# Melville (provincial electoral district)

Melville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934. The Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan) merged this riding with parts of the Saltcoats electoral district to form the new riding of Melville-Saltcoats.
It was the riding of Premier James Garfield Gardiner and his son James Wilfrid Gardiner.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| 1. | James Garfield Gardiner | 1934–1935 | Liberal |
| 2. | Ernest Walter Gerrand | 1935–1938 | Liberal |
| 3. | John Frederick Herman | 1938–1944 | Social Credit |
| 4. | William James Arthurs | 1944–1948 | CCF |
| 5. | Patrick Deshaye | 1948–1952 | Liberal |
| 6. | Allan Brown | 1952–1956 | CCF |
| 7. | James W. Gardiner | 1956–1967 | Liberal |
| 8. | John Kowalchuk | 1967–1982 | New Democrat |
| 9. | Grant Schmidt | 1982–1991 | Progressive Conservative |
| 10. | Evan Carlson | 1991–1995 | New Democrat |
| 11. | Ron Osika | 1995–2001 | Liberal |
| 12. | Ron Osika | 2001–2003 | Independent |

## Election results

1934 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Garfield Gardiner | 4,983 | 59.20% | – |
| | Conservative | Elisha Forest Scharf | 1,930 | 22.93% | – |
| | Farmer-Labour | Wilfrid Wass | 1,504 | 17.87% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,417 | 100.00% | |
December 9, 1935 By-Election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ernest Walter Gerrand | Acclaimed | 100.00% |
| Total | Total | Total | Acclamation | |
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | John Frederick Herman | 5,100 | 50.05% | – |
| | Liberal | Charles Morton Dunn | 5,089 | 49.95% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,189 | 100.00% | |
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | William James Arthurs | 4,575 | 50.78% | – |
| | Liberal | Lionel Stillborn | 3,614 | 40.11% | -9.84 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Shamus Patrick Regan | 821 | 9.11% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,010 | 100.00% | |
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Patrick Deshaye | 5,302 | 48.18% | +8.07 |
| | CCF | George T. Webster | 4,690 | 42.61% | -8.17 |
| | Social Credit | John W. Hauser | 1,014 | 9.21% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,006 | 100.00% | |
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Allan Brown | 4,578 | 46.29% | +3.68 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Deshaye | 4,408 | 44.58% | -3.60 |
| | Social Credit | L.E. Obenauer | 903 | 9.13% | -0.08 |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,889 | 100.00% | |
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James W. Gardiner | 3,946 | 41.25% | -3.33 |
| | CCF | Allan Brown | 3,808 | 39.81% | -4.77 |
| | Social Credit | R.S. Dohms | 1,622 | 16.96% | +7.83 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Gordon C. Peters | 189 | 1.98% | - |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,565 | 100.00% | |
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James W. Gardiner | 3,687 | 41.45% | +0.20 |
| | CCF | Joseph Elfenbaum | 3,411 | 38.35% | -1.46 |
| | Social Credit | Charles Campagne | 916 | 10.30% | -6.66 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Maurice Tallant | 881 | 9.90% | +7.92 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,895 | 100.00% | |
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James W. Gardiner | 3,485 | 41.78% | +0.33 |
| | CCF | William Wiwchar | 3,229 | 38.71% | +0.36 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Douglas A. Ellis | 1,627 | 19.51% | +9.61 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,341 | 100.00% | |
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | John Kowalchuk | 3,584 | 45.68% | +6.97 |
| | Liberal | James W. Gardiner | 3,463 | 44.14% | +2.36 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Art Pelzer | 799 | 10.18% | -9.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,846 | 100.00% | |
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | John Kowalchuk | 4,184 | 59.60% | +13.92 |
| | Liberal | Robert E. Greenfield | 2,836 | 40.40% | -3.74 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,020 | 100.00% | |
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | John Kowalchuk | 3,747 | 45.45% | -14.15 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Glenn Miller | 2,478 | 30.06% | - |
| | Liberal | Joseph L. Sedlovitch | 2,019 | 24.49% | -15.91 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,244 | 100.00% | |
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | John Kowalchuk | 4,072 | 48.26% | +2.81 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Glenn Miller | 3,465 | 41.06% | +11.00 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Headrick | 901 | 10.68% | -13.81 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,438 | 100.00% | |
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Prog. Conservative | Grant Schmidt | 4,172 | 47.57% | +6.51 |
| | NDP | Pat Krug | 3,486 | 39.75% | -8.51 |
| | Liberal | Jack Hanowski | 627 | 7.15% | -3.53 |
| | Western Canada Concept | Raymond Miller | 421 | 4.80% | – |
| | Aboriginal People's | Harry Bird | 64 | 0.73% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,770 | 100.00% | |
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Prog. Conservative | Grant Schmidt | 4,575 | 53.46% | +5.89 |
| | NDP | Matt Stecyk | 3,302 | 38.59% | -1.16 |
| | Liberal | Mona Kines | 643 | 7.51% | +0.36 |
| | Alliance | Arthur J. Pelzer | 38 | 0.44% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,558 | 100.00% | |
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Evan Carlson | 3,656 | 45.90% | +7.31 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Grant Schmidt | 3,048 | 38.26% | -15.20 |
| | Liberal | Ray Chastkavich | 1,262 | 15.84% | +8.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,966 | 100.00% | |
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ron Osika | 3,274 | 41.89% | +26.05 |
| | NDP | Evan Carlson | 2,975 | 38.07% | -7.83 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Doug Gattinger | 1,566 | 20.04% | -18.22 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,815 | 100.00% | |
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Melville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ron Osika | 3,419 | 44.75% | +2.86 |
| | Saskatchewan | Garry P. Hoffman | 2,165 | 28.34% | – |
| | NDP | Michael K. Fisher | 2,056 | 26.91% | -11.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,640 | 100.00% | |