 | 100.00% | |
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Donald Cody | 4,042 | 54.55% | +10.34 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Louis A. Domotor | 2,661 | 35.92% | +13.13 |
| | Liberal | Robert G. Michayluk | 706 | 9.53% | -23.47 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,409 | 100.00% | |
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bernard Boutin | 4,266 | 51.57% | +15.65 |
| | NDP | Donald Cody | 3,759 | 45.44% | -9.11 |
| | Liberal | Ed Olchowy | 247 | 2.99% | -6.54 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,272 | 100.00% | |
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joe Saxinger | 3,900 | 49.11% | -2.46 |
| | NDP | Don Cody | 3,748 | 47.20% | +1.76 |
| | Liberal | Ray L. Manegre | 293 | 3.69% | +0.70 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,941 | 100.00% | |
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Kinistino electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Armand Roy | 4,298 | 50.32% | +3.12 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joe Saxinger | 2,918 | 34.16% | -14.95 |
| | Liberal | Frank Orosz | 1,326 | 15.52% | +11.83 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,542 | 100.00% | |